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Hi! Be careful if you have data on other drives that you want to keep. Unplug any external hard drives and flash drives during the process. I made another video where I showed an example of using the "Reset this PC" to erase ALL hard drives on a computer that had more than one. It might shed more light on the issue: th-cam.com/video/7ceHpGlhp9E/w-d-xo.html Thanks -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell I don't want to keep the data on my other disk drives , I want to remove all the data from all drives so will this process able to remove the data from all disk drives as well??

Yes, follow the instructions in that video at the 1:55 mark. Here's a link that will start the video at the correct spot: th-cam.com/video/7ceHpGlhp9E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=StcwQ91lf1b_hOgl&t=115 After it secure erases the drives and begins to setup Windows, you will get prompted to join a network and connect to a Microsoft account. Sometimes there is a way to choose "I don't have Internet" or "Continue with limited setup", but sometimes it won't. If you don't want to join a network or add a Microsoft account, use the BYPASSNRO trick I show in this video: th-cam.com/video/UdyP_bHSUlE/w-d-xo.html I hope everything works well for you! Have a great weekend - Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell One more thing Can I factory reset my laptop without plugging it to the electricity If I already charged my laptop to 100% and start the process of factory reset without plugging it then will it occurs any problem.. Please reply I am gonna sell my laptop tomorrow morning 🙏

I'm not sure if the "Reset this PC" program performs a power check before allowing the reset process to move forward. I recommend that you leave the laptop plugged into the charger the entire time "Reset this PC" is running. If the laptop has an older Mechanical hard drive, it might take 2-10 hours to complete the secure erase procedure on the hard drive. The laptop may not be able to boot into Windows if the process gets interrupted in the middle. If you end up running the program on the battery, do so at your own risk. Good luck with it! -- Jason

Hi! Yes, some people just turn off the PC when it gets to the point where it asks to join a network and/or enter a Microsoft account. The next person can continue the installation from there the next time it boots up. If you instead want to finish the Windows Setup process, get to the Desktop screen and check the PC out before turning it over to the new owner, try the "BYPASSNRO" trick I mention in this video: th-cam.com/video/UdyP_bHSUlE/w-d-xo.html Once you issue the command, the computer should reboot and then allow you to continue the installation without requiring an Internet Connection or a Microsoft Account. I hope this helps! -- Jason :)

Hi! Did you eventually get it to finish? How did everything turn out? -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell Took 6 hours and i had to hard shut down as it wanted names for the computer and many other things. For me i need a pro to do it and pay $$$$.

Hi! Does that error appear when you are in the middle of performing a Windows 10 Clean Install or has that problem been happening for a while and you haven't performed the Clean install yet? -- Jason

Hi! If you use the "Clean Data: Yes" and "Remove Everything" option, you should be good. Some people say that SSD drives can automatically return spare storage locations back to active storage, but I think it would be VERY unlikely that any of your data would be compromised that way. The SSD Drive manufacturers usually have a utility program that can be used to secure erase the drive by removing the drive's current encryption key, but I don't think you can run that command while booted into the Windows operating system on the same drive. Some motherboards also have a secure erase procedure built in, but you would end up without a working copy of Windows on the drive if you used either of these methods. I hope this helps! -- Jason :)

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video useful. Have a great day -- Jason :)

Hi! Running "Reset this PC" does not require you to log out of your Microsoft account first and it will not remove the data (in the "cloud") from your Microsoft account. If you use the "Remove everything" option, no traces of your previous Microsoft Account or Data will be present on the system. If you use the "Keep my files" option, it's possible that the files that were in your Desktop, Documents, Video, and Pictures folders will be retained on the system. If you are selling the PC to another person or discarding it (throwing it out), the best options to use are: "Remove everything" and "Clean data: Yes. That way all of your personal files/data will be secure-erased from the PC. Thanks -- Jason

Hi! Try using the BYPASSNRO trick mentioned in this video during the Windows Setup process to see if it will allow you to reach the Windows desktop without requiring an Internet connection or a Microsoft Account: th-cam.com/video/UdyP_bHSUlE/w-d-xo.html If you CAN reach the Windows desktop, see if you are able to connect to WiFi (or use a LAN cable) to access the Internet. If not, go to another computer and pull up the webpage for your exact PC's make/model, go to the drivers section and download either the WiFi Adapter drivers or Ethernet (using network patch cable) drivers and copy them onto a USB flash drive. Then take the flash drive and plug it into the PC you're having trouble with. Run the driver's installation file and hopefully the Internet connection will be restored. The Windows Update program will continue to download/install the other drivers for you PC once it can access the Internet. If you can't reach the Windows Desktop, you'll need to use the other PC to download the network adapter driver but you'll need to EXTRACT the contents of the .EXE file onto the flash drive so the files will be directly available to the Windows Setup program. It gets a little complicated at this stage so let me know if you need further assistance and I'll try to write back soon. Thanks -- Jason

@@monnyboddaboddamonny6976 Yes, the Windows Media creation utility will erase the flash drive, so use a different one instead. - Jason

You're welcome!! Let me know if you have any good ideas for new tutorial videos you'd like me to create. I need to add some new/fresh content to my channel. Have a great day! -- Jason :)

Hi! I sounds like the "Reset this PC" program didn't work too well on your PC for some reason. There are two things you can try to get Windows running again. Try first: If you get to the Windows login screen and see the Restart button on the bottom right corner of the screen, hold down your Shift key and then click "Restart". That will cause the PC to boot into the recovery environment. You will be able to find "Reset this PC" in the recovery environment and run it from there. Here's a short video I made about how to reach the Recovery Console that way: th-cam.com/video/g6PllTROKAE/w-d-xo.html If you don't have that option, you can power off (or unplug) the PC 3 times WHILE it is booting up to Windows. That will cause the Windows troubleshooting screen to appear and the "Reset this PC" program should be one of the choices on the menu. Second, if that doesn't work and you have access to another Windows based computer, you can create a Windows Installation Media USB flash drive and then perform a Clean Install of the Windows operating system. Make sure you have saved a copy of any files you need to keep first. See the following videos for instructions on how to perform a Windows 10/11 clean install: For Windows 10: th-cam.com/video/bP03Y-l9NOM/w-d-xo.html For Windows 11: th-cam.com/video/ZMKl9wBJYD0/w-d-xo.html After doing that, the PC will be running a fresh copy of Windows. If you're selling or throwing out the PC, you should probably try running the "Reset this PC" program again to secure-erase the "unused" parts of the hard drive. I hope some of these suggestions are helpful! Let me know what ends up happening. Thanks -- Jason

Glad it was helpful! Have a great day -- Jason :)

You're welcome! Thank you so much for your comment and kind words. :) Have a great rest of the week! Cheers -- Jason

Glad I could help! I made another video here I tried to recovery ANY files from a PC I loaded 400GB of my personal data onto. After running "Reset this PC" with the "Clean data: Yes" and "Remove everything" options, none of the data was recoverable using several data recovery programs. You can view it here: th-cam.com/video/j5dO3iG1_S0/w-d-xo.html Have a great day! -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell Watched dat too cheers bruv

You're welcome! Always glad to help. Cheers -- Jason :)

You're welcome! Have a great weekend -- Jason :)

I'm glad you found the video useful! Have a great weekend -- Jason

Hi! If you don't boot the PC to the flash drive that was created by the Windows Installation Media creation tool, your PC will just boot up to the the Windows operating system you were running before you started the process. Thanks -- Jason

Reboot your PC and try again, if it does not show up in Disk Management your usb is probably fried

@@cubancoffee thanks,I just figure that the PC also need 8gb free space to continue with the process and not many people are aware of that. Downloading....

@keken_25_pr48 Hi! It will take a lot of free space (8GB+) on the PC's C: drive for the Windows Media Creation tool to download the files it needs. Make sure you have enough free space and also what @cubancoffee said is correct too. Using a different USB flash drive can sometimes help if the original one is having problems. The Windows Media Creation tool will erase and reset the flash drive so it shouldn't matter what file system is on it when you run the program. Good luck with everything! -- Jason :)

@JasonBagnell Thanks, I'm working on it. My old laptop only has 7gb available so its time to delete stuff aaaagggghhh

@@keken_25_pr48 Hi! Here’s two videos that will help: Out of Disk Space? Quick Fix to free up a few Gigabytes! th-cam.com/video/V0IQpXT4l7M/w-d-xo.html Free up disk space | Visualize Your Disk Space Usage with WinDirStat th-cam.com/video/TRFDaO3DmTo/w-d-xo.html

Hi Layne LV! You've got some REALLY good videos and original music on your YT channel.... AND on your Instagram page. Have you considered taking 10-20 of your best videos from Instagram and then uploading them to TH-cam? Maybe post one every day or so? I think that "Drip Feeding" TH-cam slowly with your best content would make your TH-cam channel start to take off. The hard part is coming up with the Title and Thumbnail because if they don't click, nothing happens. I wish you the best! -- Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell thank you and yessir! Thats a good idea I have about 18 vlog videos ready and im stacking more and more And running some other youtube channels too! Studying and moving forward! Thank you for the tips and the video was solid content definitely subscribed

I agree! Doesn't Microsoft understand that a lot of people don't want to become tied to their database and snooping? Have a great weekend -- Jason

Also is my screen suppose to flicker? I’m seeing some flicker

Hi! How did everything turn out? Did it reset successfully?

⁠@@JasonBagnellyea turns out my other monitor display port was messed up, hence why my screen was flickering. Everything went well all though it did take a bit since I had “4” 4tb ssds and had them all wipe completely. Thanks for the video.

@@berrymycawkner I'm glad everything went well -- Have a great weekend! -- Jason :)

Hi! What's strange at my client's office is that everything is properly grounded. The big wire that comes from the utility company does run through a lightning arrestor that has a heavy copper wire that runs to ground. I think my "beam of light" solution will finally keep lightning out of their network. Each time is has happened, the Internet company has had to replace their cable modem and gateway, so I know that the problem is originating from the cable modem's coaxial cable input wire. Have a great day -- Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell After reading this The converter box may go poof of one thinks about the volts and amps in a lightning strike. Just a mention

@@ethimself5064 Yes, some equipment may need to give up it's life to save the network but I'm OK with it. As long as the surge doesn't make it to their network switch (and computers, phones and server), everything will be much better than before. The Internet company will need to keep switching out their modem & gateway devices whenever it happens again, but that's a problem they'll need to work on. Thanks! -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell I have been online since 05 and nothing toasted yet. I can see your point though. Just thought of something - Go fiber cable from the provider would work best if possible

Could you help me out with my pc? I facory reset it 16 hours ago and is stuck at 64% but when it shows it is imeditly restarts my pc. I can send You a vid if you need. Enythink helps

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful. Have a great day -- Jason

You're welcome! Have a great day -- Jason

Hi! Did you ever get your PC to finish resetting successfully? Can you still get to the Windows desktop screen? Let me know and I'll try to provide some options for you. Thanks -- Jason

No, Windows will still be activated after the "Reset this PC" procedure is complete. I've never had a problem with it and Windows 10/11 save the PC's activation information digitally on Microsoft Activation servers so you shouldn't need to worry about it. Cheers -- Jason

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful. Cheers -- Jason

Absolutely! I'm glad I could help. Cheers! -- Jason :)

Ahhh, a cat dancing on the keyboard can take you to some interesting places on the Internet -- LOL!! The 4K Video Downloader program is an "easy" way that I've found to save a TH-cam video to your PC's hard drive for later viewing. The installation procedure has changed a little since my video was created but it is mostly the same. I believe the free version of the program allows you to download up to 10 videos per day before it cuts you off for the day. That's more than most people need. There might be some other Tutorial videos on TH-cam about how to use the program if you still wanting the figure it out. Have a great day! -- Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell Thank you for responding. I appreciate your video. I think I have been able to download the program successfully because I see the icon for it. I just need to figure out how to use the program. I am not doing something right. I will go back and watch your video again. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Like I said, it's not you, it's me. Thank you so much fren.! 💜 😺

No, that video is 100% all me and real. LOL! Cheers -- Jason :)

This eas one hilarious😂 comment.

I do have a "robot" that will chat with you on my website: www.jbyte.com (Bottom right corner) -- LOL! :D

Thank you! Have a great day -- Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell you too 😊🤝

Thanks for subbing and I'm glad you found the video helpful. Have a great day! -- Jason

Yes, if you use the "Remove everything" option, all of your Internet browser histories and passwords will be removed, along with everything else. Thanks -- Jason

Hi! Did you select and Delete the partition(s) from your D: drive (also known as Disk 1) during the Windows 11 setup process? If so, hopefully you didn't need any of the information contained on the drive. There are data recovery programs that can rebuild the partitions and restore them if that is the case. If you DID intend to erase your D: drive, you might need to open the Windows Disk Management program to recreate a new blank NTFS partition on the D: drive. Give me a little more info about what happened and I'll try to help. Thanks -- Jason

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the video helpful. Have a great day -- Jason :)

Yes, it would have been great if I included that in the video. My PC is configured to always boot to the hard drive by default so I forgot to mention it. Thanks for leaving a comment to let everyone know. Cheers -- Jason :)

Hi! I think you can run the "Reset this PC" program while charging but it might require a minimum charge level before the program will continue. I have a desktop PC so I'm not quite sure. Definitely leave the PC connected to the power adapter while the program is running because it can take quite a while to complete if the PC has a slower mechanical hard drive. Thanks -- Jason

Hi! I personally like Google Chrome and use it as my preferred/default browser. All of the browsers perform the same function so it's really up to you which one you prefer. Microsoft Edge comes with Windows and then the most popular alternative browsers are Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox, Apple Safari (Mac) and Brave (Privacy Focused). -- Jason

Hi! A motherboard made in 2007 is not going to support any CPU that are required to run Windows 11. Win 11 requires a minimum of an 8th generation Intel CPU (or AMD equivalent) to install. There are methods that can "hack" the Win 11 installation to force it to install on older hardware but I don't recommend that you use them. You're really smart for figuring out that you needed to run the MBR2GPT command ;) . Windows 11 will not boot to a drive that is configured to use MBR and sometimes MBR drives to not appear as a boot device in the BIOS/CMOS/UEFI boot menu on newer computers. The recovery drive will only be useful for the system/motherboard it was created on. Since you're upgrading the CPU, MB and RAM, make sure you get something that is at least 8th generation or newer. Then you can install Windows 11. The Windows license linked on your Microsoft Account may or may not be transferrable to a different motherboard. I think your license will transfer if it is a full-blown Windows Retail license but I don't think any OEM (Major Manufacturer) licenses will transfer to different hardware. If you had Windows Home before, make sure to load that same version onto the new M/B so the versions will match. Good luck with your upgrade! -- Jason :)

@@JasonBagnell Thank you for your response. I was hoping to get just the drive ready for the new motherboard by doing the mbr2gpt conversion but it didn't work for some reason. I did get an MSI MAG B760 DDR5 mobo and Intel i5 12600 cpu. My license is from an original purchase in 2014 of Win 7 Pro 64 bit for which I still have the Disk and Product Key. It was upgraded to Win 10 Pro. Can I reuse the Win 7 disk and product key or is it out dated now?

From my experience, you can still use Windows 7 product keys when installing / upgrading to Windows 10 & 11. I think you'll be OK, but if not, I've used gamers-outlet.net to buy "legit" keys for under $10 each. Good luck with the upgrade! Jason

Hi! I'm glad the video helped you! :) Yes, if you deleted ALL of the partitions on the hard drive (as mentioned in the video), all of the data from the previous Windows installation will no longer be present in the new Windows installation. That means that it will be virus free. Have a great day -- Jason

Hi! You can try running "Reset this PC" from the recovery console. I made a video about how boot your PC to the Recovery console here: th-cam.com/video/g6PllTROKAE/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps! -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell hey i can’t seem to go to reset this pc cause im stuck on bios or the screen to install windows with the usb and when i do that it keeps saying that i cant install the files i only got this pc 2 months ago i hope you can help me fix it somehow my dad spent a lot of money on it so i dont want to just waste it

@@rxven1x Hi! What type/brand of PC is it? Dell/HP? The major manufacturers usually have a way to boot into their recovery partition and reset the computer back to it's factory installed state. Can you give me the EXACT error message that appears when it says that it "can't install the files"? I can do some research for you. Thanks -- Jason

@@JasonBagnell it’s a gaming pc by msi it’s a 4070 super and ryzen 7700 8 core the error message is 0x800725D i’m trying to install it from usb i bought off amazon

@@JasonBagnell 0x800725D is the error code sorry for responding late i typed out a paragraph but somehow forgot to send it the brand is msi it’s a 4070 super with a ryzen 7700 8 core processor its a gaming pc.

Hi! I found an article on Microsoft's website that might have a potential solution for the problem. Apparently having a rule whose name is too long can cause problems and there is also a limit to the size/number of rules you can create. Article: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/troubleshoot/email-management/rules-not-be-uploaded-to-exchange-server Hopefully some of the suggestions in the article will help! Cheers -- Jason

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. Cheers! -- Jason

Thanks! I'm glad you found the video interesting. Have a great day -- Jason