How to reset a Windows computer to initial factory settings
Table of contents:
- Advantages of the tool offered in Windows 8
- Steps to restore the equipment to the initial factory settings
It is possible that after a few months using our Windows system, for whatever reason we may have to restore our system to the initial configuration. This may sound complicated, but thanks to the tools in Windows 8, resetting a Windows PC to factory settings is very easy.
Windows 8 gives us the opportunity to return to the initial factory settings, avoiding the loss of data that we already have stored on our hard drive thanks to the properties that can be configured in the restoration tool of system.Another of the great advantages that our system gives us Windows 8
Advantages of the tool offered in Windows 8
It is not very common, but on some occasions we may need to restore our system back to the starting point, that is, with the same characteristics that we had when performing the initial installation of our Windows 8 Thanks to this tool native of our Windows 8 system, we will be able to restore our system without worrying about the data that we already we have stored.
In other systems, restoring the configuration of the initial installation would be a real nuisance, since, generally, they force us to completely delete all the data that already existed previously, such as photos, music, videos and others important documents that we have in our system. So here's another reason to migrate your system to Windows 8.
Steps to restore the equipment to the initial factory settings
Thanks to the tools that our system has Windows 8, it is increasingly easier to perform system administration tasks than in other operating systems would require technical support from a person with a specialized systems degree.
First of all, we highlight that no need to install any external application, our Windows 8 system already has these tools so that they can be used whenever necessary. The steps to perform are the following:
- Click on our start menu and look for the application called PC Configuration
- Next, once inside this screen, look in the left panel for the option Update and recover
- We select the option named Recovery
- And we choose the restoration method that interests us the most, being able to choose between three options: Restore PC without affecting your files, Remove everything and reinstall Windows and finally Advanced Startup. The most common is to use the first one, since the data files that we had stored on the hard disk would not be affected and we would only restore our system
- Then the system would tell us to insert the Windows 8 disk and we just have to follow the steps indicated in the tutorial
It's that simple to restore our system Windows 8 thanks to the tools our system has.From Microsoft they always try and manage to make things simple that were previously complex. I hope you liked this solution and that you continue to enjoy this wonderful operating system.
