von jamiebiswas » 31.01.2022, 06:10
If you're having problems with Windows 10 on your PC, you could use push-button reset to refresh or reset Windows.
Refresh your PC Fixes software problems by reinstalling the OS while preserving the user data, user accounts, and important settings. All other preinstalled customizations are restored to their factory state. In Windows 10, this feature no longer preserves user-acquired Windows apps.
Reset your PC prepares the PC for recycling or for transfer of ownership by reinstalling the OS, removing all user accounts and contents (e.g. data, Classic Windows applications, and Universal Windows apps), and restoring preinstalled customizations to their factory state.
The options above are great for what they are intended for, but you could also do a repair install of Windows 10 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything other than all installed Windows Updates.
You will keep all apps, programs and personal data, just as when you upgrade, as an in-place upgrade repair uses the same basic mechanism as when you upgrade.
You will only be able to do a repair install of Windows 10 from within Windows 10. You will not be able to do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
You will need at least around 8.87 GB + what Windows is currently using of free space available on the Windows drive.
The installation media (ex: ISO or USB) must be the same edition and same or newer build as your currently installed Windows 10. If it's not, then the repair install will fail.
The installation media (ex: ISO or USB) must be the same base language (aka: system default language) as your currently installed Windows 10. If it's not, then you will not keep anything.
If you have a 32-bit Windows 10, then you must use a 32-bit ISO or USB.
If you have a 64-bit Windows 10, then you must use a 64-bit ISO or USB.
What to expect when doing a repair install of Windows 10:
System Protection will be reset to the default of being turned off. It is recommended to turn on system protection after the repair install has finished to have restore points.
You will lose any custom fonts.
You will lose any customized system icons.
You may need to re-establish your Wi-Fi connection.
You will need to redo Windows updates subsequent to the build you have used for the repair install.
Windows.old will be created.
You will need to redo any language downloads including the display language if you changed that.
Starting with Windows 10 build 18298, Microsoft made some adjustments to the design of Windows 10 Setup when running setup.exe from a Windows 10 ISO file.
1 Sign in to an administrator account in Windows 10.
2 If you have not already, you will need to:
A Disable or uninstall any 3rd party AV or security program you have installed first to prevent it from interfering with the upgrade to Windows 10. You can enable or reinstall it after Windows 10 has finished installing.
B If Windows is encrypted by BitLocker, then you will need to either suspend or turn off BitLocker for the Windows drive before doing a repair install. Once the installation has finished, you can resume or turn on BitLocker again.
C Before you get started doing a repair install of Windows 10, be sure that you also temporarily disable Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware settings. Once the installation has finished, you can enable Secure Boot again if you like.
3 Do the step below depending on what you are using to do a repair install of Windows 10.
step 4: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with an ISO file (Recommended)
step 5: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with USB installation media
step 6: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool.
4 To Do a Repair Install of Windows 10 with an ISO file
A) If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 10 ISO file.
Mount the ISO file.
Open File Explorer (Win+E), open the drive for the mounted ISO and run the setup.exe file to start Windows 10 Setup. (see screenshot below)
Windows Setup Command-Line Options
Windows 10 Setup Command Line Switches
If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
Go to step 7 below.
5 To Do a Repair Install of Windows 10 with USB Installation Media
Some users are having the repair install fail when using a USB in Windows 10 version 1903. If this happens to you, you can use an ISO instead.
A) If you have not already, you will need to create a Windows 10 installation USB flash drive.
B) Connect and open the USB flash drive, and run the setup.exe file to start Windows 10 Setup.
When ready, click/tap on Install to start the repair install of Windows 10. (see screenshots below)
This is your last chance to cancel the repair install by closing the Windows 10 Setup window.
Once you click/tap on Install, it will be too late to cancel.
Windows 10 Setup will now start the in-place upgrade installation to repair Windows.
You can now sign in to Windows 10.
When each user signs in for the first time, they will see the first sign-in animation before reaching their desktop.
Make sure that you have the correct time zone, date, and time set.
If you used step 4 to mount an ISO file, you can now unmount the ISO file.
If you like, you could use Disk Cleanup to delete the Windows upgrade log files, Previous Windows installation(s), and Temporary Windows installation files items to free up the large amount of space that they take on your hard drive.
Hope this solution helps you properly.
If you're having problems with Windows 10 on your PC, you could use push-button reset to refresh or reset Windows.
Refresh your PC Fixes software problems by reinstalling the OS while preserving the user data, user accounts, and important settings. All other preinstalled customizations are restored to their factory state. In Windows 10, this feature no longer preserves user-acquired Windows apps.
Reset your PC prepares the PC for recycling or for transfer of ownership by reinstalling the OS, removing all user accounts and contents (e.g. data, Classic Windows applications, and Universal Windows apps), and restoring preinstalled customizations to their factory state.
The options above are great for what they are intended for, but you could also do a repair install of Windows 10 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything other than all installed Windows Updates.
You will keep all apps, programs and personal data, just as when you upgrade, as an in-place upgrade repair uses the same basic mechanism as when you upgrade.
You will only be able to do a repair install of Windows 10 from within Windows 10. You will not be able to do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
You will need at least around 8.87 GB + what Windows is currently using of free space available on the Windows drive.
The installation media (ex: ISO or USB) must be the same edition and same or newer build as your currently installed Windows 10. If it's not, then the repair install will fail.
The installation media (ex: ISO or USB) must be the same base language (aka: system default language) as your currently installed Windows 10. If it's not, then you will not keep anything.
If you have a 32-bit Windows 10, then you must use a 32-bit ISO or USB.
If you have a 64-bit Windows 10, then you must use a 64-bit ISO or USB.
What to expect when doing a repair install of Windows 10:
System Protection will be reset to the default of being turned off. It is recommended to turn on system protection after the repair install has finished to have restore points.
You will lose any custom fonts.
You will lose any customized system icons.
You may need to re-establish your Wi-Fi connection.
You will need to redo Windows updates subsequent to the build you have used for the repair install.
Windows.old will be created.
You will need to redo any language downloads including the display language if you changed that.
Starting with Windows 10 build 18298, Microsoft made some adjustments to the design of Windows 10 Setup when running setup.exe from a Windows 10 ISO file.
1 Sign in to an administrator account in Windows 10.
2 If you have not already, you will need to:
A Disable or uninstall any 3rd party AV or security program you have installed first to prevent it from interfering with the upgrade to Windows 10. You can enable or reinstall it after Windows 10 has finished installing.
B If Windows is encrypted by BitLocker, then you will need to either suspend or turn off BitLocker for the Windows drive before doing a repair install. Once the installation has finished, you can resume or turn on BitLocker again.
C Before you get started doing a repair install of Windows 10, be sure that you also temporarily disable Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware settings. Once the installation has finished, you can enable Secure Boot again if you like.
3 Do the step below depending on what you are using to do a repair install of Windows 10.
step 4: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with an ISO file (Recommended)
step 5: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with USB installation media
step 6: To do a repair install of Windows 10 with Media Creation Tool.
4 To Do a Repair Install of Windows 10 with an ISO file
A) If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 10 ISO file.
Mount the ISO file.
Open File Explorer (Win+E), open the drive for the mounted ISO and run the setup.exe file to start Windows 10 Setup. (see screenshot below)
Windows Setup Command-Line Options
Windows 10 Setup Command Line Switches
If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
Go to step 7 below.
5 To Do a Repair Install of Windows 10 with USB Installation Media
Some users are having the repair install fail when using a USB in Windows 10 version 1903. If this happens to you, you can use an ISO instead.
A) If you have not already, you will need to create a Windows 10 installation USB flash drive.
B) Connect and open the USB flash drive, and run the setup.exe file to start Windows 10 Setup.
When ready, click/tap on Install to start the repair install of Windows 10. (see screenshots below)
This is your last chance to cancel the repair install by closing the Windows 10 Setup window.
Once you click/tap on Install, it will be too late to cancel.
Windows 10 Setup will now start the in-place upgrade installation to repair Windows.
You can now sign in to Windows 10.
When each user signs in for the first time, they will see the first sign-in animation before reaching their desktop.
Make sure that you have the correct time zone, date, and time set.
If you used step 4 to mount an ISO file, you can now unmount the ISO file.
If you like, you could use Disk Cleanup to delete the Windows upgrade log files, Previous Windows installation(s), and Temporary Windows installation files items to free up the large amount of space that they take on your hard drive.
Hope this solution helps you properly.