Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Sumit Volunteer Moderator Volunteer Moderator. DaveM Independent Advisor. Hi Dorothy, you can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything! Since you previously had Windows 10 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 10 Home, Pro.
Disable Secure Boot 2. Enable Legacy Boot 3. If Available enable CSM 4. Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order 6. A subscription to make the most of your time. Choosing the former will lead to Windows 10 reinstallation, and the latter will lead you to normal recovery options. Select the inserted disc and click Create disc. Wait for a few minutes till it finishes. Choose keyboard layout and select Troubleshoot.
Then you could access the Windows 10 recovery option you want. Then please make a backup in advance to avoid data loss.
Learn how to find Windows 10 product key. Go to the download page of MediaCreationTool, click Download tool now. It will help you create Windows 10 ISO file. Launch this tool, Accept the terms and choose Create installation media for another PC and click Next. Then click Next to continue. Then click Next to download Windows Optionally, you can double-click the Windows disc image to mount it directly, then launch setup file to perform a repair install.
But this way the installation media can only be used inside Windows, and on the same computer. Mount the ISO file directly or insert the created media to boot another computer. Take the first case as an example, you could choose Not right now and click Next.
Accept the terms and confirm the information in Ready to install page. Otherwise you could click Change what to keep to change the settings.
Windows 10 recovery tool, as the name suggests, is used to recover Windows 10 and make the computer work normally again. It may take much time to do all the preparations but fail for a small mistake, like unable to create Window 10 recovery drive, unable to create system image backup, Windows cannot find system image on this computer , etc. If you want to avoid these situations, and take a simpler approach to repair or restore system, you could free download Windows 10 recovery tool below to have a try.
You could use it to back up Windows 10 regularly, and restore it to any earlier time point when needed. The process is quite simple and you can add a schedule to automatically back up Windows 10 on regular basis.
To restore a system image created on different hardware, you could tick Universal Restore available in Professional and higher editions to make the computer bootable. Problem See this section Your PC isn't working well and you recently installed an update. Use installation media to reinstall Windows 11 Your PC won't start and you haven't created a recovery drive.
Use a recovery drive to restore or recover your PC You want to reinstall your previous operating system. Go back to your previous version of Windows Your PC isn't working well and you recently installed an app. Restore from a system restore point Click one of the recovery options below and follow the steps to try to get things working again. If you've recently installed a Windows update, uninstall the update to try to resolve the issue.
View update history On the list that appears, select update you want to remove, and then select Uninstall.
Startup Repair helps you fix common problems that can prevent Windows from starting up. Connect the installation media you created to your PC and reinstall Windows Select Change what to keep. Select one of the following options, and then select Next : Keep personal files and apps — This will preserve your personal data, apps, and settings.
Open Recovery settings To go back, you'll need to: Keep everything in the windows. Remove any user accounts you added after the upgrade.
Have the USB drive you used to upgrade to Windows 11 if you used one. In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel , and then choose it from the list of results In the Control Panel search box, type recovery. Use installation media to reinstall Windows 10 Your PC won't start and you haven't created a recovery drive.
View update history settings Right-click the update you want to remove, and then select Uninstall. Know the password you used to sign in to Windows 7 or Windows 8. Have the USB drive you used to upgrade to Windows 10 if you used one.
If you're having problems with your PC, you can: Refresh your PC to reinstall Windows and keep your personal files and settings. Refresh, reset, or restore Select any of the following for more detailed info. Need more help?
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Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. Thank you for your feedback! Your PC isn't working well and you recently installed an update. Your PC won't start, you haven't created a recovery drive, and resetting your PC didn't work.
Reinstalls Windows 11 and keeps your personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings.
Reinstalls Windows 11 and removes your personal files. Reinstalls Windows 10 and keeps your personal files. Reinstalls Windows 10 and removes your personal files.
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