"Clean" Install - Leftovers

[Dewg]

I noticed after I upgraded the S3 to Windows 10, there were a few directories left over - the Windows.old and ~BT and ~WS folders. Right after the upgrade, I went into Recovery and performed a hard Reset - expecting a clean tablet. However, it left the old folders there. I know they changed reset procedures in Windows 10 to reduce drive space requirements, but I don't feel like I got a "clean" reset when I find leftovers after it's done.

I think this may be due to the "revert back to Windows 8.1" that is offered for 1 month - I'm curious of those directories will disappear after the 1 month mark...

 

[nmercy]

You can run the Disk Cleanup utility under administrator and if I recall correctly it will allow you to get rid of those directories.

 

[pankaj981]

What you could do it perform another clean Windows 10 install. Before you do that make sure you note down the upgraded Windows 10 key.

 

[Dewg]

I did that actually. Installing the drivers sucked - I wish they had one MSI with all the drivers pre-set instead of installing them one-by-one. The only MSI's they have are for the LTE models, not the base WiFi model.

You shouldn't need the product key as long as you upgrade to Windows 10 first - then wipe the HD and install Windows 10 from scratch. It will then activate on its own.

Unfortunately I had audio problems (static and crashing apps), and battery problems (2-3 hours of life - terrible WiFi usage during sleep) so I reverted back to Windows 8.1. I've read the audio problem can be solved by disabling the audio enhancements, and that recent cumulative updates have helped with battery life.

I still think there is needs to be a new firmware with completely new drivers for WiFi, audio, and graphics.