If you are trying to eradicate a virus, this will not remove all the files. The virus may still be present after re-installing.
Note whether you have the software CDs to extra devices such as printers or software you may have purchased. If you downloaded them, then ensure that you either can re-download them or backup those files so you are able to re-install them after you reformat your computer. You may also want to note the make and model of your devices. You can find these by searching for “device manager” from the start menu. Once inside the Device Manager, you can click on each category to see what devices are installed.
You can use a Windows installation USB flash drive. [3] X Research source [4] X Expert Source Spike BaronNetwork Engineer & Desktop Support Expert Interview. 9 January 2019.
You should delete all the partitions in the drive that are visible until it is all unallocated space. [7] X Expert Source Spike BaronNetwork Engineer & Desktop Support Expert Interview. 9 January 2019.
If you’re reformatting to recover from error, you will want to do a Full Format otherwise your error may still exist.
