If I buy the Windows 8 Pro upgrade, can I do multiple fresh installs?

My understanding is that when I first upgrade, I can choose to upgrade as a fresh install.

If I want to do another fresh install in the future, can I do that? I tend to reinstall Windows every 1-3 years, to get back to a clean system.

If it makes a difference, I am running an OEM version of Windows 7 Home.

Answer

You can use the refresh feature of Windows 8 and you can do it any number of times :)

When you reset, the following steps happen

• The PC boots into the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).


• Windows RE erases and formats the hard drive partitions on which Windows and personal data reside.


• Windows RE installs a fresh copy of Windows.


• The PC restarts into the newly installed copy of Windows.