It looked like a blank desert. Pure potential.
Leo opened File Explorer. The C: drive showed 931 GB free. The USB drive was still there, now just a humble storage device again. He ejected it and set it on the desk. windows 10 install for usb
One by one, he deleted every partition until there was only one line left: (1 TB). It looked like a blank desert
He clicked “New.” Windows automatically created the necessary partitions: a tiny 100 MB System partition, a 16 MB MSR (reserved), and the main 931 GB partition. He selected the big one and clicked “Next.” The C: drive showed 931 GB free
The USB drive was no longer needed for the heavy lifting. The core OS files were now on the SSD. The screen flashed: “Hi there. We’ve got some updates for your PC.”
A loading bar spun. Then, a text box for the product key. Leo clicked “I don’t have a product key.” He’d activate later. The next screen showed a list of Windows 10 editions—Home, Pro, Education. He chose Pro. “Next.”
He pressed the power button.