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Windows 8.1, 10, and their respective updates offer a variety of recovery options for users, such as refreshing, resetting, and restoring the PC, which will keep personal files and settings, as well as the apps that came with the PC and the apps installed from the Microsoft Store.
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The Windows 10 Anniversary Update also introduced a “Refresh Windows” tool that quickly does a clean install of Windows 10.
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Additionally, Windows 10 has a “Reset” feature that removes any apps or programs that were removed.
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Finally, Microsoft's Fresh Start tool can help to clean up a Windows 10 PC of junkware and return it to a clean, pristine state.
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Windows 8.1 offers a variety of recovery options for users who are having problems with their PC. These options include refreshing, resetting, and restoring the PC, which will keep personal files and settings, as well as the apps that came with the PC and the apps installed from the Microsoft Store. Refreshing or resetting the PC without affecting the files, resetting the PC will reinstall Windows but delete the files, settings, and apps, except for the apps that came with the PC.
How to refresh, reset, or restore your PC
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Microsoft's Fresh Start tool can help to clean up a Windows 10 PC of junkware and return it to a clean, pristine state. To use the tool, users must go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Device performance & health and click the Additional info link under the Fresh Start section. After the process is complete, users will need to reinstall the apps they want to keep and reset their Windows settings to their desired preferences.
How to Clean Up Windows 10 With the Fresh Start Tool | PCMag
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Find out how to reset your PC, go back to a previous version of Windows, or use media to ... You want to reinstall your previous operating system.
Recovery options in Windows 10
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Use macOS Recovery to reinstall the Mac operating system. ... your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window ...
How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support
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Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on July 29, 2015.[18] Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users via the Windows Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update. Windows 10 receives new builds on an ongoing basis, which are available at no additional cost to users, in addition to additional test builds of Windows 10, which are available to Windows Insiders. Devices in enterprise environments can receive these updates at a slower pace, or use long-term support milestones that only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their ten-year lifespan of extended support.[19][20] In June 2021, Microsoft announced that support for Windows 10 editions which are not in the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) will end on October 14, 2025.[16]
Windows 10 - Wikipedia
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