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Hello,I have a question and hope you will help me. If I reinstall my windows the way it is shown on the video is this will remove spy software?Because I took a second hand laptop and I am afraid that a spy software might be installed.
@@TwinBytesInc, By the way, I've followed your instructions and made a successful reinstallation. Thank you very much, sir, for your quality content! Already subscribed...
Likely the best how-to video I have ever watched. Easy to follow with your oversized instructions. I learn more from TH-cam than I do from manufacturers' sites. In case you read comments I have what appears to be a serious problem to which you may have a quick solution. My Windows 10 (DELL) will not shut down. I have to shut it down with a force shut-down. When I turn it on it tells me it is trying to install updates. The same result every time (over two months now) "cannot install updates, returning PC to its previous configuration" not exact quote. This takes about 12 minutes. As far as I can tell I have lost no functionality. I have tried all the options in the Security and Update menu and never get past the "start now." The machine immediately returns the note "cannot reset this PC." I am willing to go deep in to the reset process but am blocked at an early stage. I am not a techie but will try rebuilding the machine including all programs if I can just get it clean. Any tips? Again, great video.
Thanks for your kind words. As for your issue, sounds like your Windows updates maybe corrupted or damaged. You can try deleting the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder, however it requires stopping the update service which you can do from an elevated CMD prompt with "Net stop wuauserv" without the quotes. After deleting the folder, you can do "Net start wuauserv" to restart it and that recreates the folder. See how that goes.
It only took 1 hr and 15 minutes....and all docs and photos were saved...I did Uninstall a total of 8 other apps before I did the reset which saved time...and then reinstalled again when a new fresh windows 10 appeared...ty once again 👍🎯🎯🎯
Hello, thank you. I don't live in or near Quebec. :) Anyway, no you don't have to disconnect other drives but I find it a safe practice if easy enough to do.
Thank you for such a clear instructions. Please, my pc has been misbehaving, closing tabs and windows by itself making it difficult for me to carry out simple task as creating a folder without obstruction. I don't know if that has to do with virus, will this solve that problem?
Whenever I finish windows installation media and try to install, I get hit with a "No drivers could be found" So I can't get unbanned from the games I wanna be because I can't get past the first step, I've tried everything and nothing works, I've even tried downloading drivers from it and once it installs in it it just doesnt show up, is my pc broken?
I'm not sure I know what you mean. Is it not able to find the hard drive to install Windows on and asking for the driver for the hard drive? Some disks require downloading a drive from another computer.
Hi what is the difference between reinstalling windows 10 through “Reset this PC” option in the settings and reinstalling by booting from a USB and installing that way? Is one way better or healthier than the other? Thanks
Good question maybe worth making a video about. using a bootable disk can be better knowing it's not compromised or infected. Depending on your reason for resetting the PC to begin with. if virus infected, or hacked, I'd use a bootable disk. I wouldn't trust the built in tool.
Hello daniel if i will completely follow this video and clear everything then only C drive data will be cleared not the D drive one. please confirm this one thing.
Can you do this with the windows 10 version you already have installed on your machine? Without needing an iso image of a new windows installation ect? Sorry for this silly question
Hi! I have a desktop computer that has started giving me the blue screen of death. However, it does not complete the 'collecting of some error info' and provides me with the following Stop code: WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR. How do I reinstall Windows 10 on it without buying a new Windows-10-Key? Thanks!
You don't need to buy a new key or license. the hardware remembers the Windows. Just use any DVD or bootable USB stick to reinstall Windows. Just make sure you use the same Windows, like if it's Home, don't use Pro or it won't activate.
This is not an easy answer. You'd have to basically reinstall Windows on another larger drive, or clone it to another drive which moves everything including programs and data. At that rate, you could just buy a bigger drive to clone it to. Aside from moving Windows, there a bunch of programs you can move and default storage locations I have videos on how to do.
it's been a while since I played with dual boot, but they should be on two separate partitions so reinstalling one shouldn't affect the other. But if the boot partition gets reset, that might remove the dual boot info and it won't know how to boot to Ubuntu again.
no, it shoudl only reset the Windows partition but I never trust these things 100% I try backing up first, unplug the 2nd drive if a physical 2nd drive.
If i restart it will it remove all my files and programs?? After i upgrade my PROCESSOR, MOTHERBOARD and GRAPHIC CARD. Into higher version. My PC keeps on crashing. Even though its all new.
Depending what option you choose, it will give you the choice to keep your files, but always deletes programs. If you upgraded all those components, it's like a new computer and Windows might give you a hard time about activation but crashing can be a number of issues that needs more troubleshooting. Even though new parts, doesn't mean it is not potentially faulty. Sorry can't help here, in this case.
if I recall correctly, it will prompt you for the option if it recognizes a second partition. normally I believe it ignores the second partition. Always good to take a backup just incase which you should be doing regularly anyway.
@@TwinBytesInc Thank you for the reply sir, I have already done that and nothing has been deleted from the other disks, by the way, an option has appeared telling me if I want to delete the other partitions and I have chosen No
how would i do it cant get past login screen the login info is not there iv tryed mediacreathon tool 22h2 it wont do re install cant its a ssd 1tb any idear how i can get it to run. iv tryed in set up changed to bood usb it did not make any drifrence the time and date is not right in systom (im on a lap top at moment) it was 24 hour clock now its 12 hour one i did not do any changes to c file cant start in safe mode eather
You might need to do a fresh install unless you can do a repair from a bootable disk. This other video shows how to do a fresh install. th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html
wanted to give a pc to my nephew but has all my stuff would I have to signouty? i had to PC sitting apart and just rebuilt it and for got how to do all this? LoL was trying to erase the NvMe drive to just do a full reinstallation but this Gigabyte AX370 Gaming don't have the option in the Bios to Erase Drives least I didn't see any? so I guess I can just go about it this was, but I will create a account for him I'm online you say the could download take longer? i am really not worried I just want to erase all to add staem thas the only thing he will use it for Gaming TY
Hello Dan I am trying your reset method to give this computer to a friend . Everything worked fine but now it is stuck on " getting things ready " how long should i wait before rebooting? It gets to a point where it goes to a black screen I guess that is its time limit , but that way I have to sit here a very long time before it is done . should I just wait . I heard of some very very long wait times
Hello. If I have two harddrives, one SSD for system files and other one is for personal files. Will the reset wipe both of them or only system disc? Thank you for answer.
When you reinstall it should only wipe the main drive, not the secondary, but I would take a backup or temporarily disconnect the second drive just incase.
Hey i did the reset today on my pc and i chose the local reinstall and pc did the resetting and then he just turned black idk what is wrong please help me.
I'm not able to provide individual support in chats. Quick answers are provided when possible. could be a bad drive. You should remove the drive and plug it into another computer and test if it's healthy.
This is very good but im just asking if I chose to download windows from cloud how does that work because I want to install windows 10 that ain't broken like mine I have windows task bar from windows 7 for some reason and I cant activate windows...
Thank you for writing. I'm not sure what exactly you mean, but downloading windows to reinstall is the same as using local, except downloading get a fresh copy of the latest version. it doesn't effect activation at all and the start menu wouldn't look different unless they made changes in that newer release.
You are second to none. Very good instructor. I will be applying your instructions to replace my W10 in the same place. Thank you very much. Btw, the Search on the task bar is locked, cannot type. Have any VDO that would solve this issue?
Thank you. I don't believe I have a video on that but if it's what I'm thinking, there is a solution to run the CTFMON.exe in C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe Add it to autostart to run at startup so you don't have to run it each time.
Excellent question. That means when you sign in to sync, it will pull the information from your old device where the data is synced. Basically the information is stored in the cloud before you reinstalled windows. So if this computer was syncing before you reinstalled Windows, when you sign in to sync, it will download it and continue syncing again.
You should see something on the screen that walks you through it. If just a black screen there is something else going on. Did this resolve itself or what is happening?
Does the advanced option format or erase all the disks of the pc.. or just the disk where windows is installed? Like eh only drive C gets erased??? Pls help me out
Yes, just the drive where windows is installed. But you should always have a backup just incase because I've seen crazy things happen that don't make sense during my experience.
Do I lose Microsoft (Office) programs like the MS Word, MS Excel upon reseting the PC regardless of the option I choose? If so, is there a way I can reinstall or factory reset my Windows PC without losing the MS Word program?
Unfortunately it has to remove all programs regardless of what option you choose. Factory reset means whatever programs were installed from the factory are included, which will be trial versions of possibly a different version of the software you currently have, if any software at all. I would say, don't count on any software being saved.
Can you help me please, I have windows home or something and I want to download pro. I have it on my usb, how to do it. Do I just stick usb when turning on windows or what. Does this windows automatically deletes or what? I see that you are answering comments so I would be thankhfull if you helped me. Thank you!
That's a great idea for a video. You need a license and it's easy to do from within Windows. no need for USB or DVDs. Just inside Windows in the System settings. It shows you have Pro and there should be a button to upgrade to Pro. it will take you to the store app to purchase, download and upgrade. it runs just like a Windows update. later I can make a video on it.
Hi I have a laptop which doesn't even open file explorer and many more apps . lags a lot and everytime i open it, it says preparing windows takes a lot to open and if l download a file or anything then shutdown my pc then the file will be gone. So will this help ?
hi, this could help. But if an issue with the hard drive, it could repeat itself again. You could also try the repair tool at Tweaking.com which does wonders.
I didn't like the way that Microsoft forced me to use an MS account on my new computer. I watched the whole video, then attempted the reinstall. When I get to 6:45 in the video, my screen does NOT have the option for OFFLINE ACCOUNT. Thoughts? Maybe the new version of Win10 does not allow it anymore.
Using the reinstall method using the same account you already have. So if you were already signed in using a Microsoft account, it will keep it that way. For me, I was using a local account but Microsoft pushes to switch to using a Microsoft account. One trick is when doing a fresh install, don't connect a cable and don't connect to your WiFi during setup, it will prompt you several times asking to connect to the Internet. Just keep choose No, you don't have internet. Then it will allow you to setup a local account. I think this is a good prompt for me to create a video on how to switch from Microsoft to a local account.
Daniel my Windows security doesnot work and showing error that we can't turn it. I do all tricks to fix that issue but it doesn't work for me. I thibk i got an virus that doesnot allow to turn on my security centre. Do i need to reset my laptop and remove everything does it fix my issue?? Kindly reply fast..
Hi Muhammad. If you tried several Malware removal tools, etc and it's not working, that might not be a virus anymore, but just a damaged system that could be the result of a virus or the result of some failed update or dying hard drive. Who knows. Reinstalling Windows will fix it but that is an extreme fix. It's cheaper to do that than pay someone to troubleshoot. Maybe try Tweaking.com repair tool which is also free.
There is a lot of files I do not know where they are and come from about 280 GB. I have checked and is is not my games, I have only two installed about 128 GB. Will a restoration help clear op spaslce on my drive? When i check the app in setting, no one is taking op more than 1 GB of storage. I have a 500 GB SSD and I do not have it can fill op so quick?! Thank you for the VERY clear how to video!
Thanks for your comments and glad you found my video helpful. You might find your old files in C:\Windows_old which I think is the exact spelling when it backs up a copy of your Windows profile. in there you should find Users folder with your old username and all your documents and files.
If anyone is wondering, I did restat my computer like in the video and it seems like it has cleared op a lot of space now and I can now download all my games
1:45 my friend told that the files may also affected by viruses and reinstalling using that option , virus will be there as before . Which is true. Should i clean install win 10 or install by clicking that " keep my files " ? I have games in my steam . And 1 cracked game in my lap. I think that's why my lap slowdowns randomly. Should i backup that games files to cloud storage or leave it there ? Iam crying 😭😞
Thanks for your question. If you suspect a virus, definitely there is a small possibility that the virus has infected the installation files as well which could mean that the virus will reinstall itself along with the install of Windows. I would recommend to use a bootable USB or CD/DVD to install Windows with. First backup all your data including game files either to a USB drive or cloud storage. Using the bootable install, delete the Windows partition and do a fresh install of Windows. Make sure you get all Windows updates installed and a good anti-virus before loading your files back. Also don't use cracked games. It saves you money, but it creates these kind of problems too. if you follow my advice above, you won't lose anything once reloaded except you need to purchase properly licensed games.
If you are installing using the built in utility, you don't need a USB. But if you are doing the clean install without relying on the built in, you should have the USB inserted from the beginning. You might want to see this other video on doing a fresh install th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html
Hum! C'est écrit "reseting this pc" bloqué à 5% depuis près de 2 heures avec la petite roue qui tourne au dessus. Je fais quoi, j'éteinds le PC ou je laisse tourner encore des heures comme ça?
cela ressemble à vous peut avoir un problème avec le disque dur. Vous devrez probablement le forcer et tester le disque dur. vous aurez peut-être besoin d'un nouveau disque dur.
hello, greetings from Portugal will this method work if my windows (10 pro) doesn't update any more (2 or 3 months ago got stuck on one update, and now it keeps going back to that update, goes all the way and in the end says it wasn't possible to do the update, and goes back to former "position")? Now I'm getting a lot of problems like crashing for no reason, not coming back from suspended mode (stays grey monitor, but pc is running) and so forth... Thanks in advance for your help Cheers
Hello and thanks for writing. This will work as long as it's not a hard drive problem. But this is not necessary to do if your only issue with Windows updates. Run the Windows update troubleshooting tool or try Tweaking.com tool.
Your video helped A Lot , but for some reason I am stuck in a loop and it won't finish resetting . How can I fix this ? It keeps asking me my home region and preferred language and keeps looping at this point ( no going forward or backwards ) , I'm just stuck .
Thanks but I understand you are stuck. is it because you have no mouse to navigate? Or buttons grayed out? I can't troubleshoot here but those are a couple things to help determine next step. Maybe you need to plug in an external mouse or boot from a USB? You can check Microsoft discussion forum where someone posted the same question here: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/stuck-on-lets-start-with-region-is-this-right/095899fe-bf04-4034-a1e4-609a46a710af
You mean after everything is reinstalled and up and running, the computer wants to shut off and on by itself? That's very strange. if it wasn't doing it before, sounds like software, but a fresh install of Windows should have fixed software issues. Try booting in safemode for further troubleshooting
Hello, Yes this could fix it, but not guaranteed if it doesn't know about the driver. Also, it would be a drastic fix. It's better to go to the manufacturer website of your computer or motherboard, and download the audio driver
Hy... I have problem with wireless devices like Bluetooth and wifi. It says that device is not connected and giving error code 45. I have tried many methods but these doesn't work for me. Does reinstalling windows will solve my problem or not?
Depending if there are issues with more than one device on your computer, then the issue could be in the Windows software or the hardware. Reinstalling Windows will fix the software side, but if it's a hardware issue, you will still have issues. Maybe a driver problem to look at first.
Hello sir, i just want to ask u, when i reinstall windows with this method (erase all data) are my drivers deleted to and i have to install them once again or they are just installed like they were before? Please answer tnx. 😁
Thanks for your question. Drivers will be deleted too and then installed from Microsofts database that it knows of. Any drivers missing you can go to the manufacturers website and download the specific drivers from there.
What is the differece between reinstalling windows, like you did in the video, and resetting the pc? I have reset my pc before and it looks the same as reinstalling windows.
They are basically the same thing. resetting the PC involves reinstalling Windows preserving data, or wiping the data. If you have to use a disk, it can be called resettling or reinstalling depending on how you do it, but it basically is the same thing.
not sure what you mean by serials? license numbers are built into motherboards now and Microsoft looks at all hardware to see if minor changes, it knows its the same comupter. This is if Windows already on the computer and working, then it should work.
Sounds like there's corruption in the part of the hard drive where the installation media is. The drive maybe bad or you may just need to do a little scan like SFC /scannow on the drive if you can somehow get to a command prompt.
So I currently am upgrading from a b450 motherboard to a b550 motherboard and was wondering if this would be an idle way to reinstall windows in hopes to not see any performance trouble after upgrading.
You may have some driver issues not to mention RAM and CPU compatibility by changing the motherboard. If you are looking for a performance boost, replacing the motherboard is not ideal at all. Reinstalling Windows, yes. But maybe adding more RAM and upgrading to a faster SSD drive. Maybe even upgrade CPU if possible. if the motherboard is that old that it can't handle the fastest RAM and CPU you want, then you are basically looking at a whole new computer.
Will reinstalling the Windows help with the crashing problems I have with a game I had been playing for a year and a half? Recently it started crashing more and more often, while during the last few days I had been kept into an infinite loading screen + "losing the connection to the server" But my internet is completely fine and I can't play at all since it wouldn't even let me in.
Most likely yes it will help. But if the issue is the hard drive it self, it won't help because the drive might need replacing. You'd need to test the hard drive health first to see if that is the issue.
Hi, i just did this today to try to stop my laptop from the "your pc ran into a problem:(" blue screen. I really thought this would fix it but it still isn't working. Are there any more options for me to try on my own?
Hello and thanks for your question. Sounds like there maybe a hardware problem if reinstalling Windows still didn't work. Unless a conflict with some 3rd party software you had installed. I would test the hard drive health and memory. I have videos on how to do that as well in my Computer Repair playlist.
hey daniel im trying reset my pc but when i pick the download from cloud it says (there was a Problem?) i don't understand why its not letting pick this option i done it a few times before. would you know or have a video on how to delete windows 10 that's already installed on my desktop? and reinstall a fresh version of windows 10 a different way? please if you could help me out, thank you daniel.
Thanks for your question. You'll want to watch this other video that shows you how to do a fresh install. Hope that answers your question. th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html The built in installer can become corrupt sometimes and so you have to do a fresh install in those cases or a repair install using a disk.
Will reinstalling my windows help fix my resolution because I recently removed my graphics card and the resolution is higher and there is no recommended option In settings
Yes, I believe this will help but it's overkill. You can probably just uninstall any video driver software and delete video display drivers from device manager.
Yes, I would say 99.9% guaranteed. Depending on the type of hack or infection. if it was an intelligent enough infection to get into the portion of the files where it will reinstall itself along with Windows, but I've not heard of this yet. Although with technology, anything is possible and someone is always going to be the first. If you suspect an advanced threat, then I recommend a disk. Trust you gut on this one.
These sound like a couple different questions. No you don't need to re-enter the product key, it remembers it. Yes you can transfer from HHD to SSD but this is a totally different and unrelated procedure which I have another video on cloning drives.
My laptop says it was recently upgraded to windows 10, if you reset this pc , you won't able to undo the upgrade and go back to the previous version of windows, should i still continue?
That means you won't be able to go back to Windows 7 or 8. If you've been using Windows 10 for a while and no intention to go back to Windows 7 or 8, then yes. Continue.
Thanks for the compliments and you're welcome. Yes, it will work as long as you can still boot into Windows after the motherboard is replaced. This is what this video is for. otherwise you need to see my other video that shows how to install from a bootable disk.
Thanks for your question. It will remember your user account. You have the option of keeping your data or not when you start the process. Your PC is guaranteed to work better unless the is an underlying hardware problem.
Thank you for the video Daniel!! Its very helpful. I have a technical question, do I have to reinstall the drivers (like for the graphic card) after doing all the steps? I dont know if drivers are also deleted. Thank you!
Thank you. if you are reinstalling without formatting the drive, it usually will remember drivers to reinstall. But there is a chance you may have to go to the manufacturer site to get the proper drivers.
i did this on my laptop but there is still a profile that it automatically tries to log into but is giving me an error saying the profile is missing this happen to anybody else ??
if you are choosing the option to preserve data, it will keep the user profiles and if one is damaged this makes some sense. You can create a new profile, if necessary for the problem profile. Then delete the old one after backing up the data which you can access normally via c:\Users folder
I don't recall exactly if I didn't specify in the video, but it really depends on the speed of your computer. Generally I find it can take about 1 hour.
It's kinda funny but recovering Windows would fix the recoverying button too. :) However, rather than using a DVD or bootable USB to do the reinstall with, you can try a cool little program from www.tweaking.com which I don't believe I made a video on and this is a powerful little program that is free and I've used it many times in the past when I wasn't sure what to do, and it fixed many issues over the years.
I think this will take a looong time to do but I bought a used computer and they did not delete their stuff so I have to try to clean install because I don’t want their things on my computer.
Depending on the speed of the computer, it shouldn't take anymore than 1 hour for the entire process. Then you can start customizing it. Maybe they got some good music to keep ;)
Those files would be deleted. So if you have Google Chrome profile to backup or Game data for example, it might be a good idea to backup certain folders in Program Data folder and in your %userprofile%\AppData\Local
if you can't get into settings to begin the process, you could trying running SFC /Scannow command from admin level CMD prompt, then try again. If that doesn't help, you will have to use a bootable USD or DVD to reinstall Windows from.
It might help if the problem is in the operating system but that's a drastic fix. If the issue is the hard drive it won't help. I would recommend testing your hard drive health first, and run SFC /SCANNOW as a PowerShell Administrator.
Thanks for your comment, there must ben an issue with the physical hard drive that is causing this to happen. You may have to test the hard drive health and potentially purchase a new drive to do a fresh install with.
I just reinstalled windows 10, but all my apps like steam and discord are gone.... Do i have to reinstall them like I would normally? Also how do i get all other vital programs like Microsoft redistributable back?
This is normal. Yes you would have to reinstall the programs and things like MS Redistributable would install along with the the programs that require them automatically.
Does this mean that reseting my PC with the option "Keep my files" will still have the Microsoft Word on the PC? Does this applies also for the option "Remove everything"?
@@renetruden7156Probably not as that is an "application". Data is things like photos, videos etc. Think about when you "uninstall a program" through control panel.... Those "apps" are all uninstalled. You can copy anything u like ofcourse onto a USB for example but apps need to be "reinstalled" because they edit Windows files.
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Hello,I have a question and hope you will help me. If I reinstall my windows the way it is shown on the video is this will remove spy software?Because I took a second hand laptop and I am afraid that a spy software might be installed.
I re-installed windows 10 with this tutorial. thank you so much!
You're welcome. Glad to have helped.
The music chosen to background the installation process is hilarious!
Yep, I thought I'd lighten things up a little with such a boring topic.
@@TwinBytesInc, By the way, I've followed your instructions and made a successful reinstallation. Thank you very much, sir, for your quality content! Already subscribed...
Awesome! Thank you for subscribing and your kind words. Glad to help.
Likely the best how-to video I have ever watched. Easy to follow with your oversized instructions. I learn more from TH-cam than I do from manufacturers' sites. In case you read comments I have what appears to be a serious problem to which you may have a quick solution. My Windows 10 (DELL) will not shut down. I have to shut it down with a force shut-down. When I turn it on it tells me it is trying to install updates. The same result every time (over two months now) "cannot install updates, returning PC to its previous configuration" not exact quote. This takes about 12 minutes. As far as I can tell I have lost no functionality. I have tried all the options in the Security and Update menu and never get past the "start now." The machine immediately returns the note "cannot reset this PC." I am willing to go deep in to the reset process but am blocked at an early stage. I am not a techie but will try rebuilding the machine including all programs if I can just get it clean. Any tips? Again, great video.
Thanks for your kind words. As for your issue, sounds like your Windows updates maybe corrupted or damaged. You can try deleting the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder, however it requires stopping the update service which you can do from an elevated CMD prompt with "Net stop wuauserv" without the quotes. After deleting the folder, you can do "Net start wuauserv" to restart it and that recreates the folder. See how that goes.
Thank you, I did this not to give my pc away but to basically make it new again👍🏼
You're welcome Sgt. 😀
Very relevant and methodical presentation. Thank you.
Thank you so much! And you're welcome.
Thanks so much....just saved me a trip to the computer shop...windows update was corrupted and this new reinstall fixed it...❤❤...TY.
Excellent! I'm glad to hear this was helpful. You're welcome.
It only took 1 hr and 15 minutes....and all docs and photos were saved...I did Uninstall a total of 8 other apps before I did the reset which saved time...and then reinstalled again when a new fresh windows 10 appeared...ty once again 👍🎯🎯🎯
@@mikeseals4500 Awesome! You're welcome
Great presentation Daniel, that helped me a lot in understanding how to reinstall Windows on my laptop, thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for the compliments.
This helped a lot thank you so much. Now my graphics card doesn’t run at 90 degrees Celsius.
You're welcome. I'm glad to have helped.
how did windows affect ur gpu temp?
@@Locust5uc01 he prolly had a virus which was using his Glu to crypto mine
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This helps me a lot, thank you sir 👏😁 continue the work well
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Daniel, do I have to disconnect my other hard drives before doing this? Dans quelle ville du Québec, demeure-tu? Bon travail.
Hello, thank you. I don't live in or near Quebec. :) Anyway, no you don't have to disconnect other drives but I find it a safe practice if easy enough to do.
what if i only want to reset the partition ,,C'' and keep every other HDDS? does it keep them?
By default, it only wipes C drive and the hidden system partitions you don't see. But never trust that, always backup.
Thank you , Daniel. It was a clear tutorial. 👏👍
You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you for your advice! Great video! Even I got it : )
You're welcome!
I like the cut of your jib. Thanks man. 😀
Thank you
Thanks!
You're welcome, and thank you so much for the Super Thanks!
Thank you for such a clear instructions. Please, my pc has been misbehaving, closing tabs and windows by itself making it difficult for me to carry out simple task as creating a folder without obstruction. I don't know if that has to do with virus, will this solve that problem?
Thank you for your kind words. We can't tell why you are having the problem for sure, but this is one way to solve the issue. it should help.
Whenever I finish windows installation media and try to install, I get hit with a "No drivers could be found" So I can't get unbanned from the games I wanna be because I can't get past the first step, I've tried everything and nothing works, I've even tried downloading drivers from it and once it installs in it it just doesnt show up, is my pc broken?
I'm not sure I know what you mean. Is it not able to find the hard drive to install Windows on and asking for the driver for the hard drive? Some disks require downloading a drive from another computer.
Hi what is the difference between reinstalling windows 10 through “Reset this PC” option in the settings and reinstalling by booting from a USB and installing that way? Is one way better or healthier than the other? Thanks
Good question maybe worth making a video about. using a bootable disk can be better knowing it's not compromised or infected. Depending on your reason for resetting the PC to begin with. if virus infected, or hacked, I'd use a bootable disk. I wouldn't trust the built in tool.
@@TwinBytesInc thank you for the reply!
Hello daniel if i will completely follow this video and clear everything then only C drive data will be cleared not the D drive one. please confirm this one thing.
Yes, but you need to be careful because there is an option to wipe all drives and you need to be sure you don't choose that. Otherwise, you're fine.
thank you daniel for your tutorial!
My pleasure!
Can you do this with the windows 10 version you already have installed on your machine? Without needing an iso image of a new windows installation ect? Sorry for this silly question
Yes, this is exactly what this video is for.
Hi!
I have a desktop computer that has started giving me the blue screen of death. However, it does not complete the 'collecting of some error info' and provides me with the following Stop code: WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR.
How do I reinstall Windows 10 on it without buying a new Windows-10-Key?
Thanks!
You don't need to buy a new key or license. the hardware remembers the Windows. Just use any DVD or bootable USB stick to reinstall Windows. Just make sure you use the same Windows, like if it's Home, don't use Pro or it won't activate.
@Daniel Gauthier - TwinBytes Inc
How do you change the storage location fro windows 10 ?
This is not an easy answer. You'd have to basically reinstall Windows on another larger drive, or clone it to another drive which moves everything including programs and data. At that rate, you could just buy a bigger drive to clone it to.
Aside from moving Windows, there a bunch of programs you can move and default storage locations I have videos on how to do.
@@TwinBytesInc thank you i found it
Glad you found what you're looking for.
Do we need to save the license key or serial number before we perform these steps ?
No, you don't. it's built into the system.
I have dualboot Windows/Ubuntu. Will my Ubuntu be changed/reset if i reinstall Windows?
Ty
it's been a while since I played with dual boot, but they should be on two separate partitions so reinstalling one shouldn't affect the other. But if the boot partition gets reset, that might remove the dual boot info and it won't know how to boot to Ubuntu again.
does RESET MY PC option format rest of drives other than windows drive??
no, it shoudl only reset the Windows partition but I never trust these things 100% I try backing up first, unplug the 2nd drive if a physical 2nd drive.
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Thank you!
Hello, i have Windows 10 Pro N, doing your steps will reinstall Pro N right? I want Home version but i see i can't select it here.
it should reinstall the same version that is currently installed using this method. Unless you use a bootable disk and you can choose something else.
@TwinBytesInc Thank you for the answer, i appreciate. ✌️
If i restart it will it remove all my files and programs??
After i upgrade my PROCESSOR, MOTHERBOARD and GRAPHIC CARD. Into higher version. My PC keeps on crashing. Even though its all new.
Depending what option you choose, it will give you the choice to keep your files, but always deletes programs.
If you upgraded all those components, it's like a new computer and Windows might give you a hard time about activation but crashing can be a number of issues that needs more troubleshooting. Even though new parts, doesn't mean it is not potentially faulty. Sorry can't help here, in this case.
Does it clean the other partitions like d
if I recall correctly, it will prompt you for the option if it recognizes a second partition. normally I believe it ignores the second partition. Always good to take a backup just incase which you should be doing regularly anyway.
@@TwinBytesInc Thank you for the reply sir, I have already done that and nothing has been deleted from the other disks, by the way, an option has appeared telling me if I want to delete the other partitions and I have chosen No
You're welcome. Glad it worked out.
Whenever I try to reset it. it says could not find the recovery environment what should I do?
That part of the drive is damaged so you will need to use a bootable DVD or USB.
Tahnkyou for the fulll detailed demo e
You're welcome. Thanks so much for taking time to comment.
how would i do it cant get past login screen the login info is not there iv tryed
mediacreathon tool 22h2 it wont do re install cant its a ssd 1tb
any idear how i can get it to run. iv tryed in set up changed to bood usb it did
not make any drifrence the time and date is not right in systom (im on a lap top at moment)
it was 24 hour clock now its 12 hour one i did not do any changes to c file cant start in safe mode eather
You might need to do a fresh install unless you can do a repair from a bootable disk. This other video shows how to do a fresh install. th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html
@@TwinBytesInc all good its up and running now was able to get past login screen
wanted to give a pc to my nephew but has all my stuff would I have to signouty? i had to PC sitting apart and just rebuilt it and for got how to do all this? LoL was trying to erase the NvMe drive to just do a full reinstallation but this Gigabyte AX370 Gaming don't have the option in the Bios to Erase Drives least I didn't see any? so I guess I can just go about it this was, but I will create a account for him I'm online you say the could download take longer? i am really not worried I just want to erase all to add staem thas the only thing he will use it for Gaming TY
Hello, reinstalling Windows will work as long as you choose the option to wipe the data as described in this video. No need to go into the BIOS.
Hello Dan I am trying your reset method to give this computer to a friend . Everything worked fine but now it is stuck on " getting things ready " how long should i wait before rebooting? It gets to a point where it goes to a black screen I guess that is its time limit , but that way I have to sit here a very long time before it is done . should I just wait . I heard of some very very long wait times
it shouldn't take more than a few minutes but if taking more than 30 minutes, it's definitely a problem and most likely the hard drive is bad.
@@TwinBytesInc Thanks for the reply dan . it did take about 45 min. but all is well now
Hello. If I have two harddrives, one SSD for system files and other one is for personal files. Will the reset wipe both of them or only system disc? Thank you for answer.
When you reinstall it should only wipe the main drive, not the secondary, but I would take a backup or temporarily disconnect the second drive just incase.
is this processs similar to installing windows from a bootable usb? i mean to ask is it like a fresh install same as if we do it from bootable usb?
It's identical except for how you begin the procedure.
Hey i did the reset today on my pc and i chose the local reinstall and pc did the resetting and then he just turned black idk what is wrong please help me.
I'm not able to provide individual support in chats. Quick answers are provided when possible. could be a bad drive. You should remove the drive and plug it into another computer and test if it's healthy.
can i do this to use my ssd in my new pc im building? since windows is alreadyt on that drive
Yes, it should try to find all the drivers again for the new computer during install.
This is very good but im just asking if I chose to download windows from cloud how does that work because I want to install windows 10 that ain't broken like mine I have windows task bar from windows 7 for some reason and I cant activate windows...
Thank you for writing. I'm not sure what exactly you mean, but downloading windows to reinstall is the same as using local, except downloading get a fresh copy of the latest version. it doesn't effect activation at all and the start menu wouldn't look different unless they made changes in that newer release.
@@TwinBytesInc okay thank you!!!
You are second to none. Very good instructor. I will be applying your instructions to replace my W10 in the same place. Thank you very much.
Btw, the Search on the task bar is locked, cannot type. Have any VDO that would solve this issue?
Thank you. I don't believe I have a video on that but if it's what I'm thinking, there is a solution to run the CTFMON.exe in C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe Add it to autostart to run at startup so you don't have to run it each time.
its sync data 10:31 from the old device or need to sign in the new one?
Excellent question. That means when you sign in to sync, it will pull the information from your old device where the data is synced. Basically the information is stored in the cloud before you reinstalled windows. So if this computer was syncing before you reinstalled Windows, when you sign in to sync, it will download it and continue syncing again.
@@TwinBytesInc ok Thanks for the answer
@@zasschannel3269 You're welcome
After confirm to reset my pc my monitor is black and my pc is open is it resetting ?
You should see something on the screen that walks you through it. If just a black screen there is something else going on. Did this resolve itself or what is happening?
Does the advanced option format or erase all the disks of the pc.. or just the disk where windows is installed? Like eh only drive C gets erased??? Pls help me out
Yes, just the drive where windows is installed. But you should always have a backup just incase because I've seen crazy things happen that don't make sense during my experience.
@@TwinBytesInc noted..
Thank you for guiding
You're welcome
Do I lose Microsoft (Office) programs like the MS Word, MS Excel upon reseting the PC regardless of the option I choose?
If so, is there a way I can reinstall or factory reset my Windows PC without losing the MS Word program?
Unfortunately it has to remove all programs regardless of what option you choose. Factory reset means whatever programs were installed from the factory are included, which will be trial versions of possibly a different version of the software you currently have, if any software at all. I would say, don't count on any software being saved.
Thank you for the answer!
@@renetruden7156 You're welcome
Thanks Sir that was so helpful ❤️
You're welcome. Glad it helped.
Can you help me please, I have windows home or something and I want to download pro. I have it on my usb, how to do it. Do I just stick usb when turning on windows or what. Does this windows automatically deletes or what? I see that you are answering comments so I would be thankhfull if you helped me. Thank you!
That's a great idea for a video. You need a license and it's easy to do from within Windows. no need for USB or DVDs. Just inside Windows in the System settings. It shows you have Pro and there should be a button to upgrade to Pro. it will take you to the store app to purchase, download and upgrade. it runs just like a Windows update. later I can make a video on it.
If I choose to download from the cloud will the program download windows 10 or windows 11.? My computer is not capable of running windows 11.
It will download the version you are currently running
Hi I have a laptop which doesn't even open file explorer and many more apps . lags a lot and everytime i open it, it says preparing windows takes a lot to open and if l download a file or anything then shutdown my pc then the file will be gone. So will this help ?
hi, this could help. But if an issue with the hard drive, it could repeat itself again. You could also try the repair tool at Tweaking.com which does wonders.
I didn't like the way that Microsoft forced me to use an MS account on my new computer. I watched the whole video, then attempted the reinstall. When I get to 6:45 in the video, my screen does NOT have the option for OFFLINE ACCOUNT. Thoughts? Maybe the new version of Win10 does not allow it anymore.
Using the reinstall method using the same account you already have. So if you were already signed in using a Microsoft account, it will keep it that way. For me, I was using a local account but Microsoft pushes to switch to using a Microsoft account. One trick is when doing a fresh install, don't connect a cable and don't connect to your WiFi during setup, it will prompt you several times asking to connect to the Internet. Just keep choose No, you don't have internet. Then it will allow you to setup a local account.
I think this is a good prompt for me to create a video on how to switch from Microsoft to a local account.
@@TwinBytesInc Thank you Daniel, I'll try that tonight. I really appreciate the tip.
You're welcome.
Daniel my Windows security doesnot work and showing error that we can't turn it. I do all tricks to fix that issue but it doesn't work for me. I thibk i got an virus that doesnot allow to turn on my security centre. Do i need to reset my laptop and remove everything does it fix my issue?? Kindly reply fast..
Hi Muhammad. If you tried several Malware removal tools, etc and it's not working, that might not be a virus anymore, but just a damaged system that could be the result of a virus or the result of some failed update or dying hard drive. Who knows. Reinstalling Windows will fix it but that is an extreme fix. It's cheaper to do that than pay someone to troubleshoot. Maybe try Tweaking.com repair tool which is also free.
There is a lot of files I do not know where they are and come from about 280 GB. I have checked and is is not my games, I have only two installed about 128 GB. Will a restoration help clear op spaslce on my drive? When i check the app in setting, no one is taking op more than 1 GB of storage. I have a 500 GB SSD and I do not have it can fill op so quick?!
Thank you for the VERY clear how to video!
Thanks for your comments and glad you found my video helpful. You might find your old files in C:\Windows_old which I think is the exact spelling when it backs up a copy of your Windows profile. in there you should find Users folder with your old username and all your documents and files.
If anyone is wondering, I did restat my computer like in the video and it seems like it has cleared op a lot of space now and I can now download all my games
This is awesome! Thanks so much for taking time to write an update!
1:45 my friend told that the files may also affected by viruses and reinstalling using that option , virus will be there as before . Which is true. Should i clean install win 10 or install by clicking that " keep my files " ? I have games in my steam . And 1 cracked game in my lap. I think that's why my lap slowdowns randomly. Should i backup that games files to cloud storage or leave it there ? Iam crying 😭😞
Thanks for your question. If you suspect a virus, definitely there is a small possibility that the virus has infected the installation files as well which could mean that the virus will reinstall itself along with the install of Windows.
I would recommend to use a bootable USB or CD/DVD to install Windows with. First backup all your data including game files either to a USB drive or cloud storage. Using the bootable install, delete the Windows partition and do a fresh install of Windows. Make sure you get all Windows updates installed and a good anti-virus before loading your files back.
Also don't use cracked games. It saves you money, but it creates these kind of problems too.
if you follow my advice above, you won't lose anything once reloaded except you need to purchase properly licensed games.
@@TwinBytesInc oh thank you so much for helping me. I will install win 10 as you said if my lap still faces issues. :D
@@arjun4954 You're welcome
Do we need to activate windows after doing this
No. I made a video about activation here: th-cam.com/video/CW_aM20PGPs/w-d-xo.html
after clean wipe (after the music) is that when you plug the usb to install windows?
If you are installing using the built in utility, you don't need a USB. But if you are doing the clean install without relying on the built in, you should have the USB inserted from the beginning. You might want to see this other video on doing a fresh install th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html
@@TwinBytesInc thank you for the quick response!
@@dwberg09 You're welcome
Hum! C'est écrit "reseting this pc" bloqué à 5% depuis près de 2 heures avec la petite roue qui tourne au dessus. Je fais quoi, j'éteinds le PC ou je laisse tourner encore des heures comme ça?
cela ressemble à vous peut avoir un problème avec le disque dur. Vous devrez probablement le forcer et tester le disque dur. vous aurez peut-être besoin d'un nouveau disque dur.
hello, greetings from Portugal
will this method work if my windows (10 pro) doesn't update any more (2 or 3 months ago got stuck on one update, and now it keeps going back to that update, goes all the way and in the end says it wasn't possible to do the update, and goes back to former "position")? Now I'm getting a lot of problems like crashing for no reason, not coming back from suspended mode (stays grey monitor, but pc is running) and so forth...
Thanks in advance for your help
Cheers
Hello and thanks for writing. This will work as long as it's not a hard drive problem. But this is not necessary to do if your only issue with Windows updates. Run the Windows update troubleshooting tool or try Tweaking.com tool.
@@TwinBytesInc already did the troubleshooting, didn't work 🤷🏻♂️😢 but thanks for answering! 👌🏻
Does this work with tiny10? I only have 1/2 tb ssd that got it's whole os wiped for unknown reasons.
This works for any computer with Windows 10 on it.
Your video helped A Lot , but for some reason I am stuck in a loop and it won't finish resetting . How can I fix this ? It keeps asking me my home region and preferred language and keeps looping at this point ( no going forward or backwards ) , I'm just stuck .
Thanks but I understand you are stuck. is it because you have no mouse to navigate? Or buttons grayed out? I can't troubleshoot here but those are a couple things to help determine next step. Maybe you need to plug in an external mouse or boot from a USB? You can check Microsoft discussion forum where someone posted the same question here: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/stuck-on-lets-start-with-region-is-this-right/095899fe-bf04-4034-a1e4-609a46a710af
when I clicked on the keep my files option it did everything itself but now my pc turns on and off repeatedly
You mean after everything is reinstalled and up and running, the computer wants to shut off and on by itself? That's very strange. if it wasn't doing it before, sounds like software, but a fresh install of Windows should have fixed software issues. Try booting in safemode for further troubleshooting
My Audio driver is missing so can i use this method to fix it?
Hello, Yes this could fix it, but not guaranteed if it doesn't know about the driver. Also, it would be a drastic fix. It's better to go to the manufacturer website of your computer or motherboard, and download the audio driver
Hy... I have problem with wireless devices like Bluetooth and wifi. It says that device is not connected and giving error code 45. I have tried many methods but these doesn't work for me. Does reinstalling windows will solve my problem or not?
Depending if there are issues with more than one device on your computer, then the issue could be in the Windows software or the hardware. Reinstalling Windows will fix the software side, but if it's a hardware issue, you will still have issues. Maybe a driver problem to look at first.
After i had done preparing the reset my screen just went black and i had to klick restart on my pc which did that it didnt reinstall windows.
Maybe try again or you may require a Windows boot disk to install from
Hello sir, i just want to ask u, when i reinstall windows with this method (erase all data) are my drivers deleted to and i have to install them once again or they are just installed like they were before? Please answer tnx. 😁
Thanks for your question. Drivers will be deleted too and then installed from Microsofts database that it knows of. Any drivers missing you can go to the manufacturers website and download the specific drivers from there.
What is the differece between reinstalling windows, like you did in the video, and resetting the pc? I have reset my pc before and it looks the same as reinstalling windows.
They are basically the same thing. resetting the PC involves reinstalling Windows preserving data, or wiping the data. If you have to use a disk, it can be called resettling or reinstalling depending on how you do it, but it basically is the same thing.
@@TwinBytesInc Hi. I'm running a non-genuine copy of windows 10. Would this method still work?
what if i change my serials and i need to redownload windows, would this work for that too?=\
not sure what you mean by serials? license numbers are built into motherboards now and Microsoft looks at all hardware to see if minor changes, it knows its the same comupter. This is if Windows already on the computer and working, then it should work.
What should we do if the reset process is stuck in the "just a moment" screen?
Sounds like there's corruption in the part of the hard drive where the installation media is. The drive maybe bad or you may just need to do a little scan like SFC /scannow on the drive if you can somehow get to a command prompt.
So I currently am upgrading from a b450 motherboard to a b550 motherboard and was wondering if this would be an idle way to reinstall windows in hopes to not see any performance trouble after upgrading.
You may have some driver issues not to mention RAM and CPU compatibility by changing the motherboard. If you are looking for a performance boost, replacing the motherboard is not ideal at all. Reinstalling Windows, yes. But maybe adding more RAM and upgrading to a faster SSD drive. Maybe even upgrade CPU if possible. if the motherboard is that old that it can't handle the fastest RAM and CPU you want, then you are basically looking at a whole new computer.
Will reinstalling the Windows help with the crashing problems I have with a game I had been playing for a year and a half? Recently it started crashing more and more often, while during the last few days I had been kept into an infinite loading screen + "losing the connection to the server" But my internet is completely fine and I can't play at all since it wouldn't even let me in.
Most likely yes it will help. But if the issue is the hard drive it self, it won't help because the drive might need replacing. You'd need to test the hard drive health first to see if that is the issue.
@@TwinBytesInc indeed. It seems my hard drive is not working properly anymore, so most likely I will get myself a SSD for my laptop instead. Thank you
You're welcome.
@@ladyjoke hey thats happening to me last few days how did you solve crashings
Oh my god thank you so much this helped me a lot😁
You're so welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
@@TwinBytesInc 😁💖🙏
Thanks.. I was trying to reset from 1st method it gives error but 2nd helped me to reset it
Excellent! You're welcome.
Hi, i just did this today to try to stop my laptop from the "your pc ran into a problem:(" blue screen. I really thought this would fix it but it still isn't working.
Are there any more options for me to try on my own?
Hello and thanks for your question. Sounds like there maybe a hardware problem if reinstalling Windows still didn't work. Unless a conflict with some 3rd party software you had installed. I would test the hard drive health and memory. I have videos on how to do that as well in my Computer Repair playlist.
It's amazing, thanks man
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for taking time to write me.
do i need to set up sound drivers and other drivers after?
Drivers are built in and normally reinstall themselves.
hey daniel im trying reset my pc but when i pick the download from cloud it says (there was a Problem?) i don't understand why its not letting pick this option i done it a few times before. would you know or have a video on how to delete windows 10 that's already installed on my desktop? and reinstall a fresh version of windows 10 a different way? please if you could help me out, thank you daniel.
Thanks for your question. You'll want to watch this other video that shows you how to do a fresh install. Hope that answers your question. th-cam.com/video/4zMAoNY2B64/w-d-xo.html
The built in installer can become corrupt sometimes and so you have to do a fresh install in those cases or a repair install using a disk.
Will reinstalling my windows help fix my resolution because I recently removed my graphics card and the resolution is higher and there is no recommended option In settings
Yes, I believe this will help but it's overkill. You can probably just uninstall any video driver software and delete video display drivers from device manager.
Does this help clean the malwares/virus that I suspect on my pc OR new windows via bootable drive is recommended?
Yes, I would say 99.9% guaranteed. Depending on the type of hack or infection. if it was an intelligent enough infection to get into the portion of the files where it will reinstall itself along with Windows, but I've not heard of this yet. Although with technology, anything is possible and someone is always going to be the first. If you suspect an advanced threat, then I recommend a disk. Trust you gut on this one.
Is this save to do with and SSD?
Yes, it doesn't matter if SSD or HDD. Thanks for your question.
My Leptop Microsoft store is unavailable , can i give a try for this
You don't need the store working for reinstalling Windows. But if the store doesn't work, when you reinstall Windows that will also fix the store.
@@TwinBytesInc its worked thank you
Awesome! You're welcome
Hello if i reinstall it can i transfer the windows file from hhd to ssd?? Is putting product keys required after installing? (BECAUSE I FORGOT MINE)
These sound like a couple different questions. No you don't need to re-enter the product key, it remembers it. Yes you can transfer from HHD to SSD but this is a totally different and unrelated procedure which I have another video on cloning drives.
@@TwinBytesInc thank you sir.. godbless i will search your other vid about cloning..
You're welcome.
My laptop says it was recently upgraded to windows 10, if you reset this pc , you won't able to undo the upgrade and go back to the previous version of windows, should i still continue?
That means you won't be able to go back to Windows 7 or 8. If you've been using Windows 10 for a while and no intention to go back to Windows 7 or 8, then yes. Continue.
Great tutorial thanks! Will this work with replacing/upgrading a motherboard?
Thanks for the compliments and you're welcome. Yes, it will work as long as you can still boot into Windows after the motherboard is replaced. This is what this video is for. otherwise you need to see my other video that shows how to install from a bootable disk.
will my drive c space be clear ?
So how do we get our user account back, (assuming your keeping your data)? Will it just ask us for the login information? Also, will my pc run better
Thanks for your question. It will remember your user account. You have the option of keeping your data or not when you start the process. Your PC is guaranteed to work better unless the is an underlying hardware problem.
@@TwinBytesInc thank you so much, you deserve a lot more subs, i appreciate your response
@@pepper2570 Thanks so much for your kind words
Thank you for the video Daniel!! Its very helpful. I have a technical question, do I have to reinstall the drivers (like for the graphic card) after doing all the steps? I dont know if drivers are also deleted. Thank you!
Thank you. if you are reinstalling without formatting the drive, it usually will remember drivers to reinstall. But there is a chance you may have to go to the manufacturer site to get the proper drivers.
i did this on my laptop but there is still a profile that it automatically tries to log into but is giving me an error saying the profile is missing this happen to anybody else ??
if you are choosing the option to preserve data, it will keep the user profiles and if one is damaged this makes some sense. You can create a new profile, if necessary for the problem profile. Then delete the old one after backing up the data which you can access normally via c:\Users folder
hi! how long did it take to reset windows like complete wipe deletting all files and programs?? 1or2hrs??
I don't recall exactly if I didn't specify in the video, but it really depends on the speed of your computer. Generally I find it can take about 1 hour.
does this work to just clean viruses cus that is my case so i get rid of games and other programs and viruses too?
Yes, It will get rid of everything including viruses and programs with the option of your data if you choose to keep it.
On my pc "Recovery" button doesn't work. Any fix?
It's kinda funny but recovering Windows would fix the recoverying button too. :) However, rather than using a DVD or bootable USB to do the reinstall with, you can try a cool little program from www.tweaking.com which I don't believe I made a video on and this is a powerful little program that is free and I've used it many times in the past when I wasn't sure what to do, and it fixed many issues over the years.
Is it the same process in windows 10 pro?
yes it is.
I think this will take a looong time to do but I bought a used computer and they did not delete their stuff so I have to try to clean install because I don’t want their things on my computer.
Depending on the speed of the computer, it shouldn't take anymore than 1 hour for the entire process. Then you can start customizing it. Maybe they got some good music to keep ;)
@@TwinBytesInc Oh mine is stuck on preparing 1%
Oh oh, if more than a few minutes at 1%, that could be a sign the hard drive is dying and needs to be replaced.
@@TwinBytesInc OMG 😯 I Hope not, I will try again and give it some time lol
Does cleaning apps delete all ur installed programes too.?
Yes, it deletes them all
mine goes to reset then says undoin changes then their was a problem
it could mean a bad hard drive that needs replacing, or you just need to use a bootable USB or DVD.
@ dw i fixed it now
If I try to reset my PC, and want to keep my files, what happens to my Program Files (x86) and Program Data? Will I keep them or will they be deleted?
Those files would be deleted. So if you have Google Chrome profile to backup or Game data for example, it might be a good idea to backup certain folders in Program Data folder and in your %userprofile%\AppData\Local
What if you cant get into settings?
if you can't get into settings to begin the process, you could trying running SFC /Scannow command from admin level CMD prompt, then try again. If that doesn't help, you will have to use a bootable USD or DVD to reinstall Windows from.
thanks for your clear instruction! would it help to resolve DPC Watchdog Violation error I'm getting?
It might help if the problem is in the operating system but that's a drastic fix. If the issue is the hard drive it won't help. I would recommend testing your hard drive health first, and run SFC /SCANNOW as a PowerShell Administrator.
Thank you for help! Peace ☮️
You're welcome
My desktop always says undoing changes during the process 😪😭
Thanks for your comment, there must ben an issue with the physical hard drive that is causing this to happen. You may have to test the hard drive health and potentially purchase a new drive to do a fresh install with.
I just reinstalled windows 10, but all my apps like steam and discord are gone.... Do i have to reinstall them like I would normally? Also how do i get all other vital programs like Microsoft redistributable back?
This is normal. Yes you would have to reinstall the programs and things like MS Redistributable would install along with the the programs that require them automatically.
Does this mean that reseting my PC with the option "Keep my files" will still have the Microsoft Word on the PC?
Does this applies also for the option "Remove everything"?
@@renetruden7156Probably not as that is an "application". Data is things like photos, videos etc.
Think about when you "uninstall a program" through control panel.... Those "apps" are all uninstalled.
You can copy anything u like ofcourse onto a USB for example but apps need to be "reinstalled" because they edit Windows files.