New AIO HP 24-F0014 - ok to do a fresh install?

[MyDadsPC]

My dad just bought this new machine to replace his very old one. 

Before i I even begin to set it up, I was wondering if anyone recommends NOT doing so (is, would I lose bespoke functionality for the machine?).

Here’s what I was planning to do: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10startfresh

Thank you in advance!

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Greetings,

Welcome to the forum.

I am not a HP employee.

You could do a fresh install of Windows 10 (W10). I would run HP OOBE first.

Microsoft may not give you the most current drivers available from HP (Link).

You may lose the HP Recovery partition. I would create HP Recovery media before doing a clean W10 installation.

You may lose HP value added software.

This PC may be validated on W10 version 1803. A clean W10 install is going to give you W10 version 1809. Version 1809 has been a problematic update on some PCs. 

Regards

[MyDadsPC]

@Grcwacz,

I used the Fresh Start option within Control Panel (under Windows Defender I believe...).

A few HP programs were reinstalled automatically, as well as McAfee.

You are 100% correct that build 1803 was installed.

Thank you again,

Steve

[Grzwacz]

Hi Steve,

You're very welcome.

Regards