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How to fully restore my computer to factory settings

Anonymous
2023-12-13T00:00:51+00:00

I installed a Linux os but I realized it didn’t have some of the features I liked from windows so I tried to switch back because I still have the base windows file installed but when I try to restore the computer to factory settings from the bios it tells me I’m missing some software. does anyone have a way for me to fix it?

Would there be a way to manually reset the computer

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  1. EmilyS726 227.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-12-13T00:57:43+00:00

    Hello, this is Emily.

    Not sure what you meant by base Windows file? Either that file is not the right one, or is not complete.

    Your only option is probably a clean install at this point.

    To perform a clean installation of Windows 10 using the Windows Media Creation Tool. You do need to get access to another computer so you can download the Windows installation files into a flash drive, then use the flash drive to help your computer. Hopefully you have a spare computer, or you can have friend or family help you.

    The following steps should be done on a working Windows computer:

    Download the Windows Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's official website. https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/win...

    Run the tool and select "Create installation media for another PC."

    Choose your language, edition, and architecture (32 or 64-bit) and select "Next."

    Choose "USB flash drive" as the media to use for the installation and select "Next."

    Connect a USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of free space to your computer.

    Select the USB flash drive you want to use, and then select "Next."

    The tool will then download the required files and create the installation media.

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    Now these steps will  be done on your problematic computer:

    Go to the computer's BIOS boot menu to have it boot from the USB drive.

    Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10, making sure to choose "Custom install" and select the option to delete all existing partitions.

    Once the installation is complete, you'll have a clean installation of Windows 10 on your computer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-13T00:32:52+00:00

    Hey Thomas_4412750

    If the original Windows Operating still exists in the system, and I honestly do not know what you mean when you describe 'the base windows file', then you can retrieve it utilizing the suggestions in the following link. Section 2 of the article describes a 'hard reset' utilizing the power button. But read the whole thing, and then decide. If the guts of the operating system still exist in the hard drive, one of the methods will work. I was referred to that link, and many more like it by the Community Advisor here who wrote the forum on how to do a clean install of Windows 10 or 11 on a system. If these methods do not do the trick, the go to the forum article on Clean Install of Windows 10/11.

    Good luck...

    BK

    How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode (9 ways) - Digital Citizen

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