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- Meeting the system requirements for [Windows 11](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-11-specifications#table1) or [Windows 10](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-10-specifications#primaryR2)
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- We don't recommend bypassing Windows 11's requirements due to potential incompatibilities with updates and anticheats
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- 64-bit CPU ([you can check what you have](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-version-of-windows-operating-system-am-i-running-628bec99-476a-2c13-5296-9dd081cdd808))
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- If you have an ARM-based CPU, you can only use Atlas with Windows 11
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- Knowledge of general Windows troubleshooting and usage
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## :material-disc: Download an ISO
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Before installing Atlas, you need to reinstall Windows. To fully reinstall Windows, you need to download your desired Windows version's ISO file, which will be used later in the guide.
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Before installing Atlas, you need to reinstall Windows. <!-- --8<-- [start:iso1] -->
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To fully reinstall Windows, you need to download your desired Windows version's ISO file, which will be used later in the guide.
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<spanclass="noJs">The buttons below download an ISO directly from Microsoft's servers. It gets the latest version of your desired Windows version for [Intel and AMD CPUs](https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/132836-check-what-processor-cpu-windows-pc.html#option1).</span> ARM ISOs have to be [built manually](https://uupdump.net/fetchupd.php?arch=arm64&ring=retail&build=22631.1).
By default, Windows may not have your computer's network drivers, meaning your computer would be left without a network connection.
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- Have the ability to download and transfer network drivers from another device later
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You can find your network driver online by searching for your device/motherboard's official support page or your network device's name in [Device Manager](../assets/images/device-manager-nic.webp) instead. If multiple of the latest network drivers are available on your device, download all of them.
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## :material-microsoft-windows: Reinstalling Windows
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!!! question "Which method should I pick?"
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1. Click **I don't have a product key**, as Windows will activate automatically later, presuming that Windows is legitimately activated beforehand
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1. Choose your edition of Windows. We strongly recommend and officially support Windows Pro, with **Windows Home not being officially supported.** See our page on [Windows Editions](../faq-and-troubleshooting/common-questions/windows-editions.md) for more information
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1. Choose your edition of Windows
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- For Atlas, we strongly recommend and officially support Windows Pro, with **Windows Home not being officially supported.** See our page on [Windows Editions](../faq-and-troubleshooting/common-questions/windows-editions.md) for more information
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1. Accept the license agreement and click **Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)**
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1. At the Ventoy menu, select the Windows ISO using the arrow keys, press ++enter++, click **Boot in normal mode**, and press ++enter++ again
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1. Follow [Microsoft's guide](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reinstall-windows-d8369486-3e33-7d9c-dccc-859e2b022fc7#ID0EDBBBBBBBDBD) for a clean installation from step 4 (clicking **Install now**)
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- For Atlas, we strongly recommend and officially support Windows Pro, with **Windows Home not being officially supported.** See our page on [Windows Editions](../faq-and-troubleshooting/common-questions/windows-editions.md) for more information
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### :material-cog: Initial setup (OOBE)
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1. Follow the on-screen instructions from AME Wizard to successfully install AtlasOS
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### :material-microsoft-windows-classic: Your old Windows installation
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If you reinstalled Windows using the method in the documentation, your previous Windows installation should be in `Windows.old`. When you're sure that you've retrieved any valuable data from it, follow these steps:
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If you reinstalled Windows using the no-USB method, your previous Windows installation should be in `Windows.old`. When you're sure that you've retrieved any valuable data from it, follow these steps:
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1. Open **Windows Settings** -> **System** -> **Storage**
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1. Click **Temporary files**, and wait for it to scan your files
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1. Select **Previous version of Windows**, and then click **Remove files**
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## :material-package-variant-closed-plus: Getting your drivers
As Atlas disables the 'Reset this PC' feature due to its unreliability and not being a true reinstall of Windows, some users get confused about how to get back to stock Windows.
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This page details how to reinstall from Atlas to stock Windows fully, which uninstalls Atlas.
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## :material-handshake: Before uninstalling
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If you're experiencing issues, ensure you're on the [latest version of Atlas](installation.md), and then consider getting help from the following:
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- :material-file-search: The documentation you're on currently
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