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-====== Installation ======
-===== Install from USB =====
-Download the appropriate ISO file. As of 2016-03-10, Microsoft offers an official download link, but not all languages are available there. Alternatively, find an inofficial download link.
-  - __Windows 7__
-    * [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download|Microsoft]]
-    * Create an iso file from your original Windows 7 DVD
-  - __Windows 10__
-    * [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10|Download Windows 10]]. Note that you can only download Windows from a computer running MacOS or Linux.
-  - __Media__
-    * Download the [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool#installation|Windows USB/DVD Download Tool]] and create a bootable USB drive
-    * Install [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/|Rufus]] as program or [[http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/rufus-portable|Rufus Portable]] as Portable App.
-===== Initial configuration =====
-  - Click "Customize settings" in the first setup screen after first boot.
-  - Skip the step to connect to the cloud user, then enter a local user
-===== BIOS Setup =====
-  * Make sure the BIOS is set to AHCI rather than IDE as SATA disk controller mode before installing Windows.
-  * If Windows was installed with IDE setting, you must follow the following steps to change it to AHCI. Failure to do so will make your Windows installation non bootable.
-    -  Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt (Admin). If Windows PowerShell is installed on your system, open a Windows PowerShell (Admin) window, and then enter "cmd" to ope a Command Prompt. bcdedit does not work within the PowerShell.
-    - Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
-    - Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (the key to press varies between systems).
-    - Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE or RAID (again, the language varies).
-    - Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.
-    - Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin), according to Step 1.
-    - Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
-    - Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
-    - You can check that the AHCI drivers are active by navigating to **Control Panel -> Device Manager -> IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller**.
-See [[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/650771/ide-to-ahci-windows-10/|https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/650771/ide-to-ahci-windows-10/]] for the full explanation.

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