Resetting your PC to factory settings is handy for correcting problems you may be having with the PC’s hard drive or the Windows operating system. It's also smart to reset the PC before giving.
Table of Contents.About 'There was a problem resetting your PC' error'There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made! This is the error message I got during resetting my laptop. My laptop becomes very slow recently, and I was advised to reset computer since there is not system backup available. Now, my PC even cannot boot up. Anyone knows how to fix the booting issue?' Microsoft Windows 10 is a user-friendly and popular operating system, and yet it is not perfect, for it contains a fair share of issues even though Microsoft has always been trying to optimize it.
This operating system provides options for the purpose of fixing some problems on its own, especially when there is something wrong with system booting. When Windows 10 finds issues during booting, it will launch the Automatic Repair Wizard. If problems cannot be fixed by the wizard, you may have to try reset or refresh your PC.' Reset this PC' feature has been included in Windows since version 8 and 8.1 and this function gets further improved in Windows 10. This function is rather similar to the 'factory data reset' feature of Android devices.
It allows you to choose to keep personal files or remove them and then reinstall Windows. You can find the option in Advanced Startup Options under Windows Settings Update and Security Reset this PC. It is a helpful tool when you want to deal with serious system problems, such as malware, virus, system file corruption, system crash, etc.
Once your computer gets reset, Windows will turn to its factory default configurations, thus you can get a system which is as fresh as it once was produced. Plus, resetting a PC works much faster and easiler than reinstalling Windows operating system from scratch.Resetting your PC is a good way to get rid of many system-based issues, but there is a possibility that this function won't work as expected. What happens when Windows fails to reset your PC? You will receive an error message saying, there was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made. If you get this error, you will not be able to boot into Windows at all.
If you are facing similar problem during resetting your Windows 10 computer, then read on and you will find several solutions to fix the above-mentioned problem.Causes of 'There was a problem resetting your PC' errorBefore we jump into the solutions, let's have a look at reasons behind the issue, for a general understanding of causes may make it easier for you to fix the error.
OptionWhat it does. This is to refresh Windows 10. Reinstalls Windows 10 and keeps your accounts and personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed.
Removes changes you made to settings. Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed. (If your PC came with Windows 10, apps from your PC manufacturer will be reinstalled.)Remove everything. This is to reset Windows 10.
Reinstalls Windows 10 and removes all your accounts and personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings. Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed. (If your PC came with Windows 10, apps from your PC manufacturer will be reinstalled.). If you're planning to donate, recycle, or sell your PC, use this option and choose to fully clean the drive.
Click/tap on either Just remove my files or Fully clean the drive for how you want to clean your drive. (see screenshot below)Just remove my files = This performs a quick format, and doesn't take long. Your files might be recoverable by someone else since they are only marked as deleted. You would use this option if you are keeping your PC.Fully clean the drive = This performs a secure erase to fully clean your drive by overwriting your files so that they can't be easily recovered. This can take several hours to finish. You would want to do this option if you are recycling or selling your computer. Data erasure is to select to Just remove my files (off) or Fully clean the drive (on).
Just remove my files performs a quick. This doesn't take long. Your files might be recoverable by someone else since they are only marked as deleted. You would use this option if you are keeping your PC. Fully clean the drive performs a for a full secure erase.
This will fully clean your drive by overwriting your files so that they can't be easily recovered. This can take several hours to finish. You would want to do this option if you are recycling or selling your computer.Data drives is only available if you have more than one drive (partition) on the Windows 10 disk. You can select to Remove all files only from the Windows drive (off) or Remove all files from all drives (on).
Remove all files only from the Windows drive will only delete the partition (drive) Windows 10 is installed on. Remove all files from all drives will delete all partitions (drives) on the disk that Windows 10 is installed on.8. Click/tap on Next.
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