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Originally Posted by Bazzbass
thank you, very much appreciated. I'm not sure how I can do a clean windows instal without buying another copy.....
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Somewhere on that laptop, or in the documentation you got with it, you should find a sticker with a Windows license key on it. That big long number with all the dashes in it.
You can download Windows 10 from Microsofts website, burn it to a DVD or create a bootable USB drive from it. Make sure you adjust your boot order either in bios or there is a way to do that in Windows troubleshooting, so that it goes to either the DVD or USB drive first.
When the computer boots from the install disk, delete all partitions currently on the disk, and install Windows. With a clean version of Windows installed and running, download and install all the outstanding Windows Updates. Once all that is done, optimize your drive, then start installing your applications.
Once all that is done, go through your applications and make sure everything is working OK, then slowly start applying the audio performance tweaks already mentioned and you should be good to go. Make sure your basic system is working OK before you start tweaking things.
Thing to remember about a laptop is that due to their inability to dissipate heat, they tend to run a little slower than a desktop, at least as far as manufacturer specs go, so you'll want to keep your installation as clean as possible in order to avoid any performance issues down the road.
Good Luck.