Installation and Upgrade Reset Windows 11 PC


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This tutorial will show you how to reset Windows 11 and Remove everything or Keep my files.

You can reset Windows 11 when your PC isn’t working well and it’s been a while since you installed an app, driver, or update.

Resetting reinstalls Windows 11, but lets you choose whether to keep your files or remove them, and then reinstalls Windows.

Option​
What it does​
Keep my files > Change settings > Preinstalled apps On
  • Reinstalls Windows 11.
  • Keeps all user accounts and personal files in C:\Users.
  • Removes apps and drivers you installed.
  • Removes changes you made to settings.
  • Restores any apps your PC manufacturer installed if your PC came with Windows 11.
Keep my files > Change settings > Preinstalled apps Off
  • Reinstalls Windows 11.
  • Keeps all user accounts and personal files in C:\Users.
  • Removes apps and drivers you installed.
  • Removes changes you made to settings.
  • Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed if your PC came with Windows 11.
Remove everything
  • Reinstalls Windows 11.
  • Removes all user accounts and personal files.
  • Removes apps and drivers you installed.
  • Removes changes you made to settings.
  • Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed. (If your PC came with Windows 10, apps from your PC manufacturer will be reinstalled.)
Note: Remove everything > Change settings gives you two options.

Data erasure On removes files and cleans the drive. If you're planning to donate, recycle, or sell your PC, use this option. This might take an hour or two, but it makes it harder for other people to recover files you've removed.

Data erasure Off just removes files. It takes less time, but is less secure.

References:


The Reset this PC feature is not available in Safe Mode.

⚠️ If you set up a Microsoft account during Windows Setup, it will get linked to OneDrive to backup and sync your files by default. You can either set up a local account instead to avoid this, or stop the backup and sync your files to OneDrive when the installation is complete.


The $SysReset folder is created when a reset is performed. It contains a log folder that may be useful to troubleshoot a problem with resetting a PC. The $SysReset folder is safe to delete if you like.



Contents

  • Option One: Reset Windows 11 PC from Advanced Startup at Boot
  • Option Two: Reset Windows 11 PC from Settings in Windows 11
  • Option Three: Reset Windows 11 PC using Command Prompt in Windows 11




Option One

Reset Windows 11 PC from Advanced Startup at Boot


1 Boot to Advanced Startup.

2 Click/tap on Troubleshoot. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Reset this PC. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup-2.png

4 Go to step 5 (Keep my files) or step 6 (Remove everything) below for how you want to reset Windows 11.


 5. Reset Windows 11 and "Keep my files"

A) Click/tap on Keep my files. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_keep_my_files-1.png

B) Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

You can use the Cloud download option if you have an Internet connection to get Windows from the cloud to reinstall, instead of reusing the existing Windows files to construct a fresh copy. This can be a more reliable way to reinstall Windows and, depending on internet speed, can be faster too. To get a similar result before, you would have to download Windows and create a USB stick. But because this is built-in to Windows, it doesn’t require the extra steps of creating a USB stick to do the installation.

Local reinstall uses the recovery image by default to reset the PC.


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C) Click/tap on Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshot below)

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D) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshot below)

Resetting_PC.png

E) When resetting this PC has finished, you can dismiss the lock screen and sign in to Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

A Removed Apps.html file will be saved on your desktop. It will show a list of all apps removed by the reset.


Lock_screen.jpg
Sign-in_screen.jpg



 6. Reset Windows 11 and "Remove everything"

A) Click/tap on Remove everything. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-1.png

B) Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

You can use the Cloud download option to get Windows from the cloud to reinstall, instead of reusing the existing Windows files to construct a fresh copy. This can be a more reliable way to reinstall Windows and, depending on internet speed, can be faster too. To get a similar result before, you would have to download Windows and create a USB stick. But because this is built-in to Windows, it doesn’t require the extra steps of creating a USB stick to do the installation.

Local reinstall uses the recovery image by default to reset the PC.


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C) If your PC has more than one drive (partition) on the Windows 11 disk, click/tap on Only the drive where Windows is installed or All drives for what you want.

If you select All drives, this will erase all partitions/volumes on the Windows system disk.

If you select Only the drive where Windows is installed, this will only erase the partition/volume Windows 11 is installed on.


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D) Click/tap on either Just remove my files or Fully clean the drive for how you want to clean your drive. (see screenshot below)

Just remove my files = This performs a quick format, and doesn't take long. Your files might be recoverable by someone else since they are only marked as deleted. You would use this option if you are keeping your PC.

Fully clean the drive = This performs a secure erase to fully clean your drive by overwriting your files so that they can't be easily recovered. This can take several hours to finish. You would want to do this option if you are recycling or selling your computer.


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E) Click/tap on Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshot below)

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F) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshot below)

Resetting_PC.png

G) When resetting this PC has finished, select your country or region (ex: "United States"), and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

If you would like to set up this PC to have an OOBE (Out-of-box Experience) so another user/owner can pick up at this step to finish setting up Windows on the PC with their own account and preferences the next time the PC it turned on, then:

1. Press the Shift + F10 keys when you see the screenshot below to open a command prompt.
2. Type C:\Windows\System32\shutdown -s -t 0 -f into the command prompt, and press Enter to shut down Windows.


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H) Select the keyboard layout (ex: "US") you want, and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-7.jpg

I) Select Add layout or Skip depending on if you want to add a second keyboard layout or not. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-8.jpg

J) Click/tap on Accept for the license agreement. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-9.jpg

K) You can now continue at step 16 in this tutorial (click on link) to finish setting up Windows 11.




Option Two

Reset Windows 11 PC from Settings in Windows 11


1 Open Settings (WIn+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Recovery on the right side. (see screenshot below)

Open Recovery Settings

Reset_Windows11_Settings-1.png

3 Click/tap on the Reset PC button for Reset this PC on the right side under Recovery options. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Settings-2.png

4 Go to step 5 (Keep my files) or step 6 (Remove everything) below for how you want to reset Windows 11.


 5. Reset Windows 11 and "Keep my files"

A) Click/tap on Keep my files. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Settings_Keep_my_files-1.png

B) Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

You can use the Cloud download option to get Windows from the cloud to reinstall, instead of reusing the existing Windows files to construct a fresh copy. This can be a more reliable way to reinstall Windows and, depending on internet speed, can be faster too. To get a similar result before, you would have to download Windows and create a USB stick. But because this is built-in to Windows, it doesn’t require the extra steps of creating a USB stick to do the installation.


Reset_Windows11_Settings_Keep_and_Remove_everything-2.png

C) Click/tap on Next. (see left screenshot below)

You can click/tap on Change settings if the "Current settings" are not correct. (see right screenshot below)


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D) If prompted about a Recent update, click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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E) Click/tap on the View apps that will be removed link if wanted, and Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

Reset_Windows11_Settings_Keep_my_files-6.png
Reset_Windows11_Settings_Keep_my_files-7.png

F) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshot below)

Resetting_PC.png

G) When resetting this PC has finished, you can dismiss the lock screen and sign in to Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

A Removed Apps.html file will be saved on your desktop. It will show a list of all apps removed by the reset.


Lock_screen.jpg
Sign-in_screen.jpg


 6. Reset Windows 11 and "Remove everything"

A) Click/tap on Remove everything. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Settings_Remove_everything-1.png

B) Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 10. (see screenshots below)

You can use the Cloud download option to get Windows from the cloud to reinstall, instead of reusing the existing Windows files to construct a fresh copy. This can be a more reliable way to reinstall Windows and, depending on internet speed, can be faster too. To get a similar result before, you would have to download Windows and create a USB stick. But because this is built-in to Windows, it doesn’t require the extra steps of creating a USB stick to do the installation.


Reset_Windows11_Settings_Keep_and_Remove_everything-2.png

C) Click/tap on the Change settings link, turn on/off the settings you want, click/tap on Confirm, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshots below)

The Delete files from all drives setting will only be available if you have more than one drive (partition) on the Windows 11 disk.

Yes, all drives (on) will erase all partitions/volumes on the Windows system disk.

No, only, Windows drive (off) will only erase the partition/volume Windows is installed on.


"Clean data?" Just remove your files performs a quick format, and doesn't take long. Your files might be recoverable by someone else since they are only marked as deleted. You would use this option if you are keeping your PC.

"Clean data?" Clean the drive performs a secure erase to fully clean your drive by overwriting your files so that they can't be easily recovered. This can take several hours to finish. You would want to do this option if you are recycling or selling your computer.

Download Windows is the same setting as Cloud download (yes) or Local reinstall (no) from step 6B. It's just another opportunity to change this setting if wanted before starting the reset.


Reset_Windows11_Settings_Remove_everything-3.png
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D) If prompted about a Recent update, click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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E) Click/tap on Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Settings_Remove_everything-6.png

F) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshot below)

Resetting_PC.png

G) When resetting this PC has finished, select your country or region (ex: "United States"), and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

If you would like to set up this PC to have an OOBE (Out-of-box Experience) so another user/owner can pick up at this step to finish setting up Windows on the PC with their own account and preferences the next time the PC it turned on, then:

1. Press the Shift + F10 keys when you see the screenshot below to open a command prompt.
2. Type C:\Windows\System32\shutdown -s -t 0 -f into the command prompt, and press Enter to shut down Windows.


Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-6.jpg

H) Select the keyboard layout (ex: "US") you want, and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-7.jpg

I) Select Add layout or Skip depending on if you want to add a second keyboard layout or not. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-8.jpg

J) Click/tap on Accept for the license agreement. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-9.jpg

K) You can now continue at step 16 in this tutorial (click on link) to finish setting up Windows 11.




Option Three

Reset Windows 11 PC using Command Prompt in Windows 11


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt

2 Copy and paste the systemreset --factoryreset command into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-1.png

3 Go to step 4 (Keep my files) or step 5 (Remove everything) below for how you want to reset Windows 11.


 4. Reset Windows 11 and "Keep my files"

A) Click/tap on Keep my files. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-2.png

B) Click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-3.png

C) Click/tap on Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-4.png

D) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshots below)

Reset_command-5.png
Resetting_PC.png

E) When resetting this PC has finished, you can dismiss the lock screen and sign in to Windows 11. (see screenshots below)

A Removed Apps.html file will be saved on your desktop. It will show a list of all apps removed by the reset.


Lock_screen.jpg
Sign-in_screen.jpg


 5. Reset Windows 11 and "Remove everything"

A) Click/tap on Remove everything. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-2b.png

B) Click/tap on either Just remove my files or Fully clean the drive for how you want to clean your drive. (see screenshot below)

Just remove my files = This performs a quick format, and doesn't take long. Your files might be recoverable by someone else since they are only marked as deleted. You would use this option if you are keeping your PC.

Fully clean the drive = This performs a secure erase to fully clean your drive by overwriting your files so that they can't be easily recovered. This can take several hours to finish. You would want to do this option if you are recycling or selling your computer.


Reset_command-3b.png

C) Click/tap on Reset when ready to reset Windows 11. (see screenshot below)

Reset_command-4.png

D) Resetting Windows 11 will now start. This will take a while to finish, and your PC will restart a few times during the process. (see screenshots below)

Reset_command-5.png
Resetting_PC.png

E) When resetting this PC has finished, select your country or region (ex: "United States"), and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

If you would like to set up this PC to have an OOBE (Out-of-box Experience) so another user/owner can pick up at this step to finish setting up Windows on the PC with their own account and preferences the next time the PC it turned on, then:

1. Press the Shift + F10 keys when you see the screenshot below to open a command prompt.
2. Type C:\Windows\System32\shutdown -s -t 0 -f into the command prompt, and press Enter to shut down Windows.


Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-6.jpg

F) Select the keyboard layout (ex: "US") you want, and click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-7.jpg

G) Select Add layout or Skip depending on if you want to add a second keyboard layout or not. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-8.jpg

H) Click/tap on Accept for the license agreement. (see screenshot below)

Reset_Windows11_Advanced_startup_remove_everything-9.jpg

I) You can now continue at step 16 in this tutorial (click on link) to finish setting up Windows 11.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Many screenshots, lots of work, very elegant. I do not know if I like reset, it does apparently reset drivers all the way.
It's (more easy) to to use a physical copy in a manner of resetting drivers and reinstall.
My computer has been badly screwed by "reset" in w10, besides it takes longer time than reinstall.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    w10, w11, linux
scrapheap said:
Many screenshots, lots of work, very elegant. I do not know if I like reset, it does apparently reset drivers all the way.
It's (more easy) to to use a physical copy in a manner of resetting drivers and reinstall.
My computer has been badly screwed by "reset" in w10, besides it takes longer time than reinstall.
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I like to try a repair install below first to keep everything, and reset or clean install of Windows as a last resort.

www.elevenforum.com

Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
The Ten Forums tutorial has a grid displaying Factory reset:

www.tenforums.com

Reset Windows 10

How to Reset Windows 10
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com

Restore factory settings
  • This is to do a factory restore on an OEM PC that came preinstalled with Windows 10.
  • Reinstalls the version of Windows that your PC came with and removes your personal files.
  • Removes apps and drivers you installed.
  • Removes changes you made to settings.
  • Reinstalls any apps your PC manufacturer installed on your PC.
  • This option isn't available on all PCs.



Please consider a Factory reset entry for the Eleven Forum tutorial.

Option Three

Reset Windows 11 PC using Command Prompt in Windows 11​


may move the operating system from Windows 11 to Windows 10


For example:
Computer is purchased with Windows 10 and is later upgraded to Windows 11.


Administrative command prompt: systemreset --factoryreset
may return the computer from Windows 11 to Windows 10.


Factory reset - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

Reset: Factory Reset Your Device for a Fresh Start

Reset your device to its original settings and fix performance issues with a factory reset. Learn how to factory reset your computer, phone or tablet with ease. Get started now!
www.lenovo.com






Edit:

(need someone using Windows 11 that had upgraded from factory installed Windows 10 to check)

Computers with factory installed Windows 10 that had upgraded to Windows 11 may not have menu options using

systemreset --factoryreset to factory reset even though the command uses factoryreset?





These appear to be the methods to factory reset:



Another way to factory reset Windows​

Another method is to use the manufacturer’s recovery tool, usually located on a separate partition on your hard drive.

You’ll find a wide variety of recovery software with name brands numerous enough to match the various brands of electronic devices in which you’ll install them.

We have tried to make it less overwhelming by narrowing the list down to our preferred software.

Each brand has a different name for what you are looking for, so here is a list of what to search for according to each brand:

  • Acer: Acer eRecovery or Acer Recovery Management
  • Asus: Asus Recovery Partition or AI Recovery
  • Dell: Dell Factory Image Restore, DataSafe, Dell Backup & Recovery, and various other names
  • HP: HP System Recovery or Recovery Manager
  • Lenovo: Rescue and Recovery or ThinkVantage Recovery (on ThinkPads)
You can also access these recovery options outside of Windows, which means you still have hope if your OS won’t load.

Every manufacturer is different, but you can find the method for accessing recovery just after powering on your machine.

Read the text as your machine boots and look for the recovery mode key.

Many devices use the F11 key as a shortcut to recovery mode.


 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Typo:


OptionWhat is does
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
"'Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 11. "'

How come local reinstall is recommended?

Only if there is no internet?

What are the pro / con for each choice?

If internet is available wouldn't cloud reduce problems related to user profiles, passwords, pin?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
zbook said:
"'Click/tap on Cloud download or Local reinstall (recommended) for how you would like to reinstall Windows 11. "'

How come local reinstall is recommended?

Only if there is no internet?

What are the pro / con for each choice?

If internet is available wouldn't cloud reduce problems related to user profiles, passwords, pin?
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Hello mate, :alien:

It just depends on which option works best for you at the time.

Cloud download does require an Internet connection to download the recovery image.

Local reinstall uses the recovery image already included in Windows if available.

In the end, both will reset Windows back to a out-of-box (clean) state.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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