One of the most discussed issues regarding the upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 concerns its recovery in case you want to clean up your computer from files and programs to restore it to its original state. The problem lies in the fact that a possible use of the recovery partition, present in almost every pre-installed PC, would bring the PC back to Windows 7 or Windows 8, forcing the user to repeat the update. So if (in old PCs) the old recovery partition can be forgotten and used just for particular emergencies, in any computer with Windows 10 installed it is possible to use its internal reset function, very powerful and effective.
Microsoft has tried to ensure that a full reset option is present on new Windows 10 PCs. So if you are having problems with your computer or want to proceed with a clean installation, as already explained, instead of formatting Windows 10, you can reset Windows 10, as we see in this specific guide.
The reset option is found from the Start menu, in the Settings, in the Update and Security section.
Click on Restore . On the right, you can then press the Reset PC button to start resetting Windows 10. Before starting, Windows 10 will still ask if you want to keep your personal files or if you want to delete everything. For sure, the settings will be reset and all installed programs will be deleted.
This action restores the operating system to " factory settings ", leaving it practically like new.
Resetting the PC means resetting Windows 10, formatting and resetting it completely, without any need to use the Windows 10 installation disc.
Deleting everything you will have your PC as clean as you have never seen (in case you bought a pre-installed PC), without the management programs of HP, Asus or Lenovo, already updated with all the Windows Update patches.
By logging in with the same Microsoft account used before, the personalized settings will still be automatically recovered if the account synchronization settings are active.
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To start the reset of Windows 10 with advanced options you must instead restart the computer, using the button from the Start menu, holding down the Shift key. This option also works from the login screen, by pressing the shutdown button at the bottom right and then pressing on Restart, holding down the Shift key.
In another article, the guide to open the Windows 10 recovery console
The reset of Windows 10 works radically and here, for some people, a problem has arisen regarding the removal of drivers to make peripherals work . In fact, if you had a PC, for example an HP or an Asus, with Windows 7 or Windows 8 pre-installed on which you upgraded to Windows 10, being unable to use the recovery partition, the Reset PC option will delete every program that does not belong to Windows 10, including drivers and programs. This, however, is actually a false problem.
Meanwhile, Windows 10 automatically installs the device drivers, so the PC will work fine.
Regarding the programs pre-installed by the manufacturing companies, in the vast majority of cases they are garbage and uselessness that do nothing but weigh down the system.
Not having their bulk anymore will therefore be a welcome incentive to reset which becomes an easy and automatic solution to have a new PC without junk and adware.
However, if there was any program that you wanted to keep because it worked, for example, the special keys of the keyboard or the fingerprint detector, then you will have to look for it on the manufacturer's website (depending on whether the computer is HP, Asus, Acer or other), download and install it.
Note also that after the reset you will no longer be able to return to Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 unless you use the old recovery partition, for which you will need to download the manufacturer's management program that was deleted with the reset.
The reset of Windows 10 can also be done in case the computer should have problems starting, from the advanced troubleshooting menu that should appear automatically in case of failure in the system boot.
Even if this does not come out, you can repair Windows 10 and recover the PC, as seen in the specific guide.
With Windows 10 the problems that forced users to reinstall XP or Windows 7 are completely gone and, unless you break your own disk or an internal piece of the computer, it will always be possible to recover the files and get the working PC back with a nice reset .
Do not forget, moreover, that it is possible to reset Windows 10 with another slightly different function, that of installing from scratch explained in the guide on how to clean the Windows 10 PC from installed programs .
