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Factory reset without disk (F9 not working!)

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 Anonymous user -
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.

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Anonymous user
 
Hello.

You won't appreciate my help then, I'm German :P

The F9 key doesn't work on W$ 10, at startup; Asus advised to make a backup and discs before the upgrade using their software.
But now for you, it's too late, your recovery is down.

The only solution left is a fresh install via the W$ 10 ISO on a USB stick.
Or Linux, which is also very good ^^

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Wait and See ;)
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heliotrope01 Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
Yes, Linux is already running like a charm on it in dual boot; Windows 10 was just to see how it works, I hardly use this OS anymore, but it's always good to know anyway :p

I will do as you suggested; I'm going to look for the ISO image and give it a try. Thank you very much for your response and have a great weekend :D

P.S. I had a lot of trouble learning the little I know in German, but I'm not at all upset with people who speak it ;)
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Anonymous user > heliotrope01 Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
I am like you, I have w$ and Linux, and I mainly operate on Linux.
Except for some of my editing software, for work, which are only available on w$.

We can repair the recovery, but it's tedious, and it's not even certain that it will work in the end.
And with all the unnecessary software, it's not a big loss.

On the other hand, if your PC is running moderately on w10, also make a USB stick with the original ISO of your PC.
It’s probably w$ 8.1.
This way, you can reinstall 8.1 at any time in case of a major crash on w$ 10.
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heliotrope01 Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
Here you go, like nothing was working (I couldn't save anything, error after error...) I reinstalled a new .iso image (not registered, I only found the Product-ID and not the key before formatting... oh well, that's what you get when buying used... but it's enough for what I'm going to do :) ), I have dual boot, I can test my websites on Edge and tinker with a few little things from time to time and that's it, the rest happens on Linux :o) Thanks again for your kindness and your answers!
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Anonymous user > heliotrope01 Posted messages 2 Status Member
 
w$ 8.1 and w$ 10 do not have a license on the sticker; it is digitally tattooed in the PC's BIOS.
Normally, the w$ installer retrieves the license itself and activates w$.

It has always worked for me.
Activate in total legality ;)

Yes, with Linux you won’t have to deal with headaches at least.

Bye friends.
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