@Shawn yes make the users wrong for not understanding Windows 8's arcane messages. Microsoft can do no wrong (sarcasm.)
Raul Freitas
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(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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2015-08-18T00:25:00+00:00 I hate windows 8, and now its asking me to upgrade to windows 10, I don't think so seams like Windows just keeps getting worse and worse the more you upgrade, spent almost 3 hours on the net trying to figure out how to reverse this windows refresh thing, the word REFRESH is so misleading they could have and should have said format as that is what it does, I think I have misplace my Office 2010 product keys guess am F@@Ked now!!!
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Anonymous
2015-08-05T00:48:43+00:00 Microsoft 8.1 refresh not only took Apps but my personal files as well -------- They show them on their wonderful list of deleted items OH so nice! Apple where are you?
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Anonymous
2015-06-11T17:54:27+00:00 hi,
are you able to resolve this issue or at least go back to its previous state?
I lost all my work software and all the work files I have.... now I couldn't get all my client records back....I thought it was just a refresh or reboot....and not gonna affect files...
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