Chandigarh · Mohali · Panchkula · Zirakpur — Mon–Sat 9AM to 7PM

Windows installation and formatting, done at your address.

Reinstalling Windows is straightforward. What goes wrong is almost never the installation itself — it is something that was on the machine and is now gone, or a licence nobody checked, or a Wi-Fi driver that was not available afterwards. This page is what we actually go through before starting, so none of that happens to you.

WHAT A VISIT COSTS

Doorstep Visit & Diagnosis — ₹499

Includes the technician doorstep visit, a basic diagnosis, an issue assessment, and a repair estimate before any additional chargeable work.

This is the visit fee, not the price of the repair. Repair labour may be extra after your approval, and parts, hardware, licensed software and advanced services may be extra.

WHAT THIS COVERS

Reset, fresh installation, or format and clean install

These are three different jobs and people use the words interchangeably. A reset reinstalls Windows from files already on the machine and can keep your personal files; it is the fastest option and will not fix a corrupted partition or a drive-level fault. A fresh installation writes Windows from installation media over the existing one, clearing the system rot a reset leaves behind. A format and clean install wipes and re-partitions the system drive first — the most thorough, and the one that most needs a proper backup beforehand. Which one your machine needs is part of the diagnosis, and we tell you before doing it.

Windows ResetFresh installationFormat + clean install

Windows 10 or Windows 11

Whether a machine can take Windows 11 depends on its hardware, not on preference — the processor generation, TPM and secure boot all matter. We check that before proposing an upgrade rather than after, because a machine that cannot meet the requirements is better served by a clean Windows 10 install than by a workaround that stops receiving updates.

Hardware eligibility checkIn-place upgradeClean installStaying on Windows 10

Before anything is formatted

A clean installation clears the system drive. The three folders people forget are Desktop, Downloads and Documents, because they do not think of them as folders. Browser bookmarks and saved passwords survive only if the browser was signed in and syncing — worth checking before, not after.

Desktop, Downloads, DocumentsBrowser and account syncApplication licence keysAnything on the desktop of a second user account

BitLocker and device encryption

If the drive is encrypted — and many machines are, sometimes without the owner realising — the recovery key must be in hand before anything is formatted or moved. Without that key the data on it is not recoverable by anyone, including us. This is the single most common way people lose files during an otherwise routine reinstall, and it is completely avoidable by checking first.

Check encryption statusRetrieve the recovery keyConfirm before proceeding

Licensing and activation

A digital licence tied to the machine's hardware usually reactivates by itself after a reinstall. A licence tied to a Microsoft account needs those sign-in details available on the day. If a machine has no valid licence, we will tell you what a genuine one costs and install it once you approve — licensed software is charged separately from the work.

Digital licence reactivationAccount-linked licenceBuying a genuine licence

We install genuine, licensed Windows only. We do not supply, install or assist with cracked or unlicensed activation of any kind.

Drivers, after the install

An installation is not finished when Windows boots. Network, graphics, chipset, audio and touchpad drivers all need to be right, and on older or less common models availability is worth confirming beforehand — a machine left without a working Wi-Fi driver cannot download its own Wi-Fi driver.

Network firstGraphics and chipsetAudio, touchpad, peripheralsWindows Update afterwards

Drive health comes first

We check the drive before reinstalling, because it changes the recommendation. Writing a fresh Windows onto a failing disk buys days, not months, and we would rather tell you that than take payment for a fix that will not hold. If a drive needs replacing, that is quoted as parts and you decide.

SMART and health checkReplace before reinstall where neededSSD upgrade at the same time

What the service includes, and what costs extra

The ₹499 Doorstep Visit & Diagnosis covers the visit, the diagnosis and the written estimate. The installation work itself is quoted after that and begins only once you approve it. A Windows licence, a replacement drive, or any other hardware is charged separately at the price quoted to you. Recovering data from a drive that has already failed is not part of this service — it is workshop work, quoted case by case, and its outcome depends on the condition of the device.

Included: visit, diagnosis, written estimateQuoted: the installation workSeparate: licence, drive, hardwareNot included: recovery from a failed drive
WHERE WE WORK

Areas we serve

Doorstep service across Chandigarh Tricity and nearby areas. Each area page lists the localities it covers — service availability can be confirmed when booking.

Chandigarh →Mohali →Kharar →Landran →New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) →Panchkula →Zirakpur →

Working through this in Kharar or Landran? The Kharar page carries the same checklist with local context. Computer repair in Kharar →

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Windows Installation questions

Can Windows be installed at my home?

Yes, in most cases the whole job is done at your address — diagnosis, installation, drivers and setup. You do not need to carry the machine anywhere.

Will I lose my files?

A clean installation clears the system drive, so anything on it goes. We go through what needs keeping before starting, and a straightforward copy of readable files can usually be made during the visit. If the drive has already failed, that is a different job — see below.

Can you recover files from a drive that has already crashed?

That is data recovery, not installation. It is handled in our workshop, quoted case by case after we see the device, and the outcome depends on the condition of the drive — it cannot be guaranteed.

Do you install genuine Windows?

Yes. We install genuine, licensed Windows only. If your machine does not have a valid licence we will tell you what one costs and install it once you approve. We do not supply or assist with unlicensed activation.

My laptop is old — is Windows 11 a good idea?

It depends on the hardware, which we check rather than assume. If the machine does not meet the requirements, a clean Windows 10 install is usually the better outcome than forcing an upgrade that then stops receiving updates.

How much does it cost?

The Doorstep Visit & Diagnosis is ₹499. The installation work is quoted after the diagnosis and charged only once you approve it. A Windows licence, a replacement drive or other hardware is extra at the price quoted.

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