Windows 10: Win 10 Fresh Install Kills Input Devices

My old Dell laptop laptop came with Windows 8 and was updated to Windows 10 about 2 years ago. The result was an extremely sluggish computer, partially due to having only 4gb of RAM. But a couple of sources said a fresh install might help, even if just a bit. So, I tried it after downloading an ISO file here:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10The process goes smoothly and gets past asking me what country I'm in, which keyboard arrangement I want, etc. But when it reaches the point of asking whether I want an "standalone" or network installation, the keyboard, touchpad a

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Fresh Install of Win 10 without Serial Key?

Looking to reformat a laptops HDD, and then reinstall Win 10 fresh. The problem is it came pre-installed with Win 8 and I did the free upgrade to Win 10. How exactly would I re-format the HDD, reinstall Win 10 and ensure it reactivates properly? I don't see a Win 8 serial key anywhere in the contents of the box.

 

Fresh USB Windows 10 Install - Failing

I am trying to install a fresh copy (reformatted the hard disk) of windows 10 using a USB

• Created an installation media on a USB flash drive (Win 10 pro) from this page Download Windows 10
• Changed the boot order on the other PC so that it boots using USB
• Selected custom install
• Installing Windows goes through the following steps successfully: Copying Windows Files, Getting Files ready for installation, Installing features, Installing updates and before the last step (Finishing up), it restarts
• Then it goes back to the start of the installation steps

I am stuck and have read numerous posts but don't know what to do to install a fresh copy of Win 10.

 

Fresh Install of Win 10 without Serial Key?

you need to fresh install?
have you tried
https://www.howtogeek.com/220723/how-to-uninstall-windows-10-and-downgrade-to-windows-7-or-8.1/