Need to install Windows 10 from Command Prompt

Windows 7 has reaches its end of life January 14, 2020, thus it's urgent for users to upgrade to Windows 10 . Because Microsoft will not provide any technical support and the Microsoft customer service, Related services and device will be disconnected in the near future by 2023 at the latest.

Microsoft users are given many ways to perform a system upgrade, but these methods usually don't work correctly, and they may bring unwanted files, settings and apps to the new system.

With the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (aka Windows 10 version 2004), you can reinstall Windows from the cloud as an alternative to a local reinstallation. As this option downloads a fresh copy of. How to install Windows 10 from a DVD, USB memory stick, or ISO file. Boot your computer or virtual machine using the installation disc, USB flash drive, or the ISO file with the Windows 10 installation. In a couple of seconds, you see a quick message on the screen stating that you need to press any key to continue.

Just to be on the safe side, a clean installation can be your best choice. Additionally, when your computer is having system and other issues, you can quickly resolve them via a system installation, as it will remove everything from the hard drive and start from scratch. Meanwhile users can get rid of viruses and improve battery life.

How to install Windows 10 with Command Prompt?

For many users, system installation involves a complex process. However, Command Prompt makes your operations easier. The following two methods will show you how to use Command Prompt to install Windows 10.

Before you try any method below, please make some preparations in advance.

Download Windows 10 ISO files from Microsoft.
Mounted the ISO image and assign a drive letter for it, here take G: as an example. You can navigate to the ISO image file, then right click it and choose Mount from the drop-down menu.

Method 1. Install Windows 10 directly from the ISO files

Step 1. Press Windows logo key + R at the same time. Type diskpart in the Run box and then click OK.

Step 2. Type list vol and then press Enter to find the partition containing the ISO files.

Step 3. Type G:ISO_Filessetup.exe and then press Enter (G represents the number of the volume in which the ISO image is stored).

Step 4. The Windows Setup page appears. Make the selections you prefer and then click Next.

Step 5. Click Install now to continue.

Step 6. If you're installing Windows 10 for the first time, you must enter a genuine product key. If you're reinstalling Windows 10, just click I don't have a product key. Then click Next.

Step 7. Select an edition of Windows 10. Then click Next.

Step 8. Tick the I accept the license terms checkbox and then click Next.

Step 9. Select Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced) from the list.

Step 10. You will be asked where you want to install Windows. Choose the drive or partition that you want to use for Windows 10.Then click Next.

Step 11. Once the installation is done, you need to restart your computer by clicking Restart now.

Method 2. Install Windows 10 from a bootable USB

Installing Windows 10 with a bootable USB can greatly reduce installation time. To create a bootable USB flash drive with the installation files, you can insert a USB (at least 4GB in size) to your computer and then follow these steps:

Step 1. Press Windows logo key + R at the same time. Type diskpart in the Run box and then click OK.

Step 2. Type the following commands one at a time and press Enter after each command:

list disk
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=ntfs quick (or format fs=fat32 quick)
assign letter=X

Notes:
* The clean command marks all the data on the drive as deleted and it will become invisible. Please be sure you want to do this!
* Remember to replace 1 with the number of the USB flash drive and change X for any available letter you want to use for your USB flash drive. They are just an example here.

Step 3. Type exit and then press Enter to quit the diskpart tool.

Step 4. Navigate to the boot folder of the Windows 10 ISO files and make it bootable. To do this, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each command:

G:
cd boot
bootsect /nt60 X:
xcopy G:*.* X: /E /F /H

Notes:
*Replace G with the drive letter of your mount drive as it appears in File Explorer. It contains the Windows 10 ISO image file.
*Replace X with the correct drive letters for USB flash drive.

Step 5. Once that’s done, you can get a bootable USB flash drive.

Step 6. Then, plug the bootable USB flash drive into the device you wish to install Windows 10 and boot from it. As soon as the computer boots, press any key to get into the Windows Setup page.

Step 7. Repeat Step 4 to Step 11 mentioned in Method 1 to install Windows 10.

Note: The installation process will erase everything on the primary hard drive of your computer. If you have some important files on it, you’d better backup files to an external hard drive in advance.

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Best time to backup your system for protection

After installing Windows10 from Command Prompt, your computer is a complete fresh version, it only has the operating system and boot partition(s) or system files required to start Windows. If you create a system image for it right now, it's totally a factory image that can help you repair your computer at any time.

Also, if you don't want to reinstall programs or lose your files in the event of a disaster, you can choose to install all the programs you will use in the near future first and sync files you want to protect to the fresh version of computer, then backup all of them together.

To make it, you need a Windows 10 backup utility. Many users choose to use the built-in tool in the begining, but later they are disappointed to find that Windows Backup keeps failing. Thus, it's suggested to use a third-party free backup software like AOMEI Backupper Standard, which enables you to backup system to internal/external hard drives, cloud drives, NAS devices and network with ease.

And it has more advanced features such as schedule automatic backup based on daily, weekly and monthly, incremental and differential backup and so on. Windows 10/8.1/8/7Vista/XP are supported. Download this freeware now and follow the steps below to backup your system.

Step 1. Install and open this freeware.

Step 2. Click System Backup under Backup tab.

Step 3. The Task Name can be modified by your needs. The related system partitions are selected by default. Select the destination path (here is F:) to store the system image.

Step 4. Click Schedule and OK to enable daily incremental backup(the default option), or change them per your needs. Confirm your operations and then click Start Backup.

Notes:
Options: click it to comment this backup task and enable email notification.
Schedule: set the backup task to run automatically. Daily, Weekly and Monthly are supported. To enjoy Event triggers, and USB plug in modes, you need to do

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