"Reset This PC" questions


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Hello,

I'm about ready to reset this Win11 PC after backing up all that I want to back up, but I was wondering if the following will be preserved?

Win 11 Professional Upgrade
Office Home and Business 2021
PowerToys

Will I need to reinstall those 3 items again?

Thanks
 
Windows Build/Version
Version 21H2

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H232GB
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)Intel Core Ultra 764GBIntel Integrated Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Pro 14 - PC14250
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Integrated Graphics
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk PC_SN500S NVMe 1TB
    Browser
    Firefox, Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET
1) It depends if pc has a bios embedded key for Window 8/10/11 Home. It might reset to Home but easy enoug to reupgrade to pro.

2) yes

3) yes
 

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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
cereberus said:
1) It depends if pc has a bios embedded key for Window 8/10/11 Home. It might reset to Home but easy enoug to reupgrade to pro.

2) yes

3) yes
Click to expand...

It's a MS Surface Pro so would that have an embedded bios key?
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H232GB
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)Intel Core Ultra 764GBIntel Integrated Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Pro 14 - PC14250
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Integrated Graphics
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk PC_SN500S NVMe 1TB
    Browser
    Firefox, Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
cereberus said:
No idea bit if it did, probably a pro key anyway and would reset to Pro?
Click to expand...

Don't know. I bought it with Home but added the $99 Pro addition a couple of days later.

This isn't an upgrade from Windows 10 or anything.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H232GB
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)Intel Core Ultra 764GBIntel Integrated Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Pro (OS Build 262000.9711)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Pro 14 - PC14250
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Integrated Graphics
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk PC_SN500S NVMe 1TB
    Browser
    Firefox, Brave
    Antivirus
    ESET
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