{"id":558673,"date":"2023-03-02T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:00:00","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#Everything You Need to Know About \u201cReset This PC\u201d in Windows 10 and Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2879c38ebd3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/#Under_the_Hood\" >Under the Hood<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/#How_to_Reset_Your_PC_in_Windows_10_and_Windows_11\" >How to Reset Your PC in Windows 10 and Windows 11<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/#How_to_Reset_Your_PC_From_the_Boot_Menu\" >How to Reset Your PC From the Boot Menu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reset-this-pc-in-windows-10-and-windows-11\/#How_to_Get_a_Fresh_Windows_10_or_Windows_11_System_Without_the_Bloatware\" >How to\u00a0Get a Fresh Windows 10 or Windows 11 System Without the Bloatware<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEverything_You_Need_to_Know_About_%E2%80%9CReset_This_PC%E2%80%9D_in_Windows_10_and_Windows_11%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Everything You Need to Know About \u201cReset This PC\u201d in Windows 10 and Windows 11&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-876059 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/52679424740_0fce47316a_o.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A Windows 11 PC. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Hannah Stryker \/ How-To Geek\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Hannah Stryker \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To use &#8220;Reset this PC&#8221;, navigate to Settings &gt; Updates and Security &gt; Recover on Windows 10, or Settings &gt; System &gt; Recovery on Windows 11. Reset This PC can be used to repair damaged Windows installations, remove bloatware that came pre-installed with Windows, or as a &#8220;nuclear option&#8221; to remove most malware.<\/p>\n<p>Windows includes a \u201cReset your PC\u201d option that quickly restores Windows to its factory default configuration. It\u2019s faster and more convenient than reinstalling Windows 10 or Windows 11 from scratch.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Resetting_Your_PC_Works\"><\/span>How Resetting Your PC Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you use the \u201cReset this PC\u201d feature in Windows,\u00a0Windows resets itself to its factory default state. If you purchased a PC and it came with Windows 10 or Windows 11 installed, your PC will be in the same state you received it in. By default, all manufacturer-installed software and drivers that came with the PC will be reinstalled, though you can force it to install a clean version of Windows. If you installed Windows 10 or Windows 11 yourself, it will be a fresh Windows system without any additional software.<\/p>\n<p>You can choose whether you want to keep your personal files or erase them. However, all your installed programs and settings will be erased. This ensures you have a fresh system. Any problems caused by third-party software, system file corruption, system settings changes, or malware should be fixed by resetting your PC.<\/p>\n<p>If your computer came with Windows pre-installed, you may also see a third option, \u201cRestore Factory Settings.\u201d This will restore the original version that came with your PC \u2014 so\u00a0if your computer came with Windows 10, and you upgraded to Windows 11, it will reset back to Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>This process is very similar to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/224342\/how-to-clean-install-windows-10\/\">reinstalling Windows from scratch or using a manufacturer-supplied recovery partition, but it\u2019s more convenient.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Windows 8 had separate\u00a0\u201cRefresh your PC\u201d and \u201cReset your PC\u201d options. Refresh kept all your files and personalization settings but set\u00a0your PC settings to the defaults and uninstalled your desktop <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s. Reset removed everything, including your files \u2014 like doing a complete Windows reinstall from scratch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Under_the_Hood\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Under the Hood<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120105062627\/http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/b8\/archive\/2012\/01\/04\/refresh-and-reset-your-pc.aspx\">Microsoft explained<\/a> what\u2019s actually going on under the hood when it originally introduced this feature. When you reset your PC and remove everything:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>The PC boots into Windows RE, the Windows Recovery Environment<\/li>\n<li>Windows RE erases and formats the Windows partitions before installing a fresh copy of Windows.<\/li>\n<li>The PC restarts into the new copy of Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When you choose to keep your files, the same steps occur. However, before erasing your Windows partition, Windows\u00a0RE scans the hard drive for your files and personal settings. It places them aside, installs a fresh copy of Windows, and puts them back where they were found.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you choose to keep your personal files or not, this process\u00a0involves a completely fresh Windows system. That\u2019s why your desktop programs are erased.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Reset_Your_PC_in_Windows_10_and_Windows_11\"><\/span>How to Reset Your PC in Windows 10 and Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To reset your PC to its factory default settings on Windows 10, just <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/740886\/13-ways-to-open-windows-10s-settings-app\/\">open the Settings app and head to Update &amp; Security &gt; Recovery. Click or tap the \u201cGet Started\u201d button under \u201cReset this PC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To reset a PC running Windows 11, open the Settings app, then navigate to System &gt; Recovery instead. The rest of the process is identical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875253\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1-recovery.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Navigate to Settings &gt; Updates and Security &gt; Recovery to access &quot;Reset This PC&quot; on Windows 10. \" width=\"730\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can choose to either \u201cKeep my files\u201d or \u201cRemove everything.\u201d If you select \u201cKeep my files,\u201d Windows\u00a0will reset Windows to its default state, removing your installed applications and settings but keeping your personal files. If you select \u201cRemove everything,\u201d Windows will erase everything, including your personal files.<\/p>\n<p>If you just want a fresh Windows system, select \u201cKeep my files\u201d to reset Windows without deleting your personal files.\u00a0You should use the \u201cRemove everything\u201d option when selling a computer or giving it to someone else, as this will erase your personal data and set the machine to its factory default state. Either way, it\u2019s a good idea to have backups of your important files before using this feature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In Windows 8, the \u201cKeep my files\u201d option was named \u201cRefresh your PC\u201d and the \u201cRemove Everything\u201d option was named \u201cReset Your PC\u201d. Windows 10 and Windows 11 simplify things by calling this process \u201cReset your PC\u201d and asking what you want to do with your files.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875258\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2-keep-my-files.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Pick &quot;Keep My Files&quot; or &quot;Remove Everything.&quot; \" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You must pick between downloading a new copy of Windows from Microsoft and reinstalling Windows from the assets on your PC. Whether you use the cloud download or the local reinstall depends on your needs. If you\u2019ve got fast internet without a data cap, you have nothing to lose going with the cloud download.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875259\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3-cloud-download.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose between a local reinstall and a cloud install. \" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re okay with a factory reset, just click through the next few pages until you get to the \u201cReady to Reset this PC\u201d page, then click \u201cReset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875262\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/6-final-confirmation.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The final page before you reset your PC. \" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you choose to remove everything instead of keeping your files, you\u2019ll have an option to \u201cclean\u201d your drives, too. Whether or not you should spend the time on that depends on a few considerations:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is your boot drive a conventional hard disk drive (HDD), or some kind of solid-state drive (SSD)?<\/li>\n<li>Were you using Bitlocker, or any other kind of drive encryption?<\/li>\n<li>Are any of the drives you\u2019re wiping hard disk drives (HDDS)?<\/li>\n<li>Are you planning on giving away, selling, or getting rid of your computer?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you\u2019re wiping conventional mechanical hard drives and you\u2019re going to be selling or giving away your computer, and you were not using any kind of drive encryption, <strong>you should absolutely use the cleaning function<\/strong>. The clean function will overwrite the existing data on the drive to make it unrecoverable. Without that special precaution, it is easy to recover \u201cdeleted\u201d data from an HDD. That means whoever winds up with your computer could conceivably recover pictures, videos, passwords, and other files if you\u2019re not careful!<\/p>\n<p>SSDs present much less of a security risk than older HDDs because of TRIM \u2014 files that you delete are typically removed from the SSD immediately, or at worst removed via a scheduled retrim.<\/p>\n<p>If your drive was encrypted, you don\u2019t need to worry as much about cleaning the data, regardless of whether it was an SSD or an HDD. Modern encryption schemes are quite robust, and while files might be recoverable, they\u2019re going to be unreadable. Breaking into them would require an encryption backdoor, a supercomputer, or several trillion years of free time to spend brute-forcing the Bitlocker Recovery Key on an RTX 4090.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Other attacks exist besides a brute force approach, but the odds of someone working that hard to get your data is very low.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-875263\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2023-02-24_16h23_14.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The option to clean your drives, so that your files will be harder or impossible to recover. \" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Reset_Your_PC_From_the_Boot_Menu\"><\/span>How to Reset Your PC From the Boot Menu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/126016\/three-ways-to-access-the-windows-8-boot-options-menu\/\"><strong><em>Three Ways to Access the Windows 10 and 8 Boot Options Menu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your Windows PC isn\u2019t booting properly, you can reset it from the boot options menu.\u00a0We\u2019ve covered several ways to access this menu.\u00a0However, this menu will also appear automatically if Windows can\u2019t boot.<\/p>\n<p>Select Troubleshoot &gt; Reset\u00a0this PC to reset your PC from the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-267410\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/img_57b0ee4cde3f2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"You can access Reset This PC through the Troubleshooting menu, too. \" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_a_Fresh_Windows_10_or_Windows_11_System_Without_the_Bloatware\"><\/span>How to\u00a0Get a Fresh Windows 10 or Windows 11 System Without the Bloatware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cReset this PC\u201d option is convenient, but there\u2019s one big problem with it: if your PC manufacturer installed a lot of junk\u00a0software you don\u2019t want at the factory, resetting your PC\u00a0can bring all that junk back.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Windows 10 and Windows 11 include an easy way to ensure you get a fresh-from-Microsoft Windows system. Open up the \u201cReset This PC\u201d utility like you normally would, but carefully look for the page that has \u201cChange Settings\u201d on it, then click \u201cChange Settings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-876088\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/7-change-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/265054\/how-to-easily-reinstall-windows-10-without-the-bloatware\/\"><strong><em>How to Easily Reinstall Windows 10 Without the Bloatware<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to click the toggle under \u201cRestore Preinstalled Apps\u201d to the \u201cNo\u201d position, then click confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-876103\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/8-restore-preinstalled-apps-set-no-click-confirm.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Toggle &quot;Restore Preinstalled Apps&quot; to the &quot;No&quot; position to ensure that no bloatware is reinstalled. \" width=\"682\" height=\"456\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Then just proceed with the reset like you normally would \u2014 it\u00a0will download a Windows image straight from Microsoft and install it on your system or rebuild a clean copy from your existing local files, giving you a fresh-from-Microsoft system with none of that factory software installed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Should You Use Cloud Download or Local Reinstall on Windows?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hardware drivers you need should be automatically downloaded from Windows Update after you\u2019re done. If you need a hardware driver or utility that isn\u2019t automatically installed from Windows Update, you\u2019ll find them on your PC manufacturer\u2019s download site. Typically, you\u2019ll want to manually download drivers for your graphics card at least. If you have a dedicated sound card, or a fancy mouse or keyboard, you\u2019ll probably want to manually download those drivers too.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 8 allowed you to create a custom refresh image. Whenever you refreshed or reset your PC, it would use your custom image instead of the default one. For example, you could uninstall bloatware that came with your PC, install important software, or change system settings and then create a refresh image with the current system state. 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