my asus laptop won't reset

Anonymous
2023-10-19T03:58:08+00:00

I've tried many ways like using the sfc and dism command and on going to my final decision on going back from windows 11 to windows 10 but the only way I can reset my laptop is through using a USB. this is very weird considering I cannot reset my asus laptop through the normal reseting process. what kind of issue could this be? and is there a way to fix the issue to allow me to reset through settings without having to use a USB.

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  1. EmilyS726 270.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-10-19T04:34:11+00:00

    Hello Simon, this is Emily.

    If your C Drive is running low on space, or if you have moved your user profile folder to a drive that's not C:, or if your recovery partiton or if the image reset needs is corrupted, it can usually lead to reset failure. Then yes, you need to use the bootable USB drive to do a clean install.

    Typically this shouldn't happen again after the clean install, but it is also not guaranteed. The reset process relies on your exisiting system, so if something is not right with the current system, it can also affect the reset quality. But the USB drive route relies on external resources, the files you download from Microsoft, so if the current system is all messed up, it won't affect the USB drive, hence it can reinstall computer no problem. I hope that makes sense.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-19T04:43:38+00:00

    so is there any way to fix this issue? to allow me to reset through settings again?

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  3. EmilyS726 270.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-10-19T04:49:16+00:00

    It’s unlikely. I would just do the clean install instead.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-19T04:50:22+00:00

    the clean install? meaning using the usb?

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  5. EmilyS726 270.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-10-19T05:34:11+00:00

    Correct.

    To perform a clean installation of Windows 10 using the Windows Media Creation Tool:

    The following steps should be done on a working Windows computer:

    Download the Windows Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's official website. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    Run the tool and select "Create installation media for another PC."

    Choose your language, edition, and architecture (32 or 64-bit) and select "Next."

    Choose "USB flash drive" as the media to use for the installation and select "Next."

    Connect a USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of free space to your computer.

    Select the USB flash drive you want to use, and then select "Next."

    The tool will then download the required files and create the installation media.

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    Now these steps will be done on your problematic computer:

    Go to the computer's BIOS boot menu to have it boot from the USB drive.

    Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10, making sure to choose "Custom install" and select the option to delete all existing partitions.

    Once the installation is complete, you'll have a clean installation of Windows 10 on your computer.

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