Windows Reinstall Image

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I have a dell inspiron 15 3531 which is just over a year old. A couple of weeks after upgrading to Windows 10 i had total hard drive failure so purchased a new one. Problem i have now is how do i get a copy of windows 10 to install on this new drive? and even if that is not an option where would i get a copy of the original WIndows 8 that was installed on the PC as there was no install disks with it. The laptop does not have a DVD drive supplied with it so i take it there is an image somewhere of the Windows software that i can download but having searched for a while on dell support pages i cant find it.

Philip_Yip · Answer

If your system was already made a Windows 10 device, see here and here:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-microsoft-windows-and-office/download-microsoft-windows/download-windows-10-oem-and-retail-iso/

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/a-clean-install-of-windows-10/windows-10-clean-reinstallation-via-bootable-usb-from-iso/

Note only the correct Edition will automatically activate by skipping product key (twice). If you don't get automatic activation you have likely selected the incorrect Edition. Try Windows 10 Home Single Language opposed to Windows 10 Home.

If that doesn't work... then upgrade via the unofficial 10130 route:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/windows-xpvista-%e2%86%92-windows-10-free-upgrade/

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