Windows 8 PC Reset. Taking toooo long.

Anonymous
2012-10-28T21:09:54+00:00

Now I understand this will take a long time but I did NOT plan for it to take this long. When I upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 8 the format and upgrade only took 15 minutes. I was having some pc issues and said Hey! How about I use this new reset feature and start over again. WORST MISTAKE EVER! I have no clue what this is doing but this is taking forever. So far this thing moves up 6% every hour. It's been 3 hours now and it's still on 16% Can you all tell me what is this thing doing or is this some sort of error? My hard-drive size is 1TB clean and around 900gb when a OS is installed.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-12-18T14:16:08+00:00

    My reset take 2hrs and 30min

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-02T12:26:41+00:00

    Mine's been stuck at 3% for half an hour.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-25T18:37:53+00:00

    Hi, i just bought my pc today, and it takes so long to respond even just to oprn the windows explorer, so i decided to reset it. I chose to keep the file, since i haven't save or really download many app yet, but it still takes a long time. It' been over 2 hours and i'm stuck at 25%. Is it normal?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-06-21T06:09:29+00:00

    Hello Linda,

    Thank you for the update.

    It is good to know that you managed to install Windows 8.1.

    However, for data recovery, you may refer this article:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/835840

    Note: Modifying BIOS/ complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Modifications of the settings are at your own risk.

    Please keep us posted.

    Thank you

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-06-20T12:14:05+00:00

    well i have managed to install windows 8.1 on a new hard drive i purchased 2 months ago.. still having issues recovering data off old drive.. gonna purchase recuva and see where that gets me

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