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I was doing some research on making "the jump" from Windows 7 to 10. As for background information I found the following articles:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/how-to-do-a-clean-install-of-windows-10-from-windows-7-and-8/

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/4940/windows-10-tip-successfully-clean-install-windows-10

However, both are not very clear about the difference between an old skool clean install (completely wipe partition and do a fresh install) or the offered solution by the setup "Choose what to keep" -> "Nothing".

Does the latter option keep files/registry items or anything like that in place besides the .old windows files?

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It depends on what you mean by the "best way". Purely from the standpoint of getting rid of old cruft and malware, you can't do any better than a clean install.

The Nothing option of the Windows 10 upgrade Choose what to keep screen keeps nothing. Everything will be deleted including files, apps, and settings.

Windows 10 upgrade - Choose what to keep

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