[RinaseaofDs]

Are you downloading a copy of windows to a DVD or USB drive and then using the license code upon a reformat of the C:\ drive?

Sounds like a really good idea. I suppose you are reinstalling Office and other application software too.

I’m not a cloud guy yet. I use apps on the local drive.

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m not a cloud guy yet. I use apps on the local drive.

I am NOT a cloud guy and will do my darnedest NOT to be (unless it is my own personal "cloud". We used to call them WANs or off-sire storage.)

I do NOT have a Microsoft account or a Google account. I did get Skype and Linked In before MS bought them out. I do NOT use iCloud on my iPod Touch, despite constant hectoring from Apple. I will not use Google, and will probably use a non-iOS/Android solution when a decent one is available for portable devices. (HP was the last to make a serious try, and it bombed).

Yes, I do use the downloaded Win OS on a bootable USB drive with the code. I reinstall apps from DVD, unless I had to buy as a download. I always get a physical version if possible (usually for $20 or so additional).