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I have a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop that came with Windows 10.

It has 4 Gb RAM, which was plenty just a few years ago. But on this machine Windows 10 was pretty slow to start with. Adding a 16Gb flash drive dedicated to ReadyBoost helped matters somewhat.

But now, after half a year of use, it became very slow even with ReadyBoost - so slow even YouTube videos can stutter. I did install Avast which does not detect anything, so I don't think it's malware. It is probably the usual "Windows rot", which I am familiar with since Windows 9x and which requires a fresh reinstall. Yes, half a year is a bit too soon - Windows tended to last over a year until it rotted like that. Perhaps it's those huge updates...

Anyway - HOW can I do that fresh reinstall thing if no installation media came with the device?

An alternative would be installing Windows 7 and I even have some OEM packs, but I'm not sure I can find Windows 7 drivers for everything on the machine, including the touch screen, etc. Also, I wonder if Windows 7 will keep working in "tablet mode" which this thing has.

(Another alternative is Linux and it is seriously being considered but I am asking here so I can look at WIndows options. Also not sure about "tablet mode" on Linux).

Mikhail Ramendik
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You can do a fresh installation of Windows 10 with Windows Media Creation Tool. You can then use Lenovo System Update to get the drivers.

It would probably be easier for you to just use "Windows 10 reset this PC" which is the same as a clean install if you choose not to keep any files.

Remember to do a backup first if you want to keep any files.

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