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-In-place upgrade |
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-When you want to keep all (or at least most) existing applications
-When you do not plan to significantly change the device configuration (for example, BIOS to UEFI) or operating system configuration (for example, x86 to x64, language changes, Administrators to non-Administrators, Active Directory domain consolidations)
-To migrate from Windows 10 to a later Windows 10 release
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-Traditional wipe-and-load |
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-When you upgrade significant numbers of applications along with the new Windows OS
-When you make significant device or operating system configuration changes
-When you “start clean”. For example, scenarios where it is not necessary to preserve existing apps or data (for example, call centers) or when you move from unmanaged to well-managed PCs
-When you migrate from Windows Vista or other previous operating system versions
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-Dynamic provisioning |
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-For new devices, especially in “choose your own device” scenarios when simple configuration (not reimaging) is all that is required
-When used in combination with a management tool (for example, an MDM service like Microsoft Intune) that enables self-service installation of user-specific or role-specific apps
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