Installing a clean copy of Windows on the 2020 Huawei MateBook X Pro is more complicated than on previous generations. Follow these steps set up a clean Windows installation of your preferred language and edition. English speakers who are getting your 2020 MateBook from China will need this.
Preparation
- Back up any needed files from your current installation. We will be wiping the disk.
- If you need Windows in a different language than the one it came with, you must buy your own copy of Windows. If you’re in university, check if your school provides Windows 10 Education (feature-equivalent to Enterprise).
- Reason: the OEM license is single-language only.
- Use Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool to create a bootable installation USB drive.
- Within the install drive, delete \Sources\ei.cfg to enable the prompt to choose a different Windows 10 edition such as Pro or Education. Otherwise, it will default to the current edition (Home).
- [1909 only] Copy Intel’s WiFi driver to the USB drive.