If for any reason the computer began to work slowly, buggy or completely stopped loading, you can help reset Windows 10 to factory settings. This option allows you to restore the system in automatic (sometimes semi-automatic) mode without losing important files. We will consider all the ways of such a reset and point out the likely problems and errors.

When you may need to reset Windows 10 to factory settings

OS reset may be needed in the following cases:

In previous versions of Windows (7th and 8th), reset the system was much more complicated than in the new 10th. Now actually any problem can be tried to solve with a reset. He definitely will not harm, because as a result, only programs will be deleted, your personal files will remain intact.

How to reset Windows 10 to factory settings

There are several ways to reset Windows 10 to factory settings. We will consider each of them in the complication order of operations. If the next discharge method did not help solve the problem, or it did not work out, try the next one.

Fast system rollback

If the old version of Windows (8.1 or older) has recently been updated to the 10th, that is, the ability to roll back to the former OS. The user is provided with a 30-day period to "Testing" Windows 10, after which the rollback files are deleted (as prevented, consider below). To return to the previous version of Windows, do the following:

By default, OS will delete the recovery files after the month of use of Windows 10. However, their removal can be prevented. To do this, just rename the recovery folders or reset them on the USB flash drive / Hard disk:

Please note that in this way you can not use other people's discharge folders. They contain unique information about the system version and the product key.

Video: How to roll back from Windows 10 to the previous version of the system

Resetting the system through the Windows 10 interface

If the OS has not stopped being loaded, it is possible to reset directly in the Windows interface:

1. Enter the "Parameters".
2. Go to "Update / Security", select Restore.

   Click on the "Start" button

3. Click on "Start" in the "Return PC to the original state".
4. Windows will offer to save personal user files or delete them. Select the appropriate option.

   Specify what to do with user personal files

5. If you stop the selection on deletion, the system will also propose to fully format the hard disk. This will delete absolutely all files from the computer.
6. Click the Reset button when the system indicates that everything is ready for reset.

   Click "Reset" to start a system rollback to factory settings

In the process of reset, the computer will reboot several times. When any errors appear at any stage, go to the next option.

Video: How to reset Windows 10 to factory settings through the OS interface

Using the Refresh Windows Tool utility

Microsoft Corporation is aware that the standard system reset does not always work. Therefore, in 2016, a utility was released, which allows you to reset the system if the standard method did not work. To reset the system Refresh Windows Tool:

1. Open the Restore tab through Windows settings.
2. Find the link "Find out how to start re-..."
3. The default browser will open the page of the Microsoft official website. Read the specified information and click "download tool now."

   Check out the information about the utility and download it.

4. Run the downloaded program.
5. Follow the instructions.

   Select what to do with user files, and click "Start"

6. The process of automatic reset, which may take a fairly long time. As a result, you will receive a "clean" system.

Recovery data may occupy up to 20 GB of free space, which can be used for other purposes.

Reset Windows 10 if the system does not start

If, due to any faults, you cannot log in to implement automatic reset, use the methods below.

Reset laptop to factory settings

Notebook users of any manufacturer can make a complete reset of the system settings via BIOS. This feature is built by default in all laptops. However, it will work only if you have installed a licensed version of Windows 10.

Before resetting the laptop parameters, disconnect the "Quick Run" option. To do this, log in to the BIOS (by clicking the key appropriate for your device when you turn on the computer, it is usually F2 or DEL) and find the Boot Booster parameter in the BOOT section. Set the Disabled value and restart the computer while saving the settings.

Turn off the boot boost option through the BIOS menu

Depending on the laptop model, click the following keyboard shortcuts when rebooting:

• for ASUS models - F9;
• for HP - F11;
• for Acer - Alt + F10;
• for samsung - F4.

This action will open the parameter reset program. Follow the instructions: ultimately an automatic reset of all parameters will be performed. Data from the C disk will be completely removed.

Clicking when I reboot the F4 key on the Samsung laptop, you can call the parameter reset program

Video: How to reset the Acer laptop settings

Reset Windows 10 using a flash drive / disk

You can reset the system using a recovery flash drive / disk (how to create it on another operating computer from the same OS, described below):

1. Go to the BIOS and select the desired boot option (from a flash drive or disk).

   Select your recovery flash drive in the BIOS boot menu

2. After rebooting, the recovery program opens. Enter the Troubleshooting.

   Click on "Troubleshooting" when the recovery program will ask you to choose an action

3. Select "Return to Source Condition".

   Click on "Return the computer to the original state"

After that, the system will be reset to the original type. If you decide to save personal files, they will be in the Windows.old folder.

Creating a disc disk on a flash drive

To create a disk for flash drive, do the following:

1. Enter the control panel. Turn on the show of the icons, not the heading. Find the Restore item.

   Click on "Restore" in "Control Panel"

2. Select "Creating a recovery disk".

   Click on "Creating a recovery disk"

3. In the window that opens, you can select the backup option. Then there will be about 8 GB of memory on the flash drive, but it will be much easier to restore the system and faster.

   Back up system files to speed up the system recovery in the future

4. Select a flash drive on which the recovery disk will be created. It will be automatically formatted.

Wait until the end of the process.

Now the USB flash drive can be used to reset the Windows 10 system.

Please note that the free place on the flash drive can be used for your own needs. This will not damage the recovery program.

Video: How to create a Windows 10 restore image on a flash drive and restore the system from the image

Creating a disc for discharge on CD / DVD

Before proceeding directly to reset, consider creating a recovery disk on CD / DVD:

1. Open the Control Panel and go to Backup and Restore.

   Click on the "Create System Recovery disk" button.

2. Select the drive with the inserted disk in the window that opens and click "Create Disk".

   Click "Create Disk"

Now you can use this disc to reset the Windows 10 parameters.

Video: How to create Windows 10 recovery disk without using additional media

Possible problems with reset Windows 10

Despite the fact that the Windows 10 reset procedure looks rather simple, there is a possibility of error occurrence. Consider the most common of them:

1. Problem return to its original state. If in the process of resetting the system on the screen the message "Return to the original state" was highlighted, most likely the recovery files were damaged. In this case, you can try to start the reset again, since the error may be random. If it does not help, you need to reinstall Windows. Please note that even when reinstalling the system, you can save personal files.

   Error "Problem when returning a PC to the original state" occurs due to damage to the recovery files

Need a recovery disk. If the system has brought a similar message during the reset process, it may not have any files or recovery libraries. Insert the drive / flash drive with the recovery program or use the Refresh Windows Tool utility to solve this problem.

Insert the recovery disc or installation drive to eliminate the error

If other problems occur in the Windows 10 reset process, go to the next method of described above. If none of them helped, you will have to reinstall the operating system.

Reset Windows 10 to factory settings on your own. In most situations, the proposed Microsoft programs and utilities are perfectly coping with this task. If not, it is possible to use the disk / flash drive. One way or another, you can reinstall the OS, after saving personal data.

You updated to Windows 10, or are going to do it. However, after making changes, you want to be sure that important files can be easily and conveniently restored. There are also cases when you have to choose the deletion option. Let's deal with how to make a reset system settings and return its former performance with minimal losses.

In the "Explorer" you can see all the disk sections, right? Not really. Some of them are hidden, including the recovery section.

You can delete it, but we do not recommend that. Of course, deleting in conjunction with file compression will save more than 6 GB on 64-bit systems running Windows 10, but the recovery section is very important to resume computer performance after a serious failure. Meanwhile, if you have a small device on Windows 10 (for example, SSD Surface Pro from 64 GB), we recommend using an SD card or an external drive.

Important! Save the recovery partition, as well as personal data and applications on the secondary storage. Perhaps at some point he will need it, because it has a lot in common with the installation carrier.

If you want to make the most correct choice, then to solve most problems of Windows discharge and update must be enough.

Video - How to work in disk partitions on Windows 10

Creating a system recovery point

If you have problems with the performance of the computer, the first thing to pay attention to is the list of recovery points. If the date of one of them coincides with the time when Windows began to behave badly, you can use the tool and, thus, return the settings and programs to the working condition.

1. To create a recovery point, open the "Start".

   

2. Click on the gear (or "Windows + I" keys).

   

3. In the Search Type field, enter a request for the creation of a recovery point. Click on the appropriate result.

   

4. Select the drive that you want to use the system's workfield to store (usually a system disk).

   

5. Click "Configure", and then "Enable System Protection". This action activates the recovery function. To confirm the action, click OK.

   

   

6. To create a recovery point and assigning it a name, click in the main window "Create".

   

   

The protector program will create a recovery point to which you can return later using the "System Restore" button. Working with the wizard will return Windows to the previous state. You may have to spend a few minutes on checking what will be affected. So you can reinstall the programs. We hope you will be able to correct those problem applications, because of which I had to use the restoration of the system.

Access to advanced launch

But what should I do if you need to return to the saved recovery point and does not start the Windows 10 properly? The answer is the advanced launch (in the working system it can be activated via "Parameters"\u003e Restore). If your computer is not loaded, then to start you need to access the advanced launch using the device manufacturer's instruction. For example, to activate the system restore mode on HP devices, press the F11 button.

So you will quickly return Windows into normal condition. However, at the same time, this is the least reliable way. Unfortunately, recovery will not help you cope with the system that has suffered from malicious programs.

Windows 10 update

It turned out that the return to the recovery point is not enough to solve problems with the computer? You may have to reset the settings. It will return Windows to a state, similar to when she was completely new.

The only difference here is that you can save personal data and settings. Nevertheless, we advise you to synchronize them with the cloud.

1. Open the "Start". Click on the gear.

   

2. Go to "Update and Security".

   

3. Then select "Recovery" in the menu on the left.

   

4. In the Returns section of the computer to the original settings, click or tap "Start".

   

5. Use the Save My Files option.

   

   

6. A warning will be displayed. If you updated the previous version to Windows 10, a second message may appear that the reset will not allow you to refuse to update. If you are glad, then proceed to reset.

   

7. We will have to wait for the completion of the process, the duration of which depends on how many applications you installed.

   

Also think about re-performing a clean installation of Windows 10. This is exactly the option in case the computer works slowly, emergency completes the work or hangs, and you do not have time to back up settings and personal folders.

Reset Windows 10.

This "nuclear option" is recommended to use in a situation where you need to return Windows 10 to an almost perfect condition and at the same time nothing listed is helped. You can return the operating system to. Thus, create backup copies of personal data in advance. Unfortunately, all remote viruses will also be restored. This is a strong argument against using the factory discharge option.

On the other hand, since Windows 10 is not supplied with the recovery section, the software pre-installed by manufacturers is stored separately, and experienced users can remove viruses before updating their computer.

Important! When everything is done, the operating system will find a view like on the installation day. However, you need to restore your account (or create a new local profile) and return the data.

Again, if you cannot download Windows 10, this option is available on the extended mode screen. After downloading additional parameters, go to the troubleshooting section.

Select the Reset Option, and find the methods described above.

Video - How to return Windows 10 to factory settings

Resetting the operating system before a nirious pure state did not come up in vain. Sometimes the computer begins to grind terribly, bug and act inadequately. If no utilities do not help to clean the PC from various traps, then one output remains - "reset" settings. The network has enough information on how to reset Windows 10 to factory settings. The trouble is that all these "manuals" are scattered, inconsistent and fragmented. Our task is to combine all these kuts "guides" into one full-fledged instruction, with reading which will not need to look for clarifying information.

A little about Windows 10

"Dozen" - the last OS from Microsoft. The latter in the sense that the new version will not be, only global updates for the current. Opinions about the tenth version are ambiguous. Some users exceed its speed and appearance, others indicate the disgusting optimization and a bunch of spy functions. Everyone, and we will not list the pros and cons of this OS (although the fact of espionage is obvious). Our task is to figure out how Windows 10 is reset to factory settings.

However, to bypass the "Dozens"'s innovation, which directly relate to our topic. The first in this list is the updated component "Restore and Security". For those who recently migrated with Windows 7, this menu item will be a bit unusual. And it's not just in appearance. The "Restore" item has two subparagraphs: "Return the computer to the original state" and "special download options". Now more about them. After breaking all the functions of these components, we will understand how Windows 10 is reset to factory settings.

Restore Standard Settings (Windows Utility)

So, in order to find the "Restore" item, you should refer to the "Start" menu and select the "Parameters" tab. After the desired window opens, go to the "Update and Security" tab. And already there choose the item "Restoration". It has two subparagraphs. They allow you to restore the initial state of the PC or laptop, but have different parameters and properties. The recovery utility itself works, removing the saved system image located in a special system section on HDD. Now about each way to restore Read more.

Return to the initial state (general information)

"Return the computer to its original state." Based on the name, it is clear that this item returns to us the pristine state of the computer, which it was immediately after installing the operating system. The mechanism is simple. The fact is that the "dozen" upon completion of the installation of the system creates a checkpoint. It is the state of the computer from this point and recreates. In this case, all installed programs will disappear. You will simply "naked" system with some drivers for devices. After rollback, the system control point will have to restore everything from scratch.

Other options

"Special download options." This item allows you to download Windows with special parameters needed to recover or change system files. This option allows you to restore the working state of the system using the media with the system recorded on it. But this method is used only in the most extreme cases. In the meantime, we are interested in how Windows 10 is reset to factory settings. So, this method is not suitable for us, because when it is used, you can lose all of your data.

Return to the original state (step by step)

Step 2. Click the mouse on the button "Start" in the "Return the computer to the original state" item.

Step 3. A window appears with a choice of recovery parameters: "Save My Files" and "Delete All". We are interested in the first option because it saves our data. I choose it.

Step 4. After some expectation, a list of programs will be deleted during the recovery process. Because we have nowhere to go, click "Next."

After successful reset, you will see the window in which you will be prompted to configure the basic parameters of the system (account, time zone, etc.). This means that everything went out as it should. Now you have a completely clean system without any garbage. After you reset the Windows 10 settings before the factory settings, it remains, it remains to be "tuning" the freshly installed OS.

If the system does not load

There are cases when the OS is so "killed", which refuses to even load. What to do in this case? How to reset the "windows 10" settings to the factory settings on the computer in this case? There is an exit. We will need only a boot disk (or USB drive) with a "dozen".

The method of such a discharge is largely similar to the method on the functioning system. Only instead of "Start" and other tabs will need to perform several other actions. So, we describe all this step by step.

Step 1. Insert the disk (or USB flash drive) in the PC and in boot, set the download from this media.

Step 2. We load the same as during the installation of Windows. Only when a window appears with a proposal to set the system, press the "Restore system" in the lower left corner.

Step 3. We go to the "Diagnostics" item and click the "Return Computer to Source State" button.

And then everything happens according to the script described above. The same warnings, the same buttons for pressing. After rebooting, your iron friend will again be cheerful and cheerful. Although somewhat empty. Many also ask how to reset Windows 10 to factory settings through the BIOS. We answer - it does not always work. BIOS itself must maintain such a function, and there are not enough such. So it is better to take advantage of the usual way.

Reset on the mobile "dozen"

Microsoft promptly released an updated version of the OS and for Windows mobile devices. They also sometimes need to roll back to perfectly clean state. That is why we will look at how to reset the Windows 10 settings before the factory settings on the phone. Everything is simple here. By the way, there are several ways to reset.

The first way is suitable if the smartphone is blocked. To reset, you should alternately press the mechanical keys of the machine in this order: the volume +, volume -, incl., Volume -. After that, the gadget will reboot and rollback will be completed.

The second method is applied if everything works fine. You need to go to the setup menu, select the "Device Information" tab and click the "Reset Settings" button. That's all. After rebooting, you will receive a varical clean device.

The third method I use very rarely, because in its process you need to climb the engineering menu of the device. And it does not always ends well. But still, this is another answer to the question of how to reset the Windows 10 settings before the factory settings in the mobile version. So, on the keyboard dialing key, we enter the ## 777 # combination and get into the engineering menu. Here you select the "RESET" button and the device reboots. That's all.

Conclusion

Summing up, I want to say that always conjugate with some risks. For example, the saved image may be "lighted", and then the brick will be from the device. But try anyway. Moreover, now you know how Windows 10 is reset to factory settings. So why not try? Still, it is better than installing the system from scratch.

Whatever perfect, neither the next build of Windows 10 - new problems continue to be detected. To reset or roll back, Windows 10 leads to the launch of the latest updates or the litter system of the system trash inhibiting the PC and make it difficult to quickly, clearly work.

Why drop windows 10 to factory settings

The reasons for the reset of Windows 10 are as follows:

1. Installing too much programs remote by subsequently, but Windows began to work markedly worse.
2. Low PC performance. You worked well for the first six months - then Windows 10 began to "slow down". This is a rare case.
3. You do not want to bother with copying / transfer of personal files from the C disk and intend to leave everything as it was indefinitely.
4. You incorrectly configured some components and embedded applications, services, drivers and libraries that have already entered with Windows 10, but do not want to understand them for a long time, remembering how it was before.
5. Work because of the "brakes" of Windows slowed down significantly, and the time is expensive: it's easier for you to reset the OS to the original settings in order to quickly return to the interrupted work.

Practical ways to roll back and reset Windows 10

Each subsequent build of Windows 10 may be "dumped" to the previous one. So, you can roll back from Windows 10 Update 1703 to Windows 10 Update 1607.

How to roll back to the previous build of Windows 10 for 30 days

Take the following steps:

1. Give the "Start - Settings - Update and Security - Recovery" command.

   Select rollback to the previous build of Windows 10

2. Note the reasons for returning to an earlier building 10 building.

   You can explain in detail the reason for returning to the previous version of Windows 10

3. Confirm rollback by clicking "Next".

   Confirm your solution by clicking the transition button to further actions.

4. Confirm the return to the previous assembly again.

   Confirm Windows 10 rollback again

5. Click the Windows 10 rollback process start button.

   Finally, click Return to the Former Windows 10 version.

Rollback OS update will be executed. After restarting, the old assembly will start with the previous components.

How to cancel the latest update Windows 10

This reset helps when Windows 10 errors have accumulated in an amount in which the normal work in the "dozen" has become impossible.

Windows 10 will start resetting the settings.

Video: how to reset the Windows 10 settings from the operating OS

How to restore Factory settings Windows 10 using Refresh Tool

For this you need:

1. Go to the already familiar Windows 10 recovery submenu and click the Windows Clean Installation link.

   To initialize the download Refresh tool, click on the Microsoft Logging link

2. Go to Microsoft and click on "download tool now" (or similar link, meaning the Windows 10 Refresh Tool download).
3. Run the downloaded application and follow the instructions of Windows 10 Refresh Tool.

   Follow the Windows Refresh Tool's instructions

The Windows 10 Refresh Tool application reminds Windows 10 Media Creation Tool interface - for convenience it is made as a wizard with prompts. Like Media Creation Tool, Refresh Tool allows you to save personal data. It seems to perform the reverse Media Creation Tool function - not updating, namely the Windows 10 reset.

In the process of reset, PC will be restarted several times. After that, you will start working with Windows 10, as if it just been reinstalled - without applications and incorrect OS settings.

Rollback from version 1703 to 1607/1511 is not yet done - this is the task of future updates of the Windows 10 Refresh Tool utility.

Video: Flashing Refresh Tool

How to reset windows 10 with launch fails

The operation is performed in two stages: checking the start from the flash drive in the BIOS and the selection of the options for resetting the OS itself.

Checking PC loading from flash drives in BIOS

As an example - the BIOS version of the AMI, which is most common in laptops. Insert the loading USB flash drive and restart (or turn on) the PC before further actions.

1. When displaying the screen of your PC manufacturer's logo, press the F2 key (or DEL).

   The inscription below suggests that you need to press Del

2. Entering the BIOS, open the boot submenu ("Download").

   Select Boot Submenu

3. Give the Hard Disk Drives command - 1st Drive ("Hard disks - the first carrier").

   Enter the list of drives that are visible in the BIOS list

4. Choose your USB flash drive as the first media.

   The name of the flash drive is determined when it is inserted into the USB port

5. Press the F10 key and confirm the save setting.

   Click Yes (or OK)

Now the PC will boot from the flash drive.

The BIOS version specified on the manufacturer's logo screen may be any (Award, Ami, Phoenix). On some laptops, the BIOS version is not specified in general - only a key to enter the BIOS SETUP firmware is described.

Running Windows 10 reset from installation media

Wait for the PC boot start from Windows 10 flash drives and do the following:

1. Click the System Restore link.

   

2. Confirm the reset of Windows 10. The discharge request message here is not much different from those considered in the manuals above.

Upon completion of Windows 10, it starts with default parameters.

Reset from the installation flash drive of Windows 10 is, in fact, restoring lost or damaged files, due to which the OS could not start. Windows recovery options exist from the time of Windows 95 (troubleshooting at startup) - the steps performed for 20 years have become more understandable, without entering the wise teams.

Windows 10 relief problems to previous installations.

No matter how clear and no matter how easy the Windows 10 reset process seemed to have his difficulties here.

1. Rollback Windows 10 does not start in the already operating system. You exceeded a month released to restore or did not stop the counting of these days in the one described above. It will only help the OS reinstall.
2. Windows 10 reset options are not displayed when the flash drive or DVD is inserted. Check the PC boot order from the BIOS. Make sure whether the DVD drive or USB ports works, whether the DVD disc or flash drive is read. In case of hardware malfunctions, replace the installation DVD or USB flash drive, maintain a PC or laptop maintenance. If we are talking about the tablet - check if the OTG adapter is working, the microUSB port, a USB hub (if a USB-DVD drive is used), "see" a tablet flash drive.
3. Reset / restoring Windows 10 does not start due to incorrectly recorded (multi) boot flash drive or DVD. Rewrite your installation media again - you may have recorded it so that it turned out just a copy of Windows 10, and not a bootable drive. Use rewritable (DVD-RW) disks - this will fix the error without sacrificing the disk itself.
4. Windows reset to the factory settings does not start due to the trimmed version of Windows 10. This is a very rare case when the options for recovery and update are excluded from the Windows assembly, only reinstalling "from scratch". Usually, many other "unnecessary" components and applications are cut out of such an assembly, cut off the Windows graphic shell and other "chips" in order to reduce the seat occupied on the disk after installing such an assembly. Use full Windows builds that will allow you to roll back or "reset" without resorting to a new installation with deleting all data.

Rollback or reset Windows 10 to factory settings - it's stiff. In any case, you eliminate errors without losing important documents, and your system will again work as a clock. Good luck!