@Shawn yes make the users wrong for not understanding Windows 8's arcane messages. Microsoft can do no wrong (sarcasm.)
Raul Freitas
tech wizard
(not a Microsoft apologist)
For the record Windows 8 is worse than both Vista and ME.
Can I undo a refresh on windows 8, I have no restore points but would like to go back 24hours?
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I've recently got a new computer with Windows 8, I was having trouble with it and decided to refresh to clean up all the bits and pieces I'd added to start again. The windows office package was installed recently by partner before he went away as he bought two licences and it has now gone.
Can I undo the refresh in any way? I have tried and tried but it seems there were no restore points. Very grateful for any advice as have just managed to get some work for first time this year and need word, excel etc.
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No restore points = no going back. I don't think that you can go back anyway, certainly there is no easy way.
Your other stuff will have to be re-installed..
If you are going to need Refresh in the future, make a CUSTOM Refresh image that better reflects what is installed and running. The new image is not perfect but better than the default Refresh..
http://www.howtogeek.com/108944/how-to-create-a-custom-refresh-image-in-windows-8/
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Anonymous
2013-04-22T02:01:28+00:00 I did a REFRESH as well thinking it would just delete Windows Apps, but it erased ALL my Programs. Microsoft certainly screwed me over on this one.
1, REFRESH IS A MISNOMER.
- DON'T CALL IT APPS, CALL IT PROGRAMS, it's deleting all the Programs,
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Anonymous
2013-05-01T18:37:13+00:00 I can't believe Microsoft did this. Like the rest of you I thought it would go back to the last restore point. Instead it basically returned the unit to out of the box condition. It got rid of office, windows mail, all my contacts, and all other programs I installed. I'm not sure about all of the data yet. Windows 8 is the biggest screw up Microsoft has done to date, worse than Vista. There has to be a shadow file somewhere that can be restored.
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Anonymous
2013-05-17T17:50:26+00:00 What a terrible disappointment. Again a misleading program that has wiped out everything. Very frustrating and completely unnecessary. I would have never done the "refresh" if I knew it would wipe out all my apps, software, etc. I am way over Microsoft. MAC here I come!