Hi farpwlol,
You are most welcome. Should you need any further assistance. Please let us know, I will be glad to assist.
Best regards,
Van
Resetting PC, Keeping Programs
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I want to reset my Windows 11 and keep my programs and files, how do I do that? I can choose from System > Recovery > Reset this PC but it only keeps the files, not programs. What can I do?
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Anonymous
2022-04-15T13:11:17+00:00 Hi Van,
I understand, I will try to find another way. Thank you for replying.
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Anonymous
2022-04-15T13:10:01+00:00 I have an old game I really wanted to play, sadly it doesn't run in my laptop, while others can run it just fine. I don't know if it's the game problem or my laptop. I will try repairing Windows, or maybe is there a way to restore all my settings to default?
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Van S 23,890 Reputation points Independent Advisor2022-04-15T06:26:43+00:00 Hi, I am Van. I'll be glad to assist you today.
I apologize, unfortunately, it is currently a default configuration in the Reset settings that all installed apps will be deleted except your files and the built-in Windows apps if you choose the "Keep my files" option.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/rec...
Best regards,
Van
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Anonymous
2022-04-15T06:10:28+00:00 If you reset you can either keep data or lose all data, Programs will have to be re-installed
If you have a problem can you not repair win? If not what is the exact problem?