It's funny that you dropped this just after I reloaded Windows on my gaming laptop this evening. Something glitched out with the trackpad driver and I couldn't get it back, but it worked in the BIOS setup so the hardware was good. I did something similar to what you do here, but through the "Advanced Startup Options" menu.
@@WinstonCodesOn Awe dang! I actually made this video because a buddy of mine DM'd me and needed this soluton and I figured I should just make a video!
No, I don`t because I never needed it. I`m running Windows 10 scince its release, namely Windows 10 Pro on my elder Dell Office PC and Dell Latitude laptop and on my powerful moderrn not self-built but at least self-configured AMD Gaming PC without any signifcant issues and everything runs quickly and smoothly as it should and also without any "evil visitors" thanks to Windows Defender and the browser addon "Malwarebytes Browser Guard" for instance. I also debloated and cleaned all of these Windows versions some time ago thanks to your and "Chris Titus Tech" and "JayzTwoCents" special videos on this topic. But I don't always fumble around in the depths of the OS, once adjusted and it's good, apart from small things depending on my needs and preferences which of course may change from time to time.
I have no words to describe but to say that you are the best. I was having an issue where every time and I mean it, literally every time when I turn on my pc or even restart it, it would say updating the system and then at 97%, it would show message that something went wrong and then take like 5-10 minutes after that to come to home screen. Also, whenever I press start button, it would say, something went wrong, click here to sign out and that notification won't go until you actually sign out. Also, I was not able to search anything, as well as not able to right click my task bar programs or pin anything at all. Thanks to the easiest steps you mentioned in the video, now my Windows is working perfectly fine without losing any application or data. Hats off to you Sir. Much Love from Pakistan.
My problem wasn't windows, but that my SSD was dying. It stopped working, but through problem solving, I noticed in time. And was able to backup all of my files before eventually the SSD stopped working.
THANK YOU!! I was unable to re-install discord and had to resort to using my browser for discord even after deleting all traces of it. You're a life saver!
This works well, I ran this on my Razor blade pro 2019. Before apps took a while to load and get going, now they load much faster like when I purchased the computer. Less intrusive way to get Windows running quickly again. Thanks for the tip!
TO ALL THE PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADOBE ERROR 87 "ANOTHER INSTALLER IS CURRENTLY RUNNING!" This video was the only way I could fix my Adobe Creative Cloud from failing on install! It works exactly as Nico said, no file loss. The only thing you need to do to fix the Adobe installer is RESTART your pc after it firsts boots when it is done re-installink the OS. Nico, would you be able to pin this comment? I know of many people experiencing this issue with Adobe CC and I wish they find your video sooner than I did (it took me 3 days of troubleshooting!) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
YO! Thank you very much Nico!!!! this actually saving my frustration on installing Nvidia driver and Geforce experience on my Alienware x14 r1. I follow your tutorial except interface on windows setup.exe a little bit different, after managed this installation, i download gpu driver from official dell then i extract to other folder. launch the setup.exe straight forward installations finished 😁😁 then i instal geforce experience also successfull. damm happy man! have been try many tutorial for instalation "nvidia failed" this is the most working and less problem. * i recommended create your system restore before proceed any installation like DDU (incase is failed) hope it helps other 😊👍
Hey Nico, thanks for an excellent video. Gives the perfect answer to that question of "How do I refresh ONLY Windows 10/11?". And avoids the confusing waffle in every guide to "Resetting Windows" (especially Microsoft's web pages on it 😒 ) And the presentation is *perfect*. Well-paced, straight to the point, and without the ridiculous gimmicks and "comic" fillers that is an irritating trend now. (I call that video-prod-abuse, ha ha) To answer your question about reset: When I get a client PC that is running slow, hanging, etc - and I'm suspecting Windows, this is a perfect first step before a heavier reset. Thanks again. Liking & subscribing to your YTs is a no-brainer. Keep up the great work, Cheers from Aus, Ish 🙏☮
A BIG THANK YOU. Worked a treat. I had to do a bios update before updating windows 11, as the TPM 2.0 was disabled/missing and I couldn't enable it. But the updated Bios sorted it. PC now faster then ever.
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!! Seriously, you saved me from days of reinstalling stuff or weeks if I would have gone for the reset option, or even worse I maybe had to buy an external drive or something. I had this problem that a Windows update failed in 2023 December and that was the last update I had. Because that update failed, it made it so I couldn't access the clipboard, notifications menu, windows built-in calendar, windows menu search wouldn't work (this was really annoying because I had to open certain apps through win + x or through task manager starting new task) and overall notifications wouldn't show. And ALL my stuff on my computer stayed the same as I had which is amazing. Thank you again for this solution! Would like this video 10 more times if I could.
thanks man. I wasn't getting sound from Tomb raider remastered and this fixed it. Maybe you can add in the tag so people can find this. Coming across from "having no sound" SEO to land this video was quite a ride.
Immediate sub unlike all these videos claiming ohh if my video is helpful hit the like button blah blah blah while streaming nothing but air. Last year I had some file corruption and wdyk a new pc and a year removed im dealing with another file corruption issue. But thankfully before I nuked my pc I found your vid and thanks a lot, vid was well paced and spoken very easy to follow. Unlike more then I can count you didn’t talk like you needed to hurry to the restroom, Lol. So as others have expressed pls keep on sharing the knowledge we need people like you.
I didn't use the media creation tool but simply downloaded the Win 11 .iso file that was applicable to my version of Windows. Also backed up the system in case of any problems with the refresh install. I'm now about two thirds of the way into the operation.
Thank You for the information I was having trouble with my Canon G7020 printer it worked for a while but then when I would turn on the printer it caused the computer to crash I got the blue screen with the sad face on it. But I followed your video on how to reset windows 11 without losing my information and I turned on the printer and so far it works. Thank You so much again. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
DUUUDE thanks, I've been trying to fix my updates for years and nothing that Windows suggested was working, last night some random dude from Valorant told me to do a clean install and this vid help so much, W vid W Valorant dude
I've since tried to install, having taken meticulous notes and screenshots. (I'm so wary nowadays about "trying anything new", hence the delay.) However, like so many people, I'd been advised (elsewhere) to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account; and the former, I now learn, is needed for installation. Can you offer advice or perhaps even do an extra video to help us all?
This fixed my issues that I knew were windows related. I had this problem where the screen would flash black, then try to almost get back to normal, but finally my taskbar would vanish and the windows background became black. Things would work though like I could tab into things but goodbye to file explorer. Did what was in this video to fix the issue. Takes less than an hour.
i had accidentally put the insider preview on my pc and had no good way of getting off till i used this method still lost everything but i thank you so much for this video cause the insider was causing a endless amount of issues you a lifesaver dawg
Thank you thank you thank you so much I was so sad that i had to again start my windows from scratch to solve the problem and was about to do that but i came across your video and it did nothing to my apps and files but solved the problem totally.THANK YOU!!
So I'm not the only one that had an issue with the new update it auto updated one night and for the past week everything's been messing up making my pc slow
Just got a new pc. Windows update stuck at 0% .. was going to reset till i came across this video. Will give it a try soon .. hopefully it works. Will let you know how it goes
The ISO may show another file association, if it does you will need to change it to ''Windows Explorer'' Then the mount option will appear in the menu.
either that or you can simply go into settings then system then restore then reinstall windows (this will just do a windows reinstall like this video is but microsoft finaly inplemented this into windows 11 23h2) and then see if it is fixed
@@itzadi446 it must reset the registry to default. So you would have to install programs again and I would think any oem drivers too. Shame this crap youtuber didn't answer your quedtion
I’m in the process of doing this but I’m I. The windows 11 insider testing and now it’s acting all weird will this set me back to standard Win 11 or am I going to start over fresh. You have a great channel subscribed
You are incredible u fix my issue in which search bar wasn’t working ur the best I’m su see ur a life saver I love this channel evryone please share! 7:18
Hey @NicoKnowsTech, I have been having this issue for a few days now where whenever I'm playing a game, Valorant, Apex, Fortnite. The game window just minimizes with me doing anything. Do you have any solutions?
Loved the video. Clean, concise, easy to understand. But... My parents got a new desktop computer. They gave me their previous all-in-one computer. I want to make this my downstairs computer. I want to remove my mom as Administrator, restore all the settings, and setup the computer as my own. Would this method be the best way to accomplish that, or is there a different option that I should pursue?
Na, safety first make a backup (even if it's 40TB) Format all the drives, re-install and reload (it might take a week to re-install everything; but it's better to be safe then screwed)
*Warning Notice:* This will format (probably only fast format) any _logical partitions_ that make part of the same physical drive where you are in-place updating your windows. P.s. You *must not* format or write anything to the free disk space. I have successfully recovered the file system markers, my lost partition appeared in the file explorer. So far the files open and the games run, things like labels in partition C linked to lost files of D have been automatically updated. All thanks to a little free program called "testdisk", you need to select your physical driver where you want to recover lost partitions; select file system format (I chose Intel/PC); in the list of scanned partitions select their type to be visible (e.g. L for logical partition); then select [write] partition info.
@@NicoKnowsTech That is correct because my logical disk D, that is a partition different from C (which has the windows I updated in place) but still part of the same physical drive, was wiped clean by the update. It's now listed as "free space", my custom sized system recovery partition was also dismantled. I just witnessed it today, it's a fact not a hypothesis.
@@NicoKnowsTech I did exactly what was explained, I'm not an inexperienced user. I used the update .iso file and it even had plainly written out option "save files and apps". My main disk C with the windows I was updating remained intact and updated windows, my second disk D doesn't exist anymore, my *physically other* disk E from a second hdd didn't change. It might have different behaviour because disk D has a different windows of its own, but again it was a logical partition of the same hdd as partition C.
if you have windows 11 pro , is that a separate creation tool or just 11 standard ? I have a gaming rig 5900x & 4090 . A month back I had a Windows update, since then my gaming performance has been effected every time I start up the system, frame timing is off & loses about 15 - 30 fps. Peak performance is restored once I perform a system restart & everything is good. Do you recommend the method described in the above video or is a full reinstall required ? thanks in advance
Is this also recommendable if I suspect there may be keyloggers on my PC ? Or should I in that case just perform a normal factory reset or potentially a factory reset "but keep my personal files" option?
For some reason my laptop won’t let me update to windows 11 and it’s keeps saying “something went wrong try to open settings later”. Should doing this fix it?
I’m busy with a fac reset as I type this. I’m a bit old school with a habit of mounting external media to wipe my rig. I’ll definitely give this method a whirl next time. Thanks man.
After downloading the ISO file to the desktop, there is no Mount option when right clicking, it only allows me to extract, but this isnt helpful as I cannot access "setup" to moev forward. Any tips>
You have to go to properties on the iso file and click change in the general tab and set it to open with file explorer then the mount option will show up
I right clicked on the icon on the desktop. Then I hovered over the “Open…” and then selected the File Folder option and it took me to the page that had the “set up option.” Apparently it’s already mounted 😂
A virsus havent had one of those ever since i stopped using, any Anti-viruse programs those where the main culprits, McAfee, Norton, the notorious AVG one's fine with the built in Windows Defender, i dont even use it. But this video can be effectivr if one ever gets Stuck in a Rut, Thank you for sharing i'll have ths saved on my saved Videos.
Just curious, ...I have windows 11 Pro installed on and old 2007 Toshiba Satellite A305 laptop, which is of course unsupported hardware for Windows 11 Pro (has been running fine on this laptop for about two years already), Will it have any problem loading the Windows 11 back on and unsupported hardware laptop, or will if load it with no issues?
I got a question so recently my pc has gotten the blue screen error loop and i tried everything to stop the issue like restore points it never worked i had no choice but to reinstall windows and so i did and lost all my gaming apps BACKGROUNDS data and stuff i want to know how to recover it all back
Back things up in future if you ever need to do a reset, like game saves and any files you want to keep, google drive is a good place to put backups. You'll have to reinstall clients like steam though because a reset is like saying you're installing it on a new device.
Do this... Boot to safe mode then open a command prompt as administrator. Run the following commands: SFC /scannow DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth ...then reboot to normal mode. Should be working enough to do this tutorial.
Hey Nico, I am planning on doing this to leave the windows insider program Canary Channel WITHOUT losing all my data. Do you think this method would work to help me switch from windows insider canary to normal windows 11?
after a recent windows 11 update . my refi/uefi folder or boot manager was damaged. I cant't get it to boot, repair, or fix startup issues. I can get to the files if I boot to linux or sirens boot cd. can you advise options on fixing the uefi / boot manager.?
Sounds like the file system is damaged. I'll report back if I get my business PC up and running. I have the same issue and all the tools I used to diagnose what the issue is says the same thing. The irony is the tools I use to fix the issue is on my business computer.
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Do you guys reset your PC often?
Havnt done it in a while
It's funny that you dropped this just after I reloaded Windows on my gaming laptop this evening. Something glitched out with the trackpad driver and I couldn't get it back, but it worked in the BIOS setup so the hardware was good. I did something similar to what you do here, but through the "Advanced Startup Options" menu.
@@WinstonCodesOn Awe dang! I actually made this video because a buddy of mine DM'd me and needed this soluton and I figured I should just make a video!
No, I don`t because I never needed it. I`m running Windows 10 scince its release, namely Windows 10 Pro on my elder Dell Office PC and Dell Latitude laptop and on my powerful moderrn not self-built but at least self-configured AMD Gaming PC without any signifcant issues and everything runs quickly and smoothly as it should and also without any "evil visitors" thanks to Windows Defender and the browser addon "Malwarebytes Browser Guard" for instance. I also debloated and cleaned all of these Windows versions some time ago thanks to your and "Chris Titus Tech" and "JayzTwoCents" special videos on this topic. But I don't always fumble around in the depths of the OS, once adjusted and it's good, apart from small things depending on my needs and preferences which of course may change from time to time.
Yup!
However, I've Created A Batch File On The WinPE Partition That Restores All Of My Settings To The Way I like It. It Takes About 6 Minutes!
I have no words to describe but to say that you are the best. I was having an issue where every time and I mean it, literally every time when I turn on my pc or even restart it, it would say updating the system and then at 97%, it would show message that something went wrong and then take like 5-10 minutes after that to come to home screen. Also, whenever I press start button, it would say, something went wrong, click here to sign out and that notification won't go until you actually sign out. Also, I was not able to search anything, as well as not able to right click my task bar programs or pin anything at all. Thanks to the easiest steps you mentioned in the video, now my Windows is working perfectly fine without losing any application or data. Hats off to you Sir. Much Love from Pakistan.
I faced exact same probelm and now solved through this vedio❤
Was ur windows activated ? Mine is not & im afraid it would fail
Too late, in the middle of a reset, maybe next time
@@winyonzentrada bru😹
@@winyonzentrada same here
My problem wasn't windows, but that my SSD was dying. It stopped working, but through problem solving, I noticed in time. And was able to backup all of my files before eventually the SSD stopped working.
@winyonzentrada not sure for mine but I think I had too much installed so that my pc slowed down
LMAO same
THANK YOU!!
I was unable to re-install discord and had to resort to using my browser for discord even after deleting all traces of it. You're a life saver!
Ty very much nico as someone who just became an IT student this will be vey helpful for me in the future
This works well, I ran this on my Razor blade pro 2019. Before apps took a while to load and get going, now they load much faster like when I purchased the computer. Less intrusive way to get Windows running quickly again. Thanks for the tip!
Damn, it actually works! This tip saved hours of my life! W11 was almost dead, even my start menu did not work anymore. Thanks!
Glad it solved your issue.
Same
W11 was activated or not ??
TO ALL THE PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADOBE ERROR 87 "ANOTHER INSTALLER IS CURRENTLY RUNNING!"
This video was the only way I could fix my Adobe Creative Cloud from failing on install! It works exactly as Nico said, no file loss. The only thing you need to do to fix the Adobe installer is RESTART your pc after it firsts boots when it is done re-installink the OS.
Nico, would you be able to pin this comment? I know of many people experiencing this issue with Adobe CC and I wish they find your video sooner than I did (it took me 3 days of troubleshooting!)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
I was right at the point of reset, then I found this. It took a few hours but well worth it, all problems fixed. Thank you!
Wow! I'm so glad you found me before resetting! You are very welcome Rich. 👍👍👍
It worked!! Nico, you're a genius! Thank you so much! After upgrading my graphics card, I couldn't get the Elgato software to load. It's working now!
Where was this video 3 months ago...!? 👍
I should have made it then!
I know ur pain. Reset my pc during final animation school project and hard to redo an entire semester worth of work because the Trojans got me
YO! Thank you very much Nico!!!!
this actually saving my frustration on installing Nvidia driver and Geforce experience on my Alienware x14 r1.
I follow your tutorial except interface on windows setup.exe a little bit different,
after managed this installation, i download gpu driver from official dell then i extract to other folder.
launch the setup.exe straight forward installations finished 😁😁 then i instal geforce experience also successfull.
damm happy man!
have been try many tutorial for instalation "nvidia failed" this is the most working and less problem.
* i recommended create your system restore before proceed any installation like DDU (incase is failed)
hope it helps other 😊👍
Hey Nico, thanks for an excellent video. Gives the perfect answer to that question of "How do I refresh ONLY Windows 10/11?". And avoids the confusing waffle in every guide to "Resetting Windows" (especially Microsoft's web pages on it 😒 )
And the presentation is *perfect*. Well-paced, straight to the point, and without the ridiculous gimmicks and "comic" fillers that is an irritating trend now. (I call that video-prod-abuse, ha ha)
To answer your question about reset: When I get a client PC that is running slow, hanging, etc - and I'm suspecting Windows, this is a perfect first step before a heavier reset.
Thanks again. Liking & subscribing to your YTs is a no-brainer. Keep up the great work,
Cheers from Aus,
Ish 🙏☮
You're a saver Nico!
Much appreciated your creation!
Happy to help!
Bro, this saved me from having to fully reset the PC after accidently being in the dev channel for windows 11, thank you so much
A BIG THANK YOU. Worked a treat. I had to do a bios update before updating windows 11, as the TPM 2.0 was disabled/missing and I couldn't enable it. But the updated Bios sorted it. PC now faster then ever.
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!! Seriously, you saved me from days of reinstalling stuff or weeks if I would have gone for the reset option, or even worse I maybe had to buy an external drive or something. I had this problem that a Windows update failed in 2023 December and that was the last update I had. Because that update failed, it made it so I couldn't access the clipboard, notifications menu, windows built-in calendar, windows menu search wouldn't work (this was really annoying because I had to open certain apps through win + x or through task manager starting new task) and overall notifications wouldn't show. And ALL my stuff on my computer stayed the same as I had which is amazing. Thank you again for this solution! Would like this video 10 more times if I could.
Plz was ur windows activated or not ?
@@anfalaa527 yes it was
It 100% works and fixes windows security blank issue
HOLY CRAP MAN THIS COMPLETELY FIXED MY PC! THANK YOU!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the video. The part where you said it would take 10 to 30 minutes creating the ISO. It took 2 minutes.
THANK YOU SO MUCH my Microsoft store and apps weren’t opening and I tried every other method but this did the job
Glad you found me.
Never knew that you could do this! actually saved me so much time :D tyvm and it sorted my issues I was having :)
That's great Daniel!
@@NicoKnowsTech is it ok if i used windows install assistance ?
How does one complete this type of "upgrade re-install" when you are stuck with a failed windows repair startup?
God bless you sir! I tried everything and this worked
Outstanding!
thanks man. I wasn't getting sound from Tomb raider remastered and this fixed it. Maybe you can add in the tag so people can find this. Coming across from "having no sound" SEO to land this video was quite a ride.
Immediate sub unlike all these videos claiming ohh if my video is helpful hit the like button blah blah blah while streaming nothing but air. Last year I had some file corruption and wdyk a new pc and a year removed im dealing with another file corruption issue. But thankfully before I nuked my pc I found your vid and thanks a lot, vid was well paced and spoken very easy to follow. Unlike more then I can count you didn’t talk like you needed to hurry to the restroom, Lol. So as others have expressed pls keep on sharing the knowledge we need people like you.
That is the kind of comment that keeps me going. Awesome to hear it worked out for you.
I didn't use the media creation tool but simply downloaded the Win 11 .iso file that was applicable to my version of Windows. Also backed up the system in case of any problems with the refresh install. I'm now about two thirds of the way into the operation.
Thank You for the information I was having trouble with my Canon G7020 printer it worked for a while but then when I would turn on the printer it caused the computer to crash I got the blue screen with the sad face on it.
But I followed your video on how to reset windows 11 without losing my information and I turned on the printer and so far it works.
Thank You so much again. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
DUUUDE thanks, I've been trying to fix my updates for years and nothing that Windows suggested was working, last night some random dude from Valorant told me to do a clean install and this vid help so much, W vid W Valorant dude
That's awesome dude! Glad you found me.
Simply superb. So straightforward and fluent. Thank you very much.
Thank you!
I've since tried to install, having taken meticulous notes and screenshots. (I'm so wary nowadays about "trying anything new", hence the delay.) However, like so many people, I'd been advised (elsewhere) to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account; and the former, I now learn, is needed for installation. Can you offer advice or perhaps even do an extra video to help us all?
This fixed my issues that I knew were windows related. I had this problem where the screen would flash black, then try to almost get back to normal, but finally my taskbar would vanish and the windows background became black. Things would work though like I could tab into things but goodbye to file explorer. Did what was in this video to fix the issue. Takes less than an hour.
i think we all love you Nico, I know i do, thank you for this content, regards from the UK.
Thanks brother.
your advice is usually on point.
Ziv bio brate moj!!!! 🥳🥳 It works like a charm!
Yes Nico knows Tech...but the Jingle though😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks
Nico, your video was helpful, but my Windows 11 reset failed. Looking forward to any troubleshooting tips or updates.
i had accidentally put the insider preview on my pc and had no good way of getting off till i used this method still lost everything but i thank you so much for this video cause the insider was causing a endless amount of issues you a lifesaver dawg
Thank you thank you thank you so much
I was so sad that i had to again start my windows from scratch to solve the problem and was about to do that but i came across your video and it did nothing to my apps and files but solved the problem totally.THANK YOU!!
You just got my respect, a like and an sub. My pc was struggling and you save me. Thanks a lot !
I'm honored to have you as a subscriber!
Why I got stuck at 46% update
Thank you so much I’ve been stressing for weeks about the windows update error this helped it 100% I’m real not a bot
So I'm not the only one that had an issue with the new update it auto updated one night and for the past week everything's been messing up making my pc slow
Plz was ur windows activated when u apply the steps in the video ?
This helped me fix a pending updates issue and. DSIM not functioning correctly. Thank you so much for this.
Hi Was the pending updates in Microsoft store?
Just got a new pc. Windows update stuck at 0% .. was going to reset till i came across this video. Will give it a try soon .. hopefully it works. Will let you know how it goes
The ISO may show another file association, if it does you will need to change it to ''Windows Explorer'' Then the mount option will appear in the menu.
either that or you can simply go into settings then system then restore then reinstall windows (this will just do a windows reinstall like this video is but microsoft finaly inplemented this into windows 11 23h2) and then see if it is fixed
Hey thank you very much for your great video I when through it and it works for me keep it up
The installation failed in the SECOND_BOOT phase with an error during SYSPREP_RESPECIALIZE operation
Thanks dude. Solved few issues with Windows 11.
Well.... for now...
Thank you so much for this! Fixed all my issues
Glad to hear!
Does it reset registry changes?
Thanks! Your process worked like a champ! Do u have a video on how to change/add/delete a user without having to use a Microsoft account?
This tips me the most thank you from Philippines ❤❤
Does this resets Registry and all Windows settings or keeps it the way it was?
@@itzadi446 it must reset the registry to default. So you would have to install programs again and I would think any oem drivers too. Shame this crap youtuber didn't answer your quedtion
@@akel135Why I got stuck at 46% update
Thank you nico, you saved my pc so many times especially with your vids on tron script, I would have 29293939 viruses without you😅
So glad you are safe now! Glad to have you and thank you for commenting!
Thank you very much for your sharing. You save my day!
Happy to help
Cannot thank you enough. It worked like a charm
Thanks for the detailed guide
I’m in the process of doing this but I’m I. The windows 11 insider testing and now it’s acting all weird will this set me back to standard Win 11 or am I going to start over fresh. You have a great channel subscribed
BRO I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT WORKED!!!!
Brother, I'm glad it helped you. God is good all the time... And all the time God is good.
Great video, didnt solve my issue but ill see if theres any way to use my warranty to get a replacement
im not getting the mount option please tell me what to do
Absolutely incredible, thank you so much
You are incredible u fix my issue in which search bar wasn’t working ur the best I’m su see ur a life saver I love this channel evryone please share! 7:18
Thank you so much bro... I found relief with ur video
love the intro
Hey Nico, does this clean the windows updates? Will the PC have more space?
does this remove drivers etc? should I be using this method if I've jusst upgraded my platform?
Doubt it even the standard m.s. refresh keeps all the drivers. That is about the only advantage with refresh, over clean install.
It worked for my problem 😅 thanks dude 👍
That's what I like to hear.
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHH I HAD TO DO THIS THANK YOU!!!!!! 🙏 😁😁😁😁
You're so welcome!
Would this also restore/reset registry settings that you changed before?
yes
@@DavidBaughman-n2cWhy I got stuck at 46% update
@@AdityaRaj-nf5px me too
@@clashwithsid4587 bro just disable any anti virus
Good Shit as always Nico!
Thanks buddy
TYSM!!!
Hey @NicoKnowsTech, I have been having this issue for a few days now where whenever I'm playing a game, Valorant, Apex, Fortnite. The game window just minimizes with me doing anything. Do you have any solutions?
Please upload more often.
You got it.
Will adobe photoshop stay on the drive?
Thank you!
Loved the video. Clean, concise, easy to understand. But...
My parents got a new desktop computer. They gave me their previous all-in-one computer. I want to make this my downstairs computer. I want to remove my mom as Administrator, restore all the settings, and setup the computer as my own. Would this method be the best way to accomplish that, or is there a different option that I should pursue?
Thanks for sharing!
Just create a new Administrator account then delete the old one.
Ay smart wayaround of the reset system, thanks!
Na, safety first make a backup (even if it's 40TB) Format all the drives, re-install and reload (it might take a week to re-install everything; but it's better to be safe then screwed)
*Warning Notice:*
This will format (probably only fast format) any _logical partitions_ that make part of the same physical drive where you are in-place updating your windows.
P.s. You *must not* format or write anything to the free disk space. I have successfully recovered the file system markers, my lost partition appeared in the file explorer. So far the files open and the games run, things like labels in partition C linked to lost files of D have been automatically updated. All thanks to a little free program called "testdisk", you need to select your physical driver where you want to recover lost partitions; select file system format (I chose Intel/PC); in the list of scanned partitions select their type to be visible (e.g. L for logical partition); then select [write] partition info.
That is incorrect. The whole point of performing an in-place upgrade is to forego formatting. Partitioning will remain the same.
@@NicoKnowsTech That is correct because my logical disk D, that is a partition different from C (which has the windows I updated in place) but still part of the same physical drive, was wiped clean by the update. It's now listed as "free space", my custom sized system recovery partition was also dismantled. I just witnessed it today, it's a fact not a hypothesis.
@@danser_theplayer01 then you did something other than follow the instructions in the video. This tutorial does not do that.
Full explanation: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/perform-in-place-upgrade
@@NicoKnowsTech I did exactly what was explained, I'm not an inexperienced user. I used the update .iso file and it even had plainly written out option "save files and apps". My main disk C with the windows I was updating remained intact and updated windows, my second disk D doesn't exist anymore, my *physically other* disk E from a second hdd didn't change.
It might have different behaviour because disk D has a different windows of its own, but again it was a logical partition of the same hdd as partition C.
It worked ❤ thank you so much ❤
You're welcome!
Hey, just a question, if I did this like Win11 -> Win10, would it be okay?
if you have windows 11 pro , is that a separate creation tool or just 11 standard ?
I have a gaming rig 5900x & 4090 . A month back I had a Windows update, since then my gaming performance has been effected every time I start up the system, frame timing is off & loses about 15 - 30 fps. Peak performance is restored once I perform a system restart & everything is good. Do you recommend the method described in the above video or is a full reinstall required ? thanks in advance
Is this also recommendable if I suspect there may be keyloggers on my PC ? Or should I in that case just perform a normal factory reset or potentially a factory reset "but keep my personal files" option?
Regular reset and keep normal files. I would actually run my remove any virus video. Any of them. But a reset would work too.
@@NicoKnowsTech thank you so much for your response, will do the reset & keep my files, much appreciated!!
For some reason my laptop won’t let me update to windows 11 and it’s keeps saying “something went wrong try to open settings later”. Should doing this fix it?
Windows 11 is bad don’t download
I’m busy with a fac reset as I type this. I’m a bit old school with a habit of mounting external media to wipe my rig. I’ll definitely give this method a whirl next time. Thanks man.
After downloading the ISO file to the desktop, there is no Mount option when right clicking, it only allows me to extract, but this isnt helpful as I cannot access "setup" to moev forward. Any tips>
You have to go to properties on the iso file and click change in the general tab and set it to open with file explorer then the mount option will show up
You can just double click it
I right clicked on the icon on the desktop. Then I hovered over the “Open…” and then selected the File Folder option and it took me to the page that had the “set up option.” Apparently it’s already mounted 😂
can you downgrade the system to like Win 10 with the same process?
A virsus havent had one of those ever since i stopped using, any Anti-viruse programs those where the main culprits, McAfee, Norton, the notorious AVG one's fine with the built in Windows Defender, i dont even use it. But this video can be effectivr if one ever gets Stuck in a Rut, Thank you for sharing i'll have ths saved on my saved Videos.
Malwarebytes is better than all the above.
It worked bro thanks man.
Glad I could help
Hi Nico! Does it reset registry to deffault? Whats hepening when peaople used Debloaters, and Tron script?
It resets a lot of the windows only registry. It doesn't reset it completely as this would render your applications useless.
does this only keep personal files(files inside desktop, documents etc.) or really EVERYTHING, any game, any file on every harddrive?
Keeps EVERYTHING the way it is.
WORKED THANK YOU SM
Thank you very much!!!!
Anytime.
Just curious, ...I have windows 11 Pro installed on and old 2007 Toshiba Satellite A305 laptop, which is of course unsupported hardware for Windows 11 Pro (has been running fine on this laptop for about two years already), Will it have any problem loading the Windows 11 back on and unsupported hardware laptop, or will if load it with no issues?
I got a question so recently my pc has gotten the blue screen error loop and i tried everything to stop the issue like restore points it never worked i had no choice but to reinstall windows and so i did and lost all my gaming apps BACKGROUNDS data and stuff i want to know how to recover it all back
use time machine , and stole ur own device, hope that helps,,,,
Back things up in future if you ever need to do a reset, like game saves and any files you want to keep, google drive is a good place to put backups. You'll have to reinstall clients like steam though because a reset is like saying you're installing it on a new device.
Hi! Nice explanation!
As of right now I can only access Windows in safe mode. Will this be possible to do in safe mode (with network connection)?
Do this... Boot to safe mode then open a command prompt as administrator. Run the following commands:
SFC /scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth
...then reboot to normal mode. Should be working enough to do this tutorial.
Thanks man. Sadly this solution didnt work for me so I ended up reseting my Windows completely. Just finnished downloading MSFS again (170Gb) 😄
Hey Nico, I am planning on doing this to leave the windows insider program Canary Channel WITHOUT losing all my data. Do you think this method would work to help me switch from windows insider canary to normal windows 11?
Yes.
Does this help with fixing broken drivers
I know it might not reset all of the apps, games, files and whatnot, but would it delete anything to do with the browser you're using?
thank you bro 🙏
No problem 👍
THANKS VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MUCH
after a recent windows 11 update . my refi/uefi folder or boot manager was damaged.
I cant't get it to boot, repair, or fix startup issues. I can get to the files if I boot to linux or sirens boot cd.
can you advise options on fixing the uefi / boot manager.?
Sounds like the file system is damaged. I'll report back if I get my business PC up and running. I have the same issue and all the tools I used to diagnose what the issue is says the same thing. The irony is the tools I use to fix the issue is on my business computer.