How To Fix MSI Ultra Thin Gaming Laptop Won’t Factory Restore System Software

[@kohtao7_113]

You saved my MSI!! Thank you!! Still working at 15.03.2024

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome my friend 👍

[@ACVan-y8d]

Worked for me! I've been having problem with my msi laptop for days and last night I found this video that literally saves the day!

[@derickhonore2047]

Worked awesome! The website for the format seems to have updated so I didn’t see the option you selected but I did the top one like you did and it worked great! I got this Laptop from my dad and didn’t know his password so I was bummed (he passed away so we didn’t have it). Thankful this worked…I really appreciate you taking the time to make the video!

[@Mr_Goody]

Your welcome my friend. 👍

[@mechanix1228]

Praise the gods for this guy. I was prepared to go to my local service center but happened to see the title of this vid and decided what more do i have to lose🤷‍♂️ All i wanted to do was the factory reset which msi said was easy 🤷‍♂️ This works on the GP65 Leopard. All i had was a 32gb thumbdrive but it was more than sufficient for the file size. Thank you sir👍 You're the man🫡

[@Mr_Goody]

Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it and I’m glad that the video helped you. 👍

[@jeztubejeztube]

Thank you so much, I got stuck in a loop for four days thinking I would have to take my GE73 to a shop, now back to Windows 10 and have now made a back up.

[@Mr_Goody]

I’m glad the video helped you my friend 👍

[@CSingleton1995]

OH MY GOD!!! thank you so much!!! i never would have figured out a software update bug! you're a cyber angel!

[@eso4lifemain]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@Mr_Goody]

You’re welcome 👍

[@mathivanans-f8d]

Bro, you have done a good job by making this video, you have saved me

[@Mr_Goody]

@@mathivanans-f8d I’m glad the video was able to help you my friend.👍

[@DJintousofficial]

I dont know how to thank you for this. My gaming PC crashed yesterday and there was nothing I could do (other then payin 100€ for system check at computer desk) but thanks to your guide my PC is running again. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my gaming heart!

[@Mr_Goody]

That makes me feel great because that is why I make these videos just to help people. I’m glad you’re back up and gaming my friend. 👍✌️

[@DJintousofficial]

@@Mr_Goody Thank you! You deserved a follow and tell me if there is anything I or We can do to show our support.

[@DJintousofficial]

Btw is it too late for me to make a system Recovery disc from the Dragon Center if i installed all my apps now? I have used 100 gig of my C drive.

[@Mr_Goody]

@DJintousofficial just knowing that the video helped is enough for me. 👍

[@DJintousofficial]

Btw is it too late for me to make a system Recovery disc from the Dragon Center if i installed all my apps now? I have used 100 gig of my C drive.@@Mr_Goody

[@gaurangjathar21]

You are a Savior ❤ This also works for MSI GF75

[@atsirdsart7386]

Holy hell, you're a wizard!!! Thank you so much! I fixed my husbands laptop in like 25 minutes, when he wanted to take it to get fixed at a shop for 300 bucks to do the same thing! Now I look like an almighty laptop sorcerer. You're a miracle worker. My only recommendation is the link in the description for the correct files to put on the thumb drive didn't work with my model of MSI laptop. The only thing I did differently is download the ISO for Windows 10 from Microsoft's website and upload that instead, but all else worked great.

[@Mr_Goody]

Holy Bill flipping Gates your right. Except only one thing the people who wanted the programs that actually came on their computer will not have their programs. And no, not all of it is bloatware either. The system tools and updates that come from different manufacturers. or any kind of hardware they may have added that windows does not automatically install the drivers. So just putting a plain Jane version of Windows 10 might not be the best answer. In fact this video is all about making sure the partitions are still on your hard drive and downloading the utility to restore the laptop to factory settings of when it was first bought now if the link is no longer working if you have been on a thing called the Internet, you know that happens from time to time that host may change the or they might not be available at all. It is ever changing my friend. And what about the people that ordered Linux or Unix ? Well downloading a Windows 10 iso help with that too. 🤨

[@adamuk2010]

You have all my respect my friend you saved me from stressing after i factory reset my desktop and with your help got my desktop to working and yes I have desktop gaming pc msi and works like charm so give a try it will work. By the way before that I did the command prompt and not work but this one works and now I can play games again thanks brother appreciated your helping

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend and I’m glad that it worked. That is why I’m here. 👍✌️

[@SafwatGabrplus]

Amazing instructional video. Thank you!

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend and I’m glad the video worked.

[@wawa8417]

you just saved my MSI laptop thank you so much this video is a god send

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome my friend 👍✌️

[@fazli3616]

WOW its worked... amazing

[@JorgeAlvarado-hq5pn]

Thanks for the easy to follow video. It worked on my GF65 10UE laptop.

[@Mr_Goody]

Your are most welcome 🫶

[@Timetraveler702]

This method works perfectly!!

[@kandohuang4205]

you saved my MSI too! thx bro!

[@Mr_Goody]

I’m glad it helped my friend. 👍

[@anuruddhaemma3491]

10:15 Hi guys im struggling with factory restore, it says “Please make sure the disk partition’s layout is factory default. “ Any advice? Thanks.

[@gregorylaney8441]

Really helpful video. Was able to reload my MSI laptop.

[@Mr_Goody]

I’m glad the video helped you my friend 👍

[@Xtremebotz007]

Best tutorial and super good help

[@Mr_Goody]

I’m glad it helped you 👍

[@mysteryunknown1139]

They needed to release that 20 years ago

[@regenuntitled7768]

wow its work, thanks for tutorial 👍

[@Mr_Goody]

You’re welcome 👍

[@Vince-dh5yv]

hello I have a small problem when I do the manipulation by spanking F11 I select my usb key I continue and there is a problem I show it to you "your computer's disk partitions are not factory default configuration the application cannot proved" I am on a GL63 8SE

[@Mr_Goody]

Just message me on my Instagram account which you can find by clicking on my channel banner at the top of the page.

[@R4N0]

Thanks a lot! You saved my computer!!

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome my friend 👍✌️

[@judybarrett2697]

I just watched your video and I’m so happy I did. I’m a new subscriber to your channel. This video is awesome and straightforward. I have one tiny question about windows 11 and the msi laptop. Did you say that windows 11 has issues that can do damage to my msi laptop? I can’t go back to 10 now 😞 but if I do a recovery disc will it have the windows 11 version or Windows 10? I’m almost scared to use the usb now because I just made one following your tutorial.

[@Mr_Goody]

Windows 11 is fine for your laptop. And I’m glad the video helped you.

[@Viewer13128]

My MSI laptop won't even boot into windows and reset PC fails. What can I do? That means I can't even create the image right?

[@Mr_Goody]

As long as the partitions have not been deleted, you can download the MSI utility and do a cold boot hard reset and boot from a USB thumb drive or what they call a USB flash drive and then you can recover your hard drive completely as though it was when you first bought it brand new.

[@lawrencesaba92]

I used rufus but where did you get the f3 upgrade file ? Im nt seeing this on my laptop

[@Mr_Goody]

You should be able to download it from MSI and if you can’t find the link or if my link is outdated, just simply get a hold of their tech support and they should give you the link to download their utility to restore your computer.

[@VV-yw9kc]

Thanks dude

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome 👍

[@enternetsims]

can i use it on an external hard drive?

[@DavidLendvay]

Outstanding instructional video. Saved me a costly repair on my $1500 MSI GE72VR 7RF Apache Pro, laptop. Thank you.

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend. I’m glad the video helped you. 👍✌️

[@rph247]

Hi there. I'm doing everything right; however, my laptop (MSI Raider GE68HX 13VG [i9-13950 2.20 GHz 32.0 GB]) freezes at RecoveryDVD Manager window (9:39 mark). I am then forced to force-shut off the laptop. Any idea/suggestion?

[@Mr_Goody]

Unfortunately, without looking at it in person and doing my own diagnostics, I would not know 100% but I will tell you that if any of the partitions on your hard drive is corrupted than it could cause this problem. Also, if the laptop is overheating or if your hard drive is failing. Those are just some things that are simple that can cause it’s a fail to restore properly.

[@rph247]

Thank God I persevered and got it back to work all the way back to Windows 11 Pro.

[@Mr_Goody]

That is good to hear my friend 👍

[@__gabrielog]

Thank you!!!!

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend. 👍✌️

[@submetropolis]

Great information, not sure I needed the establishing shot of you driving up in a truck :) but thank you sir your video fixed my problem!

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome. 👍✌️

[@MrTurky]

شكراً ❤

[@sakanafish3734]

But, where do you find the ISO image file for download???

[@Mr_Goody]

Link is in the video description.

[@jedaorose]

A Bsod corrupted my system. Installation managers wont work, even running mspaint wont work, and audio became unavaible. Windows cant even factory reset from the settings and bios since it was so corrupted. Tried this and I successfully factory reset my laptop, thank you sir

[@Mr_Goody]

I’m glad it worked for you. 👍

[@skrttgangg]

@@Mr_Goody The Recovery procedure from RecoveryDVD has not been successfully finished. If you wish to recovery it again, please re-boot from RecoveryDVD #1 later. This problem

[@匿名-x5m]

Worked on my MSI GL75. Thank you!! I have one concern. Can I update my Windows to 11 again?

[@Mr_Goody]

You should be able to no problem.

[@匿名-x5m]

@Mr_Goody Got it, thank you. Subscribed!

[@DigvijayKirtiVerma]

Only Window drive will be formatted or whole data will be lost ?

[@Mr_Goody]

All data will be lost.

[@DigvijayKirtiVerma]

@@Mr_Goody See if I already did partition like C drive Window, D Data drive 1, E Data Drive 2, still other partition data will be erased?

[@AbigailAmana]

Any chance you know the keyboard shortcut for resetting the NVRAM?

[@Mr_Goody]

It is a different in different laptops and different models of MSI laptop but I can try to help you if you look at my channel banner just click on the link to my Instagram and send me a message of what model number of computer you have and I may be able to help you.

[@TheThrillSeaker243]

Hi I’m currently doing this on my gaming computer and I wanted to know how long it can take for it to finish or do I just have to be patient?

[@Mr_Goody]

Always have patience, but it shouldn’t take. I would say between 30 minutes in an hour, but every computer differs slightly. 👍✌️

[@TheThrillSeaker243]

@@Mr_Goody update: rn I’m 2 hrs in

[@Mr_Goody]

@justintinter8718 that seems like an abnormal amount of time. If I was you, I would do a scan on your hard drive and see if it’s having any problems or did you buy a new one to install?

[@rezailham5070]

hey man is it going to wipe data from all the disk or only the disk C?

[@Mr_Goody]

It should wipe it from the whole drive rep partitioning the drive as when it was factory bought from the store. if you want to save anything, you should hook your hard drive to an external dock on another computer and your files. Or you can hook them into another computer and upload what you want to save to the cloud.

[@rezailham5070]

so it is safe if i remove my hard disk first and put it again after i've done the factory reset?@@Mr_Goody

[@nathanwhittaker7590]

ThAnk you bro... Thought my PC was fucked... It work on mine... Never use widow 11... Ever again

[@Mr_Goody]

Your Welcome.

[@fluffydevama.7600]

does this also work when the msi recovery system is missing from F3 menu?

[@Mr_Goody]

As long as the partition hasn’t been completely deleted.

[@ACVan-y8d]

Is it normal for it to run for more than 3mins? Im still running it. Its already been 50mins

[@Mr_Goody]

The reset should go anywhere between 20 and 40 minutes

[@ACVan-y8d]

@Mr_Goody so this is not normal at all?

[@ACVan-y8d]

Its been running for 98mins.

[@Mr_Goody]

@ in my experience, it shouldn’t take that long and it could mean that your hard drive could be starting to fail intermittently, but without looking at it in person, I would not know 100%.

[@Marleyblaq]

Great video, you went straight to the point & how too. So all of the sudden, my FPS has been very low when I use the FiveM app. My FPS is so low, my MSI laptop will either shutdown / restart blue screen & 2 out of 10 time it does that my FPS IS AT 190 once I open the FiveM app. Otherwise my FPS is at 60FPS & once I am in FiveM my FPS is ranges btwn 1-12 FPS to the point I am lagging so bad. Plus I'll only have 3 -4 apps running in my background.. Please tell me this option will fix that particular issue otherwise I'll be forced to purchase a new cpu. Thank you

[@nothingtodo5987]

i only have 1 storage (partition C: & D:). will it erase the partition D: ?

[@Mr_Goody]

It is different on each machine so it could erase it. If I were you, I would just back any files up that you need saved and then if you want to restore it to factory, then I would restore it after I saved the files.

[@MRun1997]

Hey, so does it have to be the 3.20 to download? I see it says 4.5 now, so wanted to make sure, because I dont see 3.20 on Rufus on the site. We tried 4.5 one and we couldnt find the files to transfer to the usb. Maybe we made a mistake?

[@Mr_Goody]

4.5 should work. Maybe you’re just overlooked something simple?

[@audricdustinabrina8877]

Hey men, I think i have deleted all msi default partition where can i download it?i don't have any other recovery disc because I freshly install windows 11 from iso. It says "Please make sure the disk Partition's layout is factory default setting" is there another solution to this?or will freshly install windows 11 get all my msi defaults partition settings?

[@Mr_Goody]

To get a proper recovery tool, you will have to call MSI support and order one.

[@1tsYousef]

hey man i fdisked my msi gf63 thin and the factory settings are gone so i tried your method so when i boot from my usb(32gb) and i press recover it loads then says '1. Please make sure the disk partition's layout is factory deafault setting 2. Please make sure current OS HDD is the master HDD place'

[@Mr_Goody]

If you deleted the original partitions, then the software will not work. You have to have the original partitions just like when you first bought it, and then the software will restored to factory. If the original partitions have been modified, corrupted or deleted, then this will not work.

[@1tsYousef]

@@Mr_Goody is there any other solution?

[@Mr_Goody]

@@1tsYousef you can actually download Windows 11 for Microsoft and do a basic install of windows 11. But if you want to restore the computer exactly like when you first bought it, you can order recovery DVDs or a recovery USB drive from MSI that will totally partition your computer and everything.

[@1tsYousef]

@@Mr_Goody i know but there is no other way to get the factory settings back

[@UnclaspedChart]

Can you download it?

[@roberteverett4024]

How long should this process take... everything worked but it's been chugging away at the recovery for 23 minutes now.

[@roberteverett4024]

ok.. it completed after 42 minutes for anyone thinking their process wasent working.

[@homebrewGT2]

I boot from it gives an error and it wont fix it

[@Mr_Goody]

More than likely that is because the original partitions are either deleted or corrupted.

[@BlaiseBarczynski-u5v]

Thank you so much almost spent money with geek squad on a $2000 lap top

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend. ✌️👍

[@devancoss3401]

What did I do wrong mine is 60 min in and still isn’t done

[@Mr_Goody]

Message me on Instagram the link is in my channel banner and I will try to help you.

[@EmperorDripatine12]

I'm so glad that you made that video by the way i boot into factory reset with usb, I cannot reset it say 1. Please make sure the disk partition's layout is factory default setting 2. Please make sure current OS HDD is in the master HDD place i think my partition is erased or something happend i guess and support only say me to go to the shop where i bought it and it is far away and there are no msi services in my country, so if someone know how to fix that please tell me.

[@StripetheSipp]

Same problem

[@StripetheSipp]

Thoughts @mr_goody

[@EmperorDripatine12]

​@@StripetheSippBy the way I finded a way how to do it if yours is still broken I can still help how to fix it

[@DibiteckOnlinexdxdxd]

hi bro, can you post how to fix it?@@EmperorDripatine12

[@abhiisdank3885]

@@EmperorDripatine12 can u help me to solve this partition issue???

[@lokymavideos]

How you make this usb bootable tell me because I need to recover my Msi 76 rider thanks

[@Mr_Goody]

You can make any some drive or DVD media bootable, and a good tool to do that with would be located at rufus.com and don’t worry the tool that they give you his free to use with no limitations.

[@jimmydo5364]

Is there linked for it

[@Mr_Goody]

There should be a link in my video description.

[@matrixground]

Will this work on gf65 version?

[@matrixground]

I tried but it doesn't show my thumb drive it only shows uefi pxe ip4 and uefi pxe ip6

[@_.monjae]

How do you extract content

[@Mr_Goody]

What exactly are you trying to extract I can help you better if you click on my Instagram on my banner Link and shoot me a message and I will try to help you best I can.

[@eso4lifemain]

I’m confused about what folders not to add to drive. Do they have a name? My computer has been in recover system waiting for 24 hours.

[@Mr_Goody]

You just want to copy everything inside of the first folder to the root of the thumb drive. You do not need to copy the subfolder. If everything is done, right, it should take you 30 minutes at the most and that is from start to finish.

[@aoifekun]

After i clicked on 'Restore MSI factory settings' my screen seems to be stuck and showing 'RecoveryDVD Manager' on a black screen and didn't open the Msi recovery system 😢

[@Mr_Goody]

Are you sure there was nothing wrong with the hard drives and the original partitions were never deleted?

[@aoifekun]

​@@Mr_GoodyI'm not sure. This is a new laptop I'm using out of the box. How do i check this?

[@MrMits92]

I am confused about what to do after I finish factory reset. Do I need to manually update everything by mysepf: video card, processor, audio, etc., or Windows Update downloads it without me doing this. Isn't that I need to download every driver manually for MSI laptop ?

[@Mr_Goody]

When you restore your computer it restores it exactly from the date from when you bought it so it does install everything like the video card and the drivers but let’s say for instance if you bought it in 2019 it will have 2019 software and since then the manufactures from, let’s say your video card and windows, security updates, and so forth, and so on have come out with updates, so yes, after you restore your computer, you will want to run Windows updates and also check to see if you have the latest version to your video card, your sound card, and other devices in your computer up-to-date with the latest drivers and software so that way the software can be updated to 2023. I hope that makes sense for you. If not, just let me know and I’ll try to help you further.

[@MrMits92]

@@Mr_Goody thx for that answer !

[@Mr_Goody]

@@MrMits92 You’re welcome my friend.

[@manueljesusbueno2512]

Me alegra mucho que hayas hecho ese video, yo solo quiero restablecerlo de fabrica, no quiero hacer copia de seguridad, pero no puedo restablecerlo, digamos 1. Asegúrese de que el diseño de la partición del disco sea el predeterminado de fábrica. 2. Asegúrese de que el disco duro del sistema operativo actual esté en el lugar del disco duro maestro, y no continua, que puedo hacer maestro. gracias espero respuesta maestro.

[@Mr_Goody]

Yeah, it should give you an option to erase it to as though you bought it brand new and delete any personal things that you ever created on the laptop. And then you would be able to sell it or start from scratch.

[@manueljesusbueno2512]

Maestro, Lo voy a volver hacer, y te digo los pasos que hagoo​@@Mr_Goody

[@manueljesusbueno2512]

@@Mr_Goody Lo he intentado todo, pero ya no me deje hacer nada, esto esta completamente roto. tendre que llevarlo a un tecnico, porque no me deja, ni volver a un estado anterior, ni restablecer nada. Este portatil msi, esta completamente roto. Gracias.

[@ИгорьОлефир-л9ю]

Love u dude)

[@Mr_Goody]

🤙

[@vengadanathansankar4070]

I am facing the same problem, but my msi gs65 laptop has windows 11 now, but it's default setting was win 10. Will it work ?

[@Mr_Goody]

Yes, it should restore it to windows 10. When it upgraded to windows 11, that is one of the reasons that the recovery will not work anymore. So this process should work for you and restore it to windows 10. Also, once you do this process, you should create a system back up that way if you decide to upgrade to windows 11 again, you don’t have to go through this whole process to restore it. Please keep us updated and let us know how it goes for you. 👍

[@vengadanathansankar4070]

@@Mr_Goody Thank you very much, now it's working.

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome my friend. I’m glad the video helped you.

[@pcsan-mb3wt]

It’s not working for me I can’t find the F3 folder

[@Mr_Goody]

Just look over all the steps one more time I’m sure it’s something simple you’re missing.

[@Kittgoop]

What if when I press f3 a bunch it gives me an error saying the operating system could not be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors…

[@Mr_Goody]

Without looking at it in person, I couldn’t give you a 100% answer. But if I had to guess I would say that your factory partitions have become corrupted or erased and that is why you are getting this error.

[@Provakar]

How can i get f3 copy files?

[@Mr_Goody]

I don’t really know what you’re asking if you mean how you get a copy of the recovery tools then I’ve included a link in the video description.

[@LovepreetSingh-lp7hw]

Can I recover my window 10 with product key ??... Or the product will be lost forever

[@Mr_Goody]

If you recover your operating system, like I show in the video, you of course can retrieve your product key. If you’re asking if you can retrieve your product key from a partition without an operating system being installed, and the answer is no.” wanting to watch no I’m the one who got him into that oh daddy here and I’m saying Bobby you doing OK. Another thing you might want to think though is you may have windows already activated digitally on a Microsoft account such as outlook.

[@atemoh7152]

Sir pls help me its not working on my msi laptop

[@Mr_Goody]

Just message me on my Instagram account which you can find by clicking on my channel banner at the top of the page.

[@fluffydevama.7600]

My elapsed time for operating system windows is 600 minute, starting to get worried now

[@Mr_Goody]

It sounds like you’re having some kind of hardware failure whether it’s the hard drive or your computer is overheating and causing throttling. I’m not for sure but it should definitely not take that long at all.

[@TheAngels2ndDevil]

Instead of restore MSI factory, I only have ‘reset this pc’ and ‘refresh this pc’ helpppp

[@Mr_Goody]

Please click on my Instagram account and message me. You can find it in my channel banner at the top of the page and I will try to help you.

[@thewatcher-m5e]

Doesn't work whe. I hit f3

[@Mr_Goody]

Your factory partitions could be corrupted or erased.

[@blackforceenergy6481]

I’ve done everything my USB Isn’t popping up

[@Mr_Goody]

Try going into your bios and set it to boot from your USB device first.

[@pcsan-mb3wt]

I don’t see the F3 update file on n mines I’m doing it wrong wish somebody could FaceTime me

[@Mr_Goody]

If you see my channel banner, click on my Instagram and send me a message and I will try to help you.

[@tarunpatel7599]

There is no download file

[@Mr_Goody]

They must’ve changed the link I’m sorry and I will try to update it in the next 48 hours.

[@michaelcannon7545]

Thank you!!!!

[@Mr_Goody]

You are welcome, my friend. 👍