Hi all... I will be getting a new laptop soon and want it to run as fast as possible. Do you guys recommend doing a clean install with a Win8.1 retail disk or just using the out-of-box factory OS? Since it is a touchscreen laptop, do you think there will be any problems with the touchscreen on a non-factory installed OS? The one i'm looking at is a HP, if it matters. (This one: HP TouchSmart 15.6" Laptop - Black (AMD A8 4555M/1TB HDD/8GB RAM/Windows 8.1) : Laptops - Best Buy Canada)
Is there that much of a difference in start up times / general speed in a clean retail installed system vs a HP factory installed system? (That has of course been de-bloatware-ified and fast startup switched off)
If I choose to stick with the factory install, what procedures would you guys recommend to remove all the HP bloatware? Is stuff like HP CoolSense / 3D Driveguard any use or just bloat?
And if I choose to go clean install via retail disk, what are the procedures to use the 8.1 key that comes with the laptop instead of the key that comes with the disk? That way I can save the key that comes with the disk for later.
Normally I would go clean retail install no questions asked but the dillema here is
1) The touchscreen. I'm not sure if a clean retail install would affect the special touchscreen drivers or not, and I don't see any special drivers on HPs website for the touchscreen, which is where my worry comes from.
2) The fact that there are no official Microsoft download links for the full Win8.1 ISO that I know of. With Windows 7 there was the digital river links but there aren't any like that for Win8.1. If I want a fully clean Win8.1 image that isn't from torrents/other rogue internet sources I need to buy the disk, which i'm prepared to do if a clean install is viable, but it's not as easy as downloading the ISO direct from MS.
Thanks
Is there that much of a difference in start up times / general speed in a clean retail installed system vs a HP factory installed system? (That has of course been de-bloatware-ified and fast startup switched off)
If I choose to stick with the factory install, what procedures would you guys recommend to remove all the HP bloatware? Is stuff like HP CoolSense / 3D Driveguard any use or just bloat?
And if I choose to go clean install via retail disk, what are the procedures to use the 8.1 key that comes with the laptop instead of the key that comes with the disk? That way I can save the key that comes with the disk for later.
Normally I would go clean retail install no questions asked but the dillema here is
1) The touchscreen. I'm not sure if a clean retail install would affect the special touchscreen drivers or not, and I don't see any special drivers on HPs website for the touchscreen, which is where my worry comes from.
2) The fact that there are no official Microsoft download links for the full Win8.1 ISO that I know of. With Windows 7 there was the digital river links but there aren't any like that for Win8.1. If I want a fully clean Win8.1 image that isn't from torrents/other rogue internet sources I need to buy the disk, which i'm prepared to do if a clean install is viable, but it's not as easy as downloading the ISO direct from MS.
Thanks
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP ENVY m6-1158ca
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-3632QM
- Motherboard
- HP
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4000;AMD Radeon HD 7670M
- Browser
- Firefox;Chrome
- Antivirus
- Avast