My PC will not reset even though i have a recovery media device installed

Anonymous
2024-07-17T15:29:27+00:00

When I try to reset my PC, it will not let me because it could not find a recover environment/media even though i have in installed.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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Ramesh Srinivasan 88,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2024-07-17T16:05:09+00:00

Hi Devin, This is Ramesh.

Resetting the PC requires access to the Windows Recovery Environment. You have two options.

  1. Fix Windows RE so that the Reset can work correctly.

(or)

  1. Backup the data to an external drive and then clean install Windows 11 using the USB setup disk.

To create a USB setup disk, you'll need a USB stick of 8GB or higher capacity. Note that the contents of the USB stick will be erased during the setup disk creation process.

Download Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) from this link:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156295

Run MCT and create a bootable USB disk.

After creating the USB setup disk, boot the computer using it. To do so, you may need to change the boot order in the BIOS/UEFI settings. Consult your system or motherboard manual to learn how to access the UEFI settings for your model.

Then, clean install Windows using the on-screen instructions. Also, here's an article that explains the process with screenshots.

https://pureinfotech.com/clean-install-windows-...

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Note:

If you want to pursue option 1 (i.e., fixing WinRE), let me know so that I can post the required steps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-20T00:29:54+00:00

    I got the same error as last time during assign letter=S (The specified drive letter is not free to be assigned)

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  2. Ramesh Srinivasan 88,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-07-20T00:31:16+00:00

    Type:

    remove

assign letter=S

    And then, run the rest of the commands.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-20T00:59:47+00:00

    For some reason disk 0, partition 4 got deleted but it was also the one holding the letter S but now I can't select partition 4. I'm sorry if I somehow messed something up.

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  4. Ramesh Srinivasan 88,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-07-20T01:00:45+00:00

    Devin,

    Run:

    diskpart
select disk 0
list part
list vol

    And post a screenshot of Disk Management.

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