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[Discuss] Windows internal Reset feature vs CD/ USB clean install
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<blockquote data-quote="Protomartyr" data-source="post: 859956" data-attributes="member: 82599"><p>You don't get an option to create partitions or choose which drive to install Windows with 'Reset this PC'. That's a downside with using the internal option.</p><p></p><p>What happens when you use 'Reset this PC':</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The PC boots into Windows RE, the Windows Recovery Environment</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Windows RE erases and formats the <strong>Windows partitions</strong> before installing a fresh copy of Windows.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The PC restarts into the new copy of Windows.</li> </ol><p>Another thing to take note of is that if the PC manufacturer included bloatware in your install of Windows, the internal reset option will include the bloatware from my understanding. I don't have a method of testing this as I was using a custom built PC and had to install the OS myself.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.howtogeek.com/132428/everything-you-need-to-know-about-refreshing-and-resetting-your-windows-8-pc/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Protomartyr, post: 859956, member: 82599"] You don't get an option to create partitions or choose which drive to install Windows with 'Reset this PC'. That's a downside with using the internal option. What happens when you use 'Reset this PC': [LIST=1] [*]The PC boots into Windows RE, the Windows Recovery Environment [*]Windows RE erases and formats the [B]Windows partitions[/B] before installing a fresh copy of Windows. [*]The PC restarts into the new copy of Windows. [/LIST] Another thing to take note of is that if the PC manufacturer included bloatware in your install of Windows, the internal reset option will include the bloatware from my understanding. I don't have a method of testing this as I was using a custom built PC and had to install the OS myself. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.howtogeek.com/132428/everything-you-need-to-know-about-refreshing-and-resetting-your-windows-8-pc/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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