How to Refresh Windows 10 Without Losing Apps or Data

[@Britec09]

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[@iamsumith]

I am in the computer repair business, your videos are very much helpful for me. Thanks, sir.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

[@iamsumith]

@@Britec09 always...sir

[@danielgartin6993]

Britec09 Well that’s a problem because my friend Mike can’t even get to the desktop , how do we do this if the computer can’t start up correctly?

[@Britec09]

If that is the case, you will have to use reset this PC or fresh install

[@1984lexani]

Thank you so much! My Windows 10 was not able to successfully update since more than 6 months, it kept undoing recent changes due to errors. With your tutorial I was able to fix my setup WITHOUT loosing anything. All my apps, all my installed software tools, all my licenses and settings .. everything as before BUT now the update works again! Perfect!

[@urbanyte869]

absolutely loved the method. I'm happy now I don't have to download my 1.5 Terrabytes worth of games again :) :)

[@Cl1ffy]

same 1.9tb of games

[@simracinglou3142]

Thanks why I'm here lol

[@yosefelsawy5102]

I am 3TB of games 😂😂

[@urbanyte869]

@@yosefelsawy5102 hahha even more the profit

[@urbanyte869]

@Flex yeahh hope it does mayn

[@belxym]

The reinstallation of windows 10 took 4 hours ,now my pc works fine with version 1903 .Thank you very much for this video ,it solve my pc update problems

[@yologath3357]

Hi Brian, Greetings form Australia. My PC was behaving erratically, I followed your advice and bingo! It now runs perfectly. Thanks for being willing to share your expertise. Cheers!

[@husseinbahaa3599]

Reinstalling Windows without losing apps was like a dream become true, thank you for that perfect explanation.

[@reemsreg]

Thank god. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to back up a terabyte of storage and reinstall it all just to reinstall Windows. You saved me major headaches. Hope this works!

[@ivanwill]

Thanks for the video. It always amazes me when people click the thumbs down. To me, if one uses that option, they should be required to explain why. Just my opinion...

[@Britec09]

Just haters mate, let them think they are achieving something by thumbing it down.

[@bazwillrun]

@@Britec09 Its nice to only have thumbs up, a certain amount of thumbs down in itself is not a problem as far as the account goes. Obviously too many isnt good as it might scare viewerss off. But as far as I am aware all thumb activity is looked at as useful because it shows user engagement which is all YT/Google really cares about from the advertising perspective. So to a degree these few haters on this video are actually shooting themselves in the foot !

[@66lwmorgan]

I agree or at least show there version on video that is better than the one they just gave a thumbs down.

[@davidl.7747]

The solution will be to remove that button from KZbin

[@houstonionthegreat]

one of my friends literally dislikes everything that they see just for fun needless to say, they are no longer my friend

[@avia4281]

My electricity was shut off abruptly damaging the explorer file hanging error. I tried everything and this did the trick, thanks!

[@Iamkaden]

Having my file explorer glitching and resetting on me, going to try out this method. I’ll come back with an update!

[@manuelwel8098]

I was about to reset my computer because nothing that I tried seems to work, I can't even open a single microsoft application. I had this problem for months now, I tried to update my computer multiple times, but it won't update. I am really grateful that I found this video, I really don't want to lose any application that I downloaded, since it's pain in the ass if I'm going to download everything if I'm going to reset it. I love it! Thank you!

[@dhoughton76]

Thanks for the great video Brian. Solved my problem completely. I had updated to 1903 ok, but could not install any cumulative updates. Got failed messages, try again later! Must of tried dozens of times. Really strange as all other updates installed ok. Did the refresh on update Tuesday and now fully up to date. Keep up the good work.

[@GeoffMoore-e7h]

Thank you for providing this video. I spent days with SFC / Scannow and DISM Restore health without any success before finding this. The result is amaziing.

[@MadhuDaryanani-i5w]

Finally - the only video that resolved my windows repair issues. Thanks

[@DidYouReadEULA]

Thank you! Been googling several days for this exact thing because I tinkered with some telemetry software and no longer can access Windows Store and no graphics in Edge or IE. You rock!

[@waynekur6487]

im watching this because i messed with the number value of defender

[@DavinAbielGinting]

I mess with it because i can't open store & the others microsoft apps!

[@beastmodedaboss4947]

@@DavinAbielGinting same

[@mawoo42]

Thank you. I've tried everything to repair windows but this is such a better option. Wasn't sure if it would wipe my programs. My mind is at ease now. Thanks again

[@MrJarrod]

THANKYOU , 3 years later still helping in 2022. Brand-new build had an issue with update kb5011487 failed to install. Tried all day then I saw your video took about 20minutes to install with all the updates. Now I can Game on.

[@BuleGalau]

I just followed all of the instructions and I think my pc is a bit faster now, thank you for your help! All the best for future videos!

[@sirijanthakur]

thanks mate, really appreciate the way you actually did brought it to the community, back then, factory reset was the only way we had, stating ' we won't remove your *personal files* ( which people don't even use nowadays ) but will lose your apps ( which means all of your installed data, worth a lot more ) to finally reset just your settings :] which are ironically present in literally any software in the world, a reset button to reset all your settings !' windows did turn into mac back then

[@eds5709]

Thanks Brian! this still works in 2022. I was very afraid to have to reinstall all my Studio plugins and related software (would have taken me a few weeks) but I kept all my programs and settings. Still I was a bit in shock because my desktop theme had changed after the first new boot. That appeared just a matter of choosing my preferred images again and we're good to go.

[@keithstarkey5584]

I'm wondering, first, why you didn't just choose the "Ugrade this PC Now" option? and Further, could you not have followed through after choosing the "Create installation media..." without unpacking the .iso file? I don't recall Windows ever having me do this in the past (it's been so long, though, since I did it). My concern is how would I have known to do this if I can't just follow prompts to get the same result? Thanks.

[@akira8817]

Keith Starkey upgrade this pc now is only if you have windows 8 or older i think

[@Castrated__]

Thank you mate, my PC was freezing all the time with my new Kingston SSD. I thought that it was the SSD's fault. Turns out i just needed to repair my installation. No freezing as of yet so thanks alot :)

[@Mukatutu]

1 year late but did it fix your freezing issues?

[@Castrated__]

@@Mukatutu Hey bro, since then i built a new PC, but no it still kept freezing. Shit SSD man… go for something like samsung or m.2 which is what i have now. Much faster !

[@Castrated__]

@@Mukatutu My advice as well is if you are planning on cloning your OS. Don’t do it, just fresh install. Safest option.

[@tonysavage4205]

I have windows 10 enterprise. Will This install the same version ?

[@SupraManG]

Keep up the good work Brian. You help so many of us learn how to keep our pc's running optimally and efficiently. Thank you so much and keep them tips a comin'!

[@stevevanhove6944]

This worked perfectly for me with both Windows 10 Home and Windows Pro 10 in Nov 2022. Thank you so much, helped me resolve a persistent issue. 👍👍👍

[@vedardhagudapati4996]

Hey, I just have a small doubt, will we lose our license or something like Microsoft office license, can you please tell, and by the way, it was a very nice tutorial. thank you

[@JRakes1]

The solution I thought I'd never find - Thank you!

[@TropicDunes]

An excellent video! The procedure worked PERFECTLY!!! Fixed the Windows 10 problem while saving my apps. Thank You!!!

[@_Ari__.]

Question: Do i have to activate the windows again after this or it will remain activated? And thanks for the video 😉

[@larrytaylor2678]

Thanks Brian....Another wonderful video. I do have one question; I use Microsoft Office 2016, will this procedure keep Office in place or is it removed during the reinstall ? Thanks again.

[@Britec09]

It should keep all programs in place, but best to check there support page.

[@djm5204]

Does this revert registry changes to like the default?

[@JGR088]

Thank you again, got my advanced start up again without losing anything. A million thanks..

[@spmj1251]

Very straight forward tutorial brian!😉

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@teodortodorov6974]

Thank you! You saved me from reinstalling the apps and moving my files to another drive!

[@cafenes176]

Super and simply explained. Thank You So Much🙂🙂

[@ReiverBlue1971]

Really nice a clear, thanks. One of my favourite features with Win 98 SE was it's refresh and my VR system has started to chug... time for a refresh but I suspect I'll have to line up some stuff to read and watch before I start ;D

[@bena2.0]

Nice video man! But, if i do it through a bootable disc, what should my boot priority be? HDD or DVD first?

[@vingjoo]

Hey Brian - can't see the iso file to extract but all the prior steps were fine, which step did I miss? Cheers!

[@RockyAllenLane]

Excellent video. Will Repair create a new "clean" registry or keep all the junk from the current registry? Thanks.

[@grant.1810]

repair of course.

[@maddyd.346]

Fan of your channel. Question. Why was the .iso file deleted? Maybe it was not an image, but a repository for needed files that was unzipped?

[@MAXMPG]

The steps look simple enough to follow, but I have to ask, I have outside purchased programs like microsoft Office that I use. I have done things before and lost the use of the Office proram and had to repurchase. Will I lose Office following your steps in the video? I can reload my adobe, video player program, printers, and all of the such but that Office program has bit me. Thank you for an answer.

[@RichieProductionsOFFICIAL]

After it finish installing, it will have Windows.old folder automatically and it is safe to delete?

[@teodortodorov6974]

Yes it is! This removes the old copy of windows

[@marktm00]

Hello there! So I'm switching from intel to AMD, will this process be enough for the setup to "reinstall windows with AMD drivers and cleaning any intel resedue? Thanks for any feedback! Happy new year!

[@sarabhian2270]

@Britec09 at 2:53 what will happen If I opt for update this pc now , I have seen your 4 years old video in which you selected the update this pc now ,is it still working ?

[@ashmalnoor4882]

I hope you are doing well. Basically, I have Fortnite and Warzone downloaded on my PC so i was just asking that will this method keep those files saved or will i have to install them all over again. Also, will this method download the 1909 version of windows 10 if i already have 1909?

[@RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

Thanks Brian. So glad you keep mentioning "be patient" cause Brother you ain't kidding! it does take awhile.

[@Britec09]

Yeah some people get inpatient and see a black screen and force close the pc and mess up the repair install process and bricking there computer and having to do a fresh install.

[@user-ke8vk8bo4j]

@@Britec09 I got a black screen when my screen saver turned on. I almost freaked waiting for something to show but when I moved my mouse, my screen turned back on and saw it was still installing.

[@Nojus_el_drifto]

dude thank you so much this literally solved the problem I was trying to fix for like 4-5 hours in just 10 minutes. THANK YOU

[@christiancaridad6816]

hey bri,this is a great tutorial.but i have a question if you wont mind.see now my pc is working fine,but what about it crash and wont open or boot up,what kind of recovery can i make to saved everything on this pc???thank you

[@Kraxt0n]

to clarify, we can use a usb/nvme ssd (enclosed) drive instead of a dvd drive? ive used your vid before bout 2 years ago. but this time around ive no dvd drive...

[@raydavison2972]

Thanks for that. My Laptop is pretty old and runs W7. Will this process work with W7 in the same way?

[@ronnyb5890]

your new car brian :-) question,when i upgraded from windows 7 to 10,and from a HDD to a SSD,my factory repair (F2) partition was erased,can i make another one with personel settings so,if there are problems,i can hit F2 to install that personal version,is the manufacturer just a 2nd partition with windows and the brand extra's,or is it more complicated

[@SpyroCurtis]

Thank you Brian! I have a lots of programs installed and serious for my work and expensive and hard to reinstall. I will try your method to see if it will boost at least the loading and boot of windows.

[@mert2651]

did you keep all of your programs?

[@SpyroCurtis]

i haven't try it yet to be honest... due o lack of free time, just today i made a sytem os backup of my current drive to bring it back if something happens. Most of the people they tell not to do it but i wanna try.

[@SpyroCurtis]

I have update, i did as Brian instructed and everything is perfect and stayed everywhere i left them.

[@takgramwriskofrain2119]

I screwed some things in the WindowsApps folder. All the windows apps (Microsoft store, calculator) dont work, some of them are even missing. Will that system refresh fix that, and restore all those files?

[@juliewales]

Thankyou so much for this video it was my last resort after trying lots of things to repair my OS I wish I had seen this sooner because after folowing your advice my laptop is back up and running like new.

[@nickharris1331]

Brilliant job, thanks very much👍 I guess it might be wise to de-frag before you start to ensure the new install is not fragmented from day 1?

[@piechotam]

For HDD it is ok, but if you are using SSD you don't need defrag anymore. You could eventually run TRIM.

[@luisman369]

Thank you very much! Since Microsoft updates are what messed up my PC, I assume it's better to click the "Not right now" option in the "Get important updates" stage, am I right?

[@TheAnzarajmal]

Same doubt..what did you do?

[@luisman369]

@@TheAnzarajmal I didn't lose any programs or data. But it didn't resolve my issue, and apparently it wasn't exactly the OS' fault. Hope you find a fix for your specific problem. Good luck!

[@virkelie2]

Are the app settings and windows settings also preserved by this method?

[@MondoLeStraka]

Hey Brian. Great video, BTW. When deleting the users in Windows.old that doesn't mess up "those users" who are in the system now, right? I just get very nervous about such things. Lol.

[@Kilogya]

I'm doing this because my settings are corrupt including the repair tools so I have to reinstall I'm a developer and I have over 150 redist library's and apps. My source code folder takes 50 gigs soo.......

[@paulmizuno9924]

Brian thanks for the video. I got stuck at the step to select the ISO file or the USB Flash drive....selecting the ISO option and clicking the next button causes nothing to happen. should i select the USB Flash option?

[@keithstarkey5584]

Very nice. Thanks very much. I had an issue trying to install an app through the MS Store; wouldn't work, and I found out that it was because I had used a utility to take ownership of some Windows files (I got tired of Windows telling me "Access Denied."). Well, I won't be doing that anymore! Thanks again.

[@rohan8611]

Thanks man, it worked and subscribing you right now.

[@ashishagarwal4643]

Hey Brian, This was helpful. Out of hit and trial I recently did this steps in one of my friend pc to fix some windows defender issues. I need 1 help. I upgraded to ssd and clone the os using Samsung clone software...do you think that i should refresh with this method so that the underneath file are optimised for ssd....i am not sure just asking your opinion.

[@abdullahutsho9002]

Thank you so much brother.. everyone should who is having problems with their windows 10

[@danielcarpio5871]

you know where to download windows 10 1909 home 64 bit iso?

[@bhadreshmehta3955]

Thank you so much. Windows 10 refresh worked very well. old window did not appear in Disc clean up. What is the safe alternate?

[@DragonRazor9283]

Help! I did everything in the video up to the point where you finally wait for Windows 10 to install as a loading screen. It’s been stuck at 27% for the past hour and I don’t think it’s changing any time soon. If I shut it down, will it have a negative effect on the repair install? Edit: I left it to continue overnight and finished it off fine, no problems :)

[@Gabriel-jg5wh]

😅😂 u got me in the first half

[@vaibhavthakur65]

I don't know how to thank you, sir. This is the best method to get everything back in place!! My store wont open this method just magically fixed it. I have no words! I absolutely love you :)

[@mpop4eva]

Hello Brian. Thanks for the video/guide. Will this fix the problems I'm having with Windows10 security updates that won't install, always showing Error 0x80071a91? My original Win7 installation is on what is now my E drive, but I installed a new HDD because the old one has some bad sectors that I couldn't fix. I'm now not really certain where Win10 sits (on the old E drive, or the newer C drive). Any help/guidance will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[@OXyGeNe8DJ]

Will this install with the same user account ? I've many registered original softwares and don't want to install them again. It takes so long time.. Just want to clean my windows without user / account problems - Edit - tried and worked. Thank you.

[@Dave-lr2wo]

Hope you see this and can reply.... When you say it will retain "apps", do you mean "windows store apps" or do you mean any third-party apps I have installed. So, let's say I have a custom statistical software installed on my machine -- will it retain this?

[@35014]

Excellent video. I am stuck with version 1803 and am trying your refresh. However the Microsoft site now only appears to offer the ISO for version 2004 which I assume will cause the repair to fail?

[@danielcarpio5871]

you know where to download windows 10 1909 home 64 bit iso?

[@shiu.rahman]

How much time does it take to download the ios file?

[@abuabdalahjolarty4226]

Very big thanks to you, all your videos helpful and clear, all the best for you

[@HPMIKE55]

Britec09 Great job like always & How about Mac user?

[@Britec09]

I would need to own a Mac lol

[@HPMIKE55]

its ok but if you know anyone that knows keep me posted! ;-) lol @@Britec09 keep up the great job.

[@michele97593]

@@Britec09 Use your VM of High Sierra

[@vkakouras100]

Dear Brian, may I kindly ask you the following : I recently did a debloating script following some recommendations from Chris Titus channel and afterwards I realized the changes were too extreme for my taste. If I follow step by step the refresh way as you describe in your video, am I going to bring the system back to initial windows fresh install setup, or the changes that were done in registry, policies, etc are final and forever till I make one day a complete fresh install?

[@Lhuni]

Windows will be reinstalled but its not completely fresh but i think it would restore bloatware and registry policies.

[@tomhunter2924]

thankyou for this guide saved me a huge headache

[@DragonRazor9283]

What did you use to record your screen the whole time Windows was restoring itself?

[@RichieProductionsOFFICIAL]

I think he uses Virtual Box or VM Ware. So the screen recorder captures the whole reinstallation process. :)

[@swabbie6150]

Does it reset your installed drivers after the repair? Do i need to update my drivers afterwards?

[@linndoria]

Could Refreshing or resetting Windows 10 Pro fix the USB Device drivers issues with an Event description "Device not migrated" in Device Manager? Seems to be caused from not getting updated properly during those Windows version updates a while back maybe? This mainly affects using the USB/Wireless keyboard connected to the desktop tower computer. When typing or playing a game that requires pressing a lot of keys on the keyboard, there's a likely chance it would stop working until you restart the PC. Kind of annoying sometimes when typing a comment in YT, messaging apps, emails, or playing a game. At least I still have usb mouse control. I've tried deleting the suspected USB Composite Device driver and restarted the computer, ran the DISM.exe and SFC /scannow commands, but didn't look like it worked.

[@johnsenchakinternetsecurit8935]

Another real good video Bye for now Cheers

[@Britec09]

Thanks John.

[@sunitarani976]

If we are using original windows then, the windows will be converted into pirated?

[@haleyleyley8951]

The windows is not converted into pirated, the software is from Microsoft themselves and is uploaded by them for people to use

[@allegrifan4933]

I don't think so...

[@primoroy]

I have to repair my system because of all the "FAILED UPDATES" from Microsoft! Bad updates will not uninstall! 😡

[@louismatteman9515]

Thanks Brian, just tried your Windows 10 refresh tip and it really works 100%. I do have a question, i needed to disable secure boot. whats the reason for that?

[@BanglaWashYT]

I have a bought new SSD to use that as my Windows Drive. My current Windows is set up on my HDD along with a lot of application and settings that I don't want to change get rid of and it will take me months to setup them correctly. How do setup the windows I have right now in HDD to the new SSD without losing any data and keep the application and programs? Can I do that???

[@SanjoManigos]

thank you so much Sir you saved me a lot of time to reinstall my apps

[@jamesebola1250]

How about showing us how to reload Win 10 in situations when we can't even boot up ? When PC goes into blue recovery (repair) screen and can't get out of it.

[@gerbz7695]

You are gonna want to boot from a usb with the disk image on it

[@jamesebola1250]

@@gerbz7695 I have recovery disk. If I boot up off of it, same thing happens.

[@Gadgetmall]

Thank you very much. I knew there was a way rather than download all those fix it programs that don't work like restoro and troubleshooter in windows.grrat job British.

[@syair_graphics]

After i do this. Is my driver will be fixed?

[@elias4855]

Do I need a DVD to burn the ISO file on or does it work without it as I didn't see you used one

[@j4gg]

Does this method improve the performance. cause the reason why we reformat the pc is to have a fresh performance like newly buy pc

[@keerthiprasad6943]

Lit thank u britec🔥 subscribed

[@rebeenpj47]

Will this fix registry issues? Nice video btw

[@brightgarinson3099]

Would this method be recommended for someone swapping CPUs?

[@funknugget6334]

My problem here too. Will update what happens

[@tonysavage4205]

I do t think so I see people swap cpus all the time with out reinstalling windows

[@DevilsAreRed]

Once again a great tutorial from you Brian. You have help me out alot with your tutorials, so I just wanted to say thank you mate 👍🏻

[@Britec09]

Glad you get something out of them.

[@DevilsAreRed]

@@Britec09 I definitely do mate, I think your content is great. Keep up the good work my friend.

[@georgechabalewski5348]

Great video, clear and concise. Only problem is, I get the Microsoft tool downloaded, then use 7-zip to unzip it and unfortunately, after many attempts, it decompresses everything that you decompressed, with the exception of the setup.exe file. Any thoughts? I hate to have to reload Windows and then have to reload all my apps. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. George

[@renerenatorivera9062]

All seems clear to me except i'm not certain about that UEFI bit you mentioned. i want to repair my OS on the very same machine.The bit about "target" " is what befuddles me. i'm going to give it a try... Thanks for any response to address my concerns

[@ayrtonbalonga9405]

Thank you very much, this saved me from redownloading over 5TB of games, and software.

[@mbis8208]

hi thanks for the vid. i bought an ssd. can i do the steps you did so i can transfer my windows to ssd. i want to keep my old files from hard drive

[@jrmaddock1]

Is this going to keep any passwords that I have saved on my internet browser?

[@wideseen]

Seems Microsoft no longer offers the ISO file to be downloaded, only an upgrade option. Or did I miss it?