Every installation media of Windows 10, including DVD disks and ISO images, comes with the Windows 10 Setup program, or setup.exe. This little program supports a number of command line arguments. Using them, you can manage the Windows installation process at very early stage and change it the way you want.
Category: Boot and Install
How To Direct Download Windows 10 Official ISO Images
Microsoft downloads page for Windows 10 recommends the user to use Windows Media Creation Tool. It is an app which can be used to upgrade Windows 10, download the latest Windows 10 ISO file, and create a bootable USB drive.
Find Windows Version, Build and Edition from ISO or DVD
If you have a copy of the Windows ISO with a generic name which doesn’t make any sense, you may want to find which Windows version, build and edition it contains. This post explains how it can be done.
Find Out Apps Slowing Down Windows 10 Boot
In this post, we will see how to find out programs that are slowing down your Windows 10 boot time. You can speed up your Windows 10 PC’s boot time by disabling them.
Find Windows 10 Product Key on Unbootable PC
If your computer doesn't start (unbootable), you can try to recover your Windows 10 Product key and reinstall the OS. There are a number of utilities that can retrieve the product key offline.
How to Find Windows 10 Product Key
If you lost or forgot your Windows 10 product key, it's not a problem. You can quickly retrieve it using one of these methods.
Fix ‘The Username or Password is Incorrect’ Error in Windows 10
If you recently upgraded to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you might be facing a weird problem. Every time you restart your computer, an error message appears before the login screen which says 'The user name or password is incorrect. Try again.'.
How To Start Windows 10 in Safe Mode
If you have some issues in Windows 10 which you cannot resolve in the normal mode, there is a way to start it in the Safe mode. Safe mode is a special startup option designed for advanced troubleshooting.
Speed Up Startup of Apps in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a delay to improve startup after you log on so that startup programs don't open all at once. When Windows 10 is started, it delays the loading of apps from the Startup folder. You can reduce this startup delay for desktop apps with a simple Registry tweak.
Install Windows 10 from USB Drive
These days most PCs can boot from USB, so you need no DVD drive any more to install Windows 10. Installing Windows 10 from a USB flash drive is much faster than optical drive setup. Here is how you can transfer your Windows 10 setup to a bootable USB stick.
