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Would I need an installation medium, such as a bootable USB stick?

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Yes. In order to install an OS on a computer, you need some sort of installation medium. This can come in the form of a backup partition on an existing installation, a CD/DVD, a bootable USB drive, a network server, or the Windows install assistant.

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Can I revert back to Windows 8 if I install Windows 10?

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Yes. You would need a disk or bootable USB with Windows 8 on it. You would also need a product key.

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I am seeing an error message asking me to insert media. What should I do?

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Some of the system files got corrupted. The easiest way to fix this problem is to create a bootable USB stick, insert it, and then try it again.

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How do I make the USB bootable?

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Download a ISO and use Yumi or Rufus to make the USB bootable.

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After resetting, it is saying that "there was a problem resetting your PC" on Windows 8.1 pro. Any solutions?

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Try using the Reset this PC option in Settings. If that doesn’t work, use Advanced Options in Windows Recovery. Otherwise, you will need a Windows PE USB / DVD.

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