How to Simply Restore an Acer Laptop PC to Factory Settings

[@btbking]

Thank you so much for this! my laptop had a whole bunch of viruses and malware, even had my bank details stolen! I called up a technician and he said it would cost me atleast 100$, as a struggling student I could not afford this and I really need my laptop for college. But with your help I managed to do it on my own. Thank you so much! You're a life saver!

[@vickirouth2179]

you have made videos that actually teach people, speak truth about the mechanics of computers, and have simplified the fixes! Thank you and God bless you!

[@davidcoombs4795]

Thank you very much for making this video, my acer had a black screen and would not start up at all. I have had issues like this before and paid £75 to get this done. You are a STAR ! From Southampton UK

[@gbbear8663]

Hey, GuruBrew. I came across your video in hopes of finding a comprehensive, informative tutorial for an Acer Aspire factory reset and I have to say, I truly appreciate your effort and narrative. Thanks for your time and efforts. :)

[@bethanym734]

Thank you SO much for walking me through this. I could never have done it properly without your help. Your video was very informative. I liked how you tried to be as visual as possible. SEEING the process was valuable.

[@GreenGranados]

Thanks so much for your help! I've been scouring the internet for a way to reset my laptop but your video was the most concise and helpful that I've come across. Just wanted to express my gratitude for all the tips.

[@teliciawilliams5579]

Took your advice and now my laptop runs better now, had junk files up the wazoo & now they're all gone thank God. Thanks dude:)

[@ericnilson2792]

You're a great man to guide others to their truth of learning meaning-full skills. Thanks!

[@Patrick11223]

Great Vid, just Restored my Old one after selling on E-bay, thanks for the staying on track, these youtube videos can be a waste of time when you are trying to actually do something efficiently.

[@whalershockeymemories8332]

I also did a factory restore from watching your Dell video! Thank you! It has been working like new ever since!

[@biteme2824]

OK, so I have watched every thing I can find re: factory reset Acer Aspire. I am impressed with your video, You seem extra thorough and exactly what I need. It's too late tonight to attempt, but first thing tomorrow I am doing the factory reset! I love my Acer and am hoping this does the trick.

[@amandacrum6490]

Mine was speaking different languages at me o.O!!!!!!! But thanks to you I fixed it. YOU'RE A LIFESAVER!!!!!!!!

[@Charlie-nq5qi]

I followed these directions for an Acer 5335 Extensa and worked perfect on to my External Drive i bought,as this progran for windows - 7 Pro without a disk works so well as my only thing on my desktop is my bin ie-11 now and all my important microsoft wares are all intact. About 20 odd days ago you get endless Updates to get your laptops needs back so all is perfect and works really well,all drivers working and now just on a basic IE-11 Browser as i was on Firefox for many years but would never touch again as minimal is my new Laptop windows - 7 look as being very Patient is the right manner to do this and just let the laptop do what it has to do,boils don to a solid e-management built-in Acer way of saving money on a new laptop when your so used to your own one that can be all new and kicking like a mule ....Thank you for this and other videos as this is a man that knows good reasons to keep good tech running ...Cheers 10/10

[@luchito321]

Steve thanks a lot! I have the same acer I bought in college. It helped me get through some hard times, but don't really have use for it.. until recently. I started a small business and had the exact same problem that are featured in the vid. I went to the big box stores and they wanted to charge me upwards of $75 per Hr. I saved some cash and did exactly what you instructed me to do.Thanks Steve keep the vids coming... :)

[@GuruBrew]

The timing and tapping interval can be a balancing act on certain models. Keep trying, it will work

[@randybell7850]

great video man! tried about 3 other videos and this is the only one that worked! thank you!

[@randijohns2150]

thank you for your help I have had a acer for over a year and never knew how to reset it this has helped alot

[@212BEAUTIFUL]

You are a lifesaver thank you for taking the time out!!

[@ammcinnes101]

my mums laptop was hacked, this video showed me exactly what to do to restore the laptop back to factory defaults. Thank you

[@mikeystell9274]

Thank you so much man, been searching for a solution as I have had problems with malware and cant start up my computer, and this has worked perfectly, so again, thanks +1 subscriber and like :-)

[@GuruBrew]

Mikey Stell Good to hear it worked for you, Glad to help

[@CornFlakesinHD]

Thanks for your help! Everything is back and running smoothly.

[@orangegirl36]

Thank you, i used this to sort out my son's laptop (the very same one in your vid actually) which was full of all kinds of junk - worked perfectly, and he's very happy.

[@redeyenation2567]

Thank you soo much!!! All the way from Kenya!!! Saved me $100.

[@alen8525]

Thank you guru! My computer was always slow and full of junk. I did what you said and now it is faster than when i got it!

[@colinwatts4879]

Thank you so much for all the help, my computer is up and running again!

[@RbkMg18]

Hey, my computer is exactly like the one in the video, and I just did what u showed in the video. Thank you so much because it really helped me, but if you could do another video of what u have to check after this process it will be awesome, onve again thanks :)

[@musicfanatic10100]

thank you so much for this video! This is the exact acer I have and this was very helpful! I never could have figured it out without this video!

[@velopuckrando7711]

great video!! i loaded the 1-3 recovery disks and system disk as prompted, but halfway through the language disk it stopped at 19% updating system. what should i do now? the original problem was malware. you provide a great service!!

[@scottjohnston4592]

thank you so much ... im running it now fingers crossed on my acer aspire windows 7 - i tried it before under partition c:backup ... and it got stuck on starting setup services... for ages... guess i was too impatient. running it again with a totally reformat.... thank you for your helpful and informative video :)

[@meaganriecken7489]

Hey you helped me out alot. My computer acted up really bad. And thus helped alot

[@eryashary5420]

Itry ti find what key u press on the video I pause and I repeat.. its F6.. after found it I just follow ur step until its done.. welldone.. thanks man.. this my 1st time format my acer laptop..

[@GuruBrew]

Chances are very good you will have luck fixing the problem by restoring to factory. Good Luck!

[@_BAD_MERC_]

Excellent video tutorial!! I know this is your specialty so thank you for sharing your knowledge and making us all just a bit more informed. Worked like a charm on my Acer Aspire which was acquired free and was seriously FUBAR!

[@GuruBrew]

Hi Kyle, Yes, a hard drive that has been previously used in another computer will need to be formatted and a fresh operating system (windows) installed.

[@zaynthusjanz7420]

Thanks because mine had a virus thanks you. Totally earned a sub bro

[@cesarlara1170]

thank you so much it worked! I have to thank you so much without your help I wouldn't be able to access my laptop

[@GuruBrew]

A beeping sound on start up is usually associated with a RAM memory problem. Try removing a stick one at a time and retrying to tell.

[@Dragonvalec]

Your videos are very informative. I have an Acer Aspire 5720 with Windows Vista. I need to perform a system recovery/full wipe to factory settings. How can I do this without the system discs that may or may have not came with the laptop?

[@GuruBrew]

Acer usually has a utility inside the start menu that allows you to make a set of recover disk. Try typing eRecovery in the search box of Vista and making a disk set.

[@RoyinCanada]

Thanks for the video! Will the tap f8 key work on other computers?

[@GuruBrew]

If I remember correctly the Acer One ask that you burn a set of DVD-CD recovery disk when you first start using the computer. I dont think your machine has a backup partition. I would get a set of disk from the Acer website (around $20.00 ) and recover in this manner.

[@alakazoune3482]

Thanks for the video man. Was very well explained. Saved me a couple of hundreds!!

[@GuruBrew]

Thanks! You might be able to do this with your Vista, I have seen some latter model Visa's able to restore in this manner. Tap the f8 sometime and see if you can get to the repair prompt of the Acer eRecovery title screen.

[@harwooda07]

Awesome video. I'd love to watch the second class video you mentioned at the end of this video.

[@GuruBrew]

You may want to consider purchasing a disk. You can get it from the manufacture (Acer) for about $20 us. then you can use it in the future as well. Looks like your partition that contains the restore data has be deleted or is damaged.

[@micalshieldfloater1]

Thank you sooooo much!!! You saved my pc from it being destroyed by a virus!!!

[@vysedawyse]

Try hitting the F8 key right after you power up your acer product then do a factory restore it will take anywhere between 35mins to 45mins or so to restore your setting its original state the same as what GuruBrew has done in this video once the factory restore has taken place name your computer then set your timezone to the right time zone for your area then synchronize your cmputer with the internet time before you do any updates

[@AviationTV]

Hey GuruBrew at 7:50 where it has the options to repair or restore your PC, mine doesn't have the option 'Recovery Management', it has all the other options but not that one. If you could help then that would be really helpful for me.

[@charlesrosaly]

I had an Aspire restarting itself all on its own? I backed up all files and am now following your tutorial. Thanks! I hope this is the fix. Either way Thanks Again! (I could not remember how to get back to the Factory re-set screen)

[@matthewray2547]

The same thing happened to me and followed it step by step it helped me thx i have been trying to reset it for months

[@NoelNolNull]

Thank you, my computer was slow and i'm pretty sure it had a few viruses tried different things, none of them worked so I tried factory restore didn't let me until I saw this video. Again thanks

[@bobloblaw875]

can you explain that as well? Thank you for uplading these helpful tips! I have the same problem as Kyle and don't know how to format

[@GuruBrew]

You will have to us an external CD/DVD reader that plugs into the USB port or get the operating system install put on a flash drive. If you cannot get these items, you might consider getting a local repair shop to do this for you

[@charlesrosaly]

I replaced the hard drive and it seems to be ok now. Thank you for the video!!

[@grimechoa7168]

This videoa was very helpful Just wana let you know this Vedioa was very Helpful !

[@amandamalette2535]

This helped me so much, I am very grateful for you doing this!! Thank you!!!

[@scottwhitemarketing2070]

Hey Steve, Great video I need to do this with my Acer Aspire 5250-BZ873 I have quite a few programs and files that I need to save first to my 1TB BackUp Plus Slim. I am hoping this will speed up my system and keep me from having to purchase a new one. Thanks and I have subscribed.

[@annafifita3991]

what if I don't have recovery management option?

[@lotteaalsma638]

Just did it the way you did, helped me a lot thankyou !

[@AyMikey559]

Great video. You saved me $200. Thanks!

[@PlatinumDragonPro]

Thanks this was very helpful.. Keep up the great work.

[@Wasabitheband1]

Thank you. This was very helpful and saved me a lot of money.

[@estevanramirez]

This video helped a lot. Thank you. Could you make a second video.

[@TheBjoe83]

Very helpful and very easy to follow. Thank you sir!

[@GuruBrew]

Some models did not have a e recovery partition install for some strange reason (probably money) If you did not get a DVD/CD disk that came with the computer then you will have to get online and order one from the Acer website that will work on your computer. Around $20

[@MissNikki0977]

Great video! Walked me right thru a free repair! 👍

[@josephpurdue7583]

Thanks for this video mate, it's really helped me!

[@GuruBrew]

Have you tried resetting BIOS or to see if BIOS reports any hardware errors like hard drive or PCI card ?

[@RepulseGamer]

You just earned yourself a sub

[@GuruBrew]

Yes, if you do a full restore your files will be gone as a new operating system will be installed on the machine. You may want to try repairing my computer option found in the advanced start menu (f8) and this will not remove your files.

[@filipinasantos2769]

thank you for sharing the video, i got some concern if don't mind, i got acer aspire 5750Z-4499. when it still new or i never use it i make a copy of recovery disk, and i got recovery 1 to 4 and a repair disk, can i use this to set to factory even i upgrade already to window 10? please help me, thank you

[@aaliyahhaywood3012]

Ahhhhhh! Thank you sooooo much really helped me out!!! Best day/night everrrrrr!

[@beanniegirl7686]

Thank you so much this video was easy to understand and worked great for me😀

[@elenascraftcorner1180]

as i was typing my last post it went through,thanks for the help

[@eaarmo0074]

Thanks alot on this video it really helped I stumbled on the factory reset awile ago and forgot until now :-) long story short but it did the trick thankyou :-)

[@jamierennhack2557]

Very helpful, it was a success! Thank you!

[@CRXJDM88]

Thx you so much got a acer laptop from some one and he did not reset it so thx to this video it help me out big time

[@2pb]

Thanks for this - I recently purchased an Acer 5755G second hand and it appears to be infected with pesistent malware/spyware. Sybot S&D, Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials have not cured it. Rather than spend hours trying to find the route cause - I prefer the "nuke from orbit" option as I don't have any personal data on the laptop.

[@aarontarleton244]

Hi. My laptop was actually from a deceased relative who bought it with Win 7 home premium installed 32 bit, and I want to put my 64bit of windows 7 on it after restoring it to factory. Is there anything I need to think about before I start? Like any factory password that only he would've known that will stop me in my tracks at the start? -What happens if I don't have his password at this point 7:31 ? -Thanks He also had a different User (name). Can I change that in the process too? Also -Does a factory reset include the drivers that came with its Windows? Appreciate your advice and reply as my laptop is super slow. One last thing if I get a ransomware virus does factory reset remove it?

[@lucad.b3481]

Awesome video and very helpful!

[@vickyparwani1]

great job you make it look so simple.

[@GuruBrew]

I had a simular problem with a customer machine and I solved the problem by taking the battery out and holding down the power button while unplugged from the wall. then put it all back together and try again. If that doesn't work try downloading and installing the latest BIOS software from the Acer website for your machine found in software downloads.

[@jojodm72]

I would like to see the next step in your process concerning the drivers and updates

[@ash6584]

Thank you your video helped me out a lot!

[@beanniegirl7686]

Can you tell me if you made a video on how to do the Windows update? I did subscribe to your channel and would like to update like you suggested at the end of this video thanks so much!

[@hewnjnewjnejiwnjiewnjiewui3149]

+Beannie Girl you should just get a notification where it shows your time to get an update it will show a windows logo but if that shows up then go online and look up windows 7 update

[@trevorcarpenter3253]

thanks man I needed this my computer was crap

[@GuruBrew]

If your computer originally came with the starter and you upgraded with a disk or online then 'YES' it will default back to starter but you can upgrade it back to premium if you have the product key

[@cislyntrammell8186]

helped me restore a friends computer, thanks for the help!!

[@Ahmed-ou8if]

U r the best bro thank you for your time and the video

[@ElizabethDyck]

Thanks, this helped a lot. My laptop is the same kind as in the video so it was perfect.

[@richardemily1667]

hey thanks your video helped me alot keep em coming thanks again

[@Xproject187]

Ride-on, I use Rescatux,but I'd like to see your video when you put it out. Thanks!

[@GuruBrew]

You can do it! Please let me know how it goes after the surgery.

[@yassybabyy9911]

This really helped me out! I looked at other youtube videos and it didnt help.

[@KittyKAT666Meow]

Thank you so much for this awesome & easy tutorial :)

[@feisty466]

Worked like a charm!

[@rideordie943]

Seriusly..this is really helpful for me.. thanks

[@GuruBrew]

I have seen your problem before and it ended up being the recovery partition was corrupt. Only thing to do now is get a hold of a set of disk that will work in that machine and use them. If you call or write Acer they will generally sell you a disk for around $25.00 us.

[@williammcollins909]

Hey Guru Steve, All went well up to the point of trying to select "Recovery Management" It does NOT have this seection. What shall I do? It is a Acer Aspire One laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate

[@lolRyze]

I tried FN+F8 and nothing happened, the only one that does anything is F6, and all that does is turn off the laptop screen, and when I press it again it turns back on. My monitor is definitely turned on because the light is amber. This is really fustrating because I know I have to select my country and stuff, but I have no way to see where and what to click because my laptop screen is smashed and the monitor isn't showing a picture