I actually haven't reinstalled Windows due to a 'problem' since I got this computer over 6 years ago, and I use it on a daily basis with a web of various programs running at various times of the day to suite my needs (graphics utilities, video recording/editing programs, Office programs, web design programs, browsers, desktop-email programs, not to mention all the layers of security software... you name it). I have however installed Windows fresh on various different computers, as secondary boots to this computer and others, and to make the switch from HDD to SSD from a backup, but my days of reinstalling to fix a problem is
long past.
Not to toot my own horn here, but I am very adept at keeping my PC up to optimal conditions at all times, if something shows even the slightest issue (even something like an extra 5 seconds on boot or shutdown), I research the heck out of it and fix it ASAP. So far of all the thousands of issues I have come across in my days (of varying degrees of impact) I haven't been stumped by a problem that I needed to reinstall Windows over.
Guess I am just weird that way, my computer is my life, and I treat it as such. I have years of history on this thing and even though I run daily scheduled backups, the thought of having to reinstall and start over again is something I do NOT want to do. I likely don't even remember 1/10th of all the adjustments I have made over the years to my registry, services and various other things, so I would
hate to have to do it again because my PC is exactly where I want it and it took a lot to get it to the performance level it is at.
But with that said, I have only been
vaping for a few weeks now, and in that time frame I haven't done any Windows installing.
