CREATE A REINSTALL DISC

It also pays to be able to reinstall Windows from scratch should you need to. You’ll need a blank DVD or spare GB USB flash drive. First, download the Windows Media Creation

Tool from www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows — choose the -bit or -bit depending on your system type (press Windows–Pause/Break and look under System if you don’t know this). Now launch the tool. Select ‘Create installation media for another PC’, click ‘Next’ and follow the prompts to select your language, edition and architecture ( -bit or -bit). Insert your USB flash drive, or create an ISO le you can then burn to a single DVD.