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How to reset my pc to factory settings

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I want to restore my PC to factory settings; I am an elderly person. If someone can help me because nothing works anymore, I always have viruses

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    fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 071
     

    Hello,

    Factory reset, in the strict sense, means going back. The best is to install the most up-to-date system that the machine can support, in reality.

    We can see if the PC is compatible (or can be upgraded for Windows 11) with WhyNotWin11

    https://github.com/rcmaehl/WhyNotWin11/releases

    (If everything isn’t green, you can show us a screenshot).

    Or install the system of your choice, if you hold a Windows 10 license, it also counts for Windows 11

    From another PC use the MediaCreationTool to download an ISO file of Windows 10 (For another PC). For Windows 11, if compatible, you can download it directly, to create an 8 to 16GB USB drive or larger to upgrade, repair, or install Windows

    Windows 10
    https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows10/

    Windows 11
    https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows11

    When you have the Windows ISO file, you can create a bootable USB drive with Rufus or Ventoy

    https://rufus.ie/fr/

    https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html

    If the PC is old, you need to create the USB in MBR mode

    If it is newer (Windows 8 or higher) in GPT mode for EFI (Secure Boot Support for Ventoy depending on how the BIOS is configured)

    Start it with the PC's Boot Menu key

    You can search on Google "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key"

    Choose "Custom installation" (Not upgrade)

    You don’t need to format if there is free space; if there is data, it will be found in a Windows.old folder (which will be automatically deleted after 10 days)

    Install on the same partition, or, if you prefer, delete all system partitions and create a new one (This will delete data).

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