Originally Posted by
cblaisd
Any new wisdom on the best way to do a fresh Windows reinstall while keeping all the setting, tweaks, etc., that I've developed for my programs?
Which version of Windows?
If 7, if you really must stick to an obsolete version, you can use the Easy Transfer Wizard to save your settings and all the stuff in your c:/ProgramData and c:/Users/[you]/AppData
If 7 and you're not set on sticking to 7, just back up (just in case) and upgrade to 10; the upgrade process IS basically a clean reinstall.
If 8/8.1, upgrade to 10.
If 10, most of your Windows-level tweaks will back up to your Microsoft account if you use one. For app-level changes, you can manually back up and restore the c:/ProgramData and c:/Users/[you]/AppData directories but that doesn't cover registry-level changes.