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Should I use "Reset My Pc" or "Get a fresh start"?

Anonymous
2019-04-09T05:21:46+00:00

My laptop came with windows 8.1 pre-installed. I upgraded it to Windows 10 and it is now activated with digital license.  I haven't signed with Microsoft account on it.

When I started with my pc, I gave it a..you know whatever..user name. Though I can change the user name In control panel, the name in C://Users folder remains the same.

1.Would resetting the pc solve this? (I'm okay with removing personal files and apps)

2.Should I reset or get a fresh start? What's the difference between two of them? 

3.How will I activate windows after resetting or refreshing?

4.After resetting or refreshing, will my pc downgrade to windows 8 again? Is there any way to keep it windows 10?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-04-09T05:26:26+00:00

    Hi Hikari. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP here to help you.

    A Reset or Refresh will use the Windows 10 image file stored on board to reinstall Windows 10. Only if you run the PC maker's Factory Recovery (which will be labeled that clearly) will it reinstall Windows 8.1 which is not desirable.

    The Reset may have been customized by your PC maker to restore all the preinstalled bloatware. So the Fresh Start leaves out the bloatware and only reinstalls the MS Store apps.

    You can study the differences here:

    Reset: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-tip-re...

    Refresh: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use...

    Finally, the quality of the install in Windows 10 is hugely important and the very best install is the Clean Install which should get you past all difficulties as it has hundreds of thousands of others who have followed the steps in this link and never come back to report another problem: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki.... You can look over the steps which are quite a bit more involved than the automated methods I mentioned first.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post helped you, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-04-09T05:39:55+00:00

    Hi HikariCalyx

    My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

    I recommend you go with Reset my PC because it keeps driver software in tact.

    Refresh my PC will remove important drivers you might have download and reinstall.

    here are steps how both work including using a Recovery Drive:

    How to: Perform a clean install using Reset this PC in Windows 10

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    How to: Create a Recovery Drive for reinstalling Windows 10

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    How to Perform a Clean Install of Windows 10 with the Refresh Tool

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/perform-a-clea...

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-04-10T14:37:29+00:00

    You are welcome Hikari. Have a great weekend.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-04-09T12:12:24+00:00

    Reset my PC should reinstall Windows 10, but there have been reports of earlier versions being reinstalled, but thats rare.

    You can change the name of user folders in Windows 10 now. See the section of the following article how to do that:

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/change-account...

    Information in the above link is sourced from a trusted Microsoft MVP blog.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-04-09T07:57:10+00:00

    Hi HikariCalyx

    My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

    I recommend you go with Reset my PC because it keeps driver software in tact.

    Refresh my PC will remove important drivers you might have download and reinstall.

    here are steps how both work including using a Recovery Drive:

    How to: Perform a clean install using Reset this PC in Windows 10

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    How to: Create a Recovery Drive for reinstalling Windows 10

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

    How to Perform a Clean Install of Windows 10 with the Refresh Tool

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/perform-a-clea...

    if i use "reset my pc", will it clean my pc downgrade to windows 8? can i then change the username of Users folder?? will windows be automatically activated??

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