Reset Windows Keep ALL Apps and Games | Reset Windows 11 Failed | Nico Knows Tech

Reset Windows Keep ALL Apps and Games | Reset Windows 11 Failed | Nico Knows
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🚀 Ready to upgrade your Windows experience without losing any data? Look no further! In this comprehensive tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of performing a Windows in-place upgrade. Say goodbye to the hassle of resetting your system and reinstalling everything from scratch.
🔧 Whether you're upgrading from Windows 7, 8, or an earlier version of Windows 10, we've got you covered. Discover the step-by-step instructions to seamlessly transition to a newer Windows version while keeping your files, settings, and applications intact.
📋 Topics covered in this tutorial:
1️⃣ Introduction to Windows In-Place Upgrade
2️⃣ Checking System Requirements
3️⃣ Backing Up Your Data (Always a good practice!)
4️⃣ Downloading the Latest Windows Update
5️⃣ Initiating the Upgrade Process
6️⃣ Monitoring the Upgrade Progress
7️⃣ Post-Upgrade Checklist: Verifying Settings and Applications
💡 Learn valuable tips and tricks along the way to ensure a smooth upgrade process. We'll address common issues and provide troubleshooting tips, making this tutorial suitable for users of all experience levels.
👨‍💻 Join us on this journey to enhance your Windows experience without the headaches of a full system reset. Upgrade your operating system and embrace the latest features without sacrificing your precious data.
🔗 Ready to get started? Watch the video now and make your Windows upgrade a breeze! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more tech tutorials and guides.
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[@NicoKnowsTech]

Do you guys reset your PC often?

[@okrainz]

Havnt done it in a while

[@WinstonCodesOn]

It's funny that you dropped this just after I reloaded Windows on my gaming laptop this evening. Something glitched out with the trackpad driver and I couldn't get it back, but it worked in the BIOS setup so the hardware was good. I did something similar to what you do here, but through the "Advanced Startup Options" menu.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

@@WinstonCodesOn Awe dang! I actually made this video because a buddy of mine DM'd me and needed this soluton and I figured I should just make a video!

[@MrJueKa]

No, I don`t because I never needed it. I`m running Windows 10 scince its release, namely Windows 10 Pro on my elder Dell Office PC and Dell Latitude laptop and on my powerful moderrn not self-built but at least self-configured AMD Gaming PC without any signifcant issues and everything runs quickly and smoothly as it should and also without any "evil visitors" thanks to Windows Defender and the browser addon "Malwarebytes Browser Guard" for instance. I also debloated and cleaned all of these Windows versions some time ago thanks to your and "Chris Titus Tech" and "JayzTwoCents" special videos on this topic. But I don't always fumble around in the depths of the OS, once adjusted and it's good, apart from small things depending on my needs and preferences which of course may change from time to time.

[@almadixon-cider31]

Yup! However, I've Created A Batch File On The WinPE Partition That Restores All Of My Settings To The Way I like It. It Takes About 6 Minutes!

[@winyonzentrada]

Too late, in the middle of a reset, maybe next time

[@aranamanj3401]

Ty very much nico as someone who just became an IT student this will be vey helpful for me in the future

[@jumbopiece2301]

THANK YOU!! I was unable to re-install discord and had to resort to using my browser for discord even after deleting all traces of it. You're a life saver!

[@GADGETSUNBOXING.1]

your advice is usually on point.

[@acer6049]

You're a saver Nico! Much appreciated your creation!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Happy to help!

[@ahdrt]

Thanks for the detailed guide

[@usamaaftab1189]

I have no words to describe but to say that you are the best. I was having an issue where every time and I mean it, literally every time when I turn on my pc or even restart it, it would say updating the system and then at 97%, it would show message that something went wrong and then take like 5-10 minutes after that to come to home screen. Also, whenever I press start button, it would say, something went wrong, click here to sign out and that notification won't go until you actually sign out. Also, I was not able to search anything, as well as not able to right click my task bar programs or pin anything at all. Thanks to the easiest steps you mentioned in the video, now my Windows is working perfectly fine without losing any application or data. Hats off to you Sir. Much Love from Pakistan.

[@paulkolberg917]

THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!! Seriously, you saved me from days of reinstalling stuff or weeks if I would have gone for the reset option, or even worse I maybe had to buy an external drive or something. I had this problem that a Windows update failed in 2023 December and that was the last update I had. Because that update failed, it made it so I couldn't access the clipboard, notifications menu, windows built-in calendar, windows menu search wouldn't work (this was really annoying because I had to open certain apps through win + x or through task manager starting new task) and overall notifications wouldn't show. And ALL my stuff on my computer stayed the same as I had which is amazing. Thank you again for this solution! Would like this video 10 more times if I could.

[@bleakyfinder2692]

i think we all love you Nico, I know i do, thank you for this content, regards from the UK.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Thanks brother.

[@shinnoke8]

YO! Thank you very much Nico!!!! this actually saving my frustration on installing Nvidia driver and Geforce experience on my Alienware x14 r1. I follow your tutorial except interface on windows setup.exe a little bit different, after managed this installation, i download gpu driver from official dell then i extract to other folder. launch the setup.exe straight forward installations finished 😁😁 then i instal geforce experience also successfull. damm happy man! have been try many tutorial for instalation "nvidia failed" this is the most working and less problem. * i recommended create your system restore before proceed any installation like DDU (incase is failed) hope it helps other 😊👍

[@CoolstartGO]

Damn, it actually works! This tip saved hours of my life! W11 was almost dead, even my start menu did not work anymore. Thanks!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Glad it solved your issue.

[@joelthorin631]

Absolutely incredible, thank you so much

[@docbogus6128]

Amazing worry and time-saver advice! This is simply great community service! Thank you so much!

[@BryanHiggins]

This works well, I ran this on my Razor blade pro 2019. Before apps took a while to load and get going, now they load much faster like when I purchased the computer. Less intrusive way to get Windows running quickly again. Thanks for the tip!

[@lechoco]

Ay smart wayaround of the reset system, thanks!

[@johnny2598]

Thanks dude. Solved few issues with Windows 11. Well.... for now...

[@TheEdumicator]

It worked!! Nico, you're a genius! Thank you so much! After upgrading my graphics card, I couldn't get the Elgato software to load. It's working now!

[@jonathanguinan5080]

Thank you so much for this! Fixed all my issues

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Glad to hear!

[@krypt.shaala]

Does it reset registry changes?

[@CalorREevs]

HOLY CRAP MAN THIS COMPLETELY FIXED MY PC! THANK YOU!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Glad I could help!

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Simply superb. So straightforward and fluent. Thank you very much.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Thank you!

[@SpiritintheSky.]

I've since tried to install, having taken meticulous notes and screenshots. (I'm so wary nowadays about "trying anything new", hence the delay.) However, like so many people, I'd been advised (elsewhere) to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account; and the former, I now learn, is needed for installation. Can you offer advice or perhaps even do an extra video to help us all?

[@assasinsyt8474]

This tips me the most thank you from Philippines ❤❤

[@sheesh308]

TYSM!!!

[@bpsprov.sumbar1223]

Thank you very much for your sharing. You save my day!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Happy to help

[@jaysonbracewell]

Good Shit as always Nico!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Thanks buddy

[@JohnnyT002]

Thank You for the information I was having trouble with my Canon G7020 printer it worked for a while but then when I would turn on the printer it caused the computer to crash I got the blue screen with the sad face on it. But I followed your video on how to reset windows 11 without losing my information and I turned on the printer and so far it works. Thank You so much again. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@CaptainSigma-jj4hq]

THANKS VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MUCH

[@danielstevenson4874]

Never knew that you could do this! actually saved me so much time :D tyvm and it sorted my issues I was having :)

[@NicoKnowsTech]

That's great Daniel!

[@bmaster4688]

@@NicoKnowsTech is it ok if i used windows install assistance ?

[@elangovank]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Anytime.

[@JamesMarley-em4jk]

Nico, your video was helpful, but my Windows 11 reset failed. Looking forward to any troubleshooting tips or updates.

[@borntodestroy1369]

It worked bro thanks man.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Glad I could help

[@mattg768]

It worked for my problem 😅 thanks dude 👍

[@NicoKnowsTech]

That's what I like to hear.

[@jcbusch8616]

Thanks! Your process worked like a champ! Do u have a video on how to change/add/delete a user without having to use a Microsoft account?

[@jay-rmentoy2375]

It worked ❤ thank you so much ❤

[@NicoKnowsTech]

You're welcome!

[@Rishik79832]

Thanksssssss ❤❤❤

[@kgobza_770]

It 100% works and fixes windows security blank issue

[@susmanjig.223]

i had accidentally put the insider preview on my pc and had no good way of getting off till i used this method still lost everything but i thank you so much for this video cause the insider was causing a endless amount of issues you a lifesaver dawg

[@luismarrero5266]

Thank you so much I’ve been stressing for weeks about the windows update error this helped it 100% I’m real not a bot

[@ticktock1624]

So I'm not the only one that had an issue with the new update it auto updated one night and for the past week everything's been messing up making my pc slow

[@wanrids]

Thank you, success

[@peepapog1678]

You are incredible u fix my issue in which search bar wasn’t working ur the best I’m su see ur a life saver I love this channel evryone please share! 7:18

[@ICP_OFFICIAL0]

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHH I HAD TO DO THIS THANK YOU!!!!!! 🙏 😁😁😁😁

[@NicoKnowsTech]

You're so welcome!

[@mrtdg17]

tytytyty very much!

[@Godisgood137]

BRO I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT WORKED!!!!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Brother, I'm glad it helped you. God is good all the time... And all the time God is good.

[@poisonfirefly]

This helped me fix a pending updates issue and. DSIM not functioning correctly. Thank you so much for this.

[@OLDSMOKEY420]

Hi Was the pending updates in Microsoft store?

[@emotionalintelligence776]

Immediate sub unlike all these videos claiming ohh if my video is helpful hit the like button blah blah blah while streaming nothing but air. Last year I had some file corruption and wdyk a new pc and a year removed im dealing with another file corruption issue. But thankfully before I nuked my pc I found your vid and thanks a lot, vid was well paced and spoken very easy to follow. Unlike more then I can count you didn’t talk like you needed to hurry to the restroom, Lol. So as others have expressed pls keep on sharing the knowledge we need people like you.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

That is the kind of comment that keeps me going. Awesome to hear it worked out for you.

[@shawn-raemorris2444]

Hey Nico, does this clean the windows updates? Will the PC have more space?

[@cheze_bun]

either that or you can simply go into settings then system then restore then reinstall windows (this will just do a windows reinstall like this video is but microsoft finaly inplemented this into windows 11 23h2) and then see if it is fixed

[@Demikinggg]

thank you bro 🙏

[@NicoKnowsTech]

No problem 👍

[@Mark-xf2ih]

I’m busy with a fac reset as I type this. I’m a bit old school with a habit of mounting external media to wipe my rig. I’ll definitely give this method a whirl next time. Thanks man.

[@chrishodgson2247]

Where was this video 3 months ago...!? 👍

[@NicoKnowsTech]

I should have made it then!

[@J.Mindra]

I know ur pain. Reset my pc during final animation school project and hard to redo an entire semester worth of work because the Trojans got me

[@no4h552]

DUUUDE thanks, I've been trying to fix my updates for years and nothing that Windows suggested was working, last night some random dude from Valorant told me to do a clean install and this vid help so much, W vid W Valorant dude

[@NicoKnowsTech]

That's awesome dude! Glad you found me.

[@itzadi446]

Does this resets Registry and all Windows settings or keeps it the way it was?

[@ThisOLmaan]

A virsus havent had one of those ever since i stopped using, any Anti-viruse programs those where the main culprits, McAfee, Norton, the notorious AVG one's fine with the built in Windows Defender, i dont even use it. But this video can be effectivr if one ever gets Stuck in a Rut, Thank you for sharing i'll have ths saved on my saved Videos.

[@johnny2598]

Malwarebytes is better than all the above.

[@okrainz]

Thank you nico, you saved my pc so many times especially with your vids on tron script, I would have 29293939 viruses without you😅

[@NicoKnowsTech]

So glad you are safe now! Glad to have you and thank you for commenting!

[@zainkashif858]

Ive got a couple of questions. first of all will this reduce the size of windows WinSxS folder size? And is this applicable of laptops which run OEM windows ?

[@koratvf-pc6ic]

Great

[@BLAZE-hq2jd]

Hey @NicoKnowsTech, I have been having this issue for a few days now where whenever I'm playing a game, Valorant, Apex, Fortnite. The game window just minimizes with me doing anything. Do you have any solutions?

[@yubarajbaral5480]

Nice

[@Yinzzy656]

Please upload more often.

[@NicoKnowsTech]

You got it.

[@danny5762]

Will adobe photoshop stay on the drive? Thank you!

[@Giocrafto]

Hi, i am currently in the windows insider program, can i downgrade my win 11 insider build to a stable one without losing any data with this method? Thanks

[@Dmolition]

For some reason my laptop won’t let me update to windows 11 and it’s keeps saying “something went wrong try to open settings later”. Should doing this fix it?

[@xGovernor]

Windows 11 is bad don’t download

[@Spoolingturbo6]

after a recent windows 11 update . my refi/uefi folder or boot manager was damaged. I cant't get it to boot, repair, or fix startup issues. I can get to the files if I boot to linux or sirens boot cd. can you advise options on fixing the uefi / boot manager.?

[@DogDooWinner]

Sounds like the file system is damaged. I'll report back if I get my business PC up and running. I have the same issue and all the tools I used to diagnose what the issue is says the same thing. The irony is the tools I use to fix the issue is on my business computer.

[@PatrickDG]

Would this re enable core isolation?

[@R3ALTR1LLK1LLA]

so before i reset my pc maybe i can get some answers from u then so i been gaming alot lately and started seeing my cpus utilization is at 99% with the system idle in the taskbar i was told restoring my pc completely may fix this or is there simpler way cause u cant disable the system idle thing.

[@conzo_jacob2397]

Will there be a few different t like display stuff on windows 10

[@haroldechevarria6096]

Just curious, ...I have windows 11 Pro installed on and old 2007 Toshiba Satellite A305 laptop, which is of course unsupported hardware for Windows 11 Pro (has been running fine on this laptop for about two years already), Will it have any problem loading the Windows 11 back on and unsupported hardware laptop, or will if load it with no issues?

[@FarazKhan-oz8he]

Hi nico my .dll files are corrupted I thin all my games are giving 0xc000007b error i tried everything c++ to directx runtime so I'll do this now thanks....but will I lose my ms office softwares from c drive ( i want to reset system32 and syswow64 folder)

[@Filthyy1]

does this remove drivers etc? should I be using this method if I've jusst upgraded my platform?

[@24321619]

Doubt it even the standard m.s. refresh keeps all the drivers. That is about the only advantage with refresh, over clean install.

[@Totino.The.Pizza-Boy]

Hey Nico, will this reset all installed drivers? I installed a bunch of drivers using a 3rd party driver updater app over the past several months, and it tanked the performance of my machine, so I'm trying to find a way to remove all current drivers & install all windows-recommended ones. Would this do that? Or, if I use an app to uninstall all currently installed drivers, and then do this, will that install all the windows-recommended ones? I'd really appreciate the help! And awesome video, it was concise & to the point. I'll definitely be subbing and checking out some others!

[@infinite2692]

Will it solve windows audio driver problem, cuz suddenly there is no output from my speakers and if i mute or unmute it , it lags terribly.... Please help me...

[@anonymousanny6528]

I've Downalded nfsmw from ocean of games and now my window security and reset this pc not working , will it work to fix this problem?

[@beautiful7.]

Hi bro, i wanna know if its possivke trought booster x app, can you look at it? Thank you!

[@mbanugouba2152]

You are the best man. Can you help in this area, I resently upgrade to windows 11 23H2 which went well but only to find out that my slave drive which has all my work data has been over written with windows.old. The worst is that I can't see see any of my work data as I've search everywhere hoping atleast windows would be kind enough to keep them safe somewhere but found nothing. Please is there a way to recover my lost work data?

[@Nick.T-Alo.G-Car]

During 1st reboot I'd got something to the effect of image boot error without repair 'upgrade'.

[@aqua_hosino284]

Dose this remove any files games or data or logins ???

[@Korgass]

Nice one. Got a question, does it also reset my registry? There are so many empty entries, i want it gone if possible. X)

[@ZyeadHelmy]

thanks man you saved me for real

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Glad to be of service.

[@Gamer_plays_]

Does this facility reset window settings 😊

[@daze4877]

My wifi for 5g is not working only the 4g and it is giving me the headaches!. I am trying it now and will check if this will help. BTW I suspect that I uninstalled something with revo uninstaller that I shouldn't, that might have been cause some issues. I know it is not hardware issue since I tried zorin OS earlier and the wifi has no problem on bootable usb.

[@Techtips187]

Hey Nico I need help even if I have to pay,pc deeply infected..nothing's working,can't edit group policy,nothing can be done even after factory reset

[@onepiecefan861]

will i need a pendrive for it? and what if there are multiple users on my laptop , will i need to make multiple files?

[@nick.4325]

Doing this rn, and a bunch of other stuff is popping up like terms of service, is this normal? Please help

[@eicoyt4266]

does this only keep personal files(files inside desktop, documents etc.) or really EVERYTHING, any game, any file on every harddrive?

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Keeps EVERYTHING the way it is.

[@AUSWQPCV]

gonna try this lets see if it works

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Let me know please.

[@AUSWQPCV]

​@@NicoKnowsTech Sorry but it didn't work. I ran sfc scannow and it says it identified corrupted files but weren't able to fix them. I can't open window applications like microsoft store, note pad or even the calculator. Every time I run restorehealth in cmd prompt it fails and i get an error saying "the stub recieved bad data". I don't know what to do at this point, do you have any suggestions?

[@tyler_the_smilerb3142]

would it be possible to reinstall windows not using the browser as my pc is stuck either in a blue screen or in the troubleshoot screen

[@abundantharmony]

If you have install errors, specifically error 0x800f0922, this wont fix it. Nothing is fixing it... Help.

[@kingarchit8319]

Hey Nico, I am planning on doing this to leave the windows insider program Canary Channel WITHOUT losing all my data. Do you think this method would work to help me switch from windows insider canary to normal windows 11?

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Yes.

[@devshah7403]

does this require your PC to have the disk drive or anything since it is the ISO instead of the USB? or is the USB the same exact process as well

[@NicoKnowsTech]

No it doesn't not. It doesn't need USB either.

[@OLDSMOKEY420]

Would this work for Microsoft Store updates not downloading

[@DWTowleJr]

Loved the video. Clean, concise, easy to understand. But... My parents got a new desktop computer. They gave me their previous all-in-one computer. I want to make this my downstairs computer. I want to remove my mom as Administrator, restore all the settings, and setup the computer as my own. Would this method be the best way to accomplish that, or is there a different option that I should pursue?

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Thanks for sharing!

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Just create a new Administrator account then delete the old one.

[@2005Guyver02]

Na, safety first make a backup (even if it's 40TB) Format all the drives, re-install and reload (it might take a week to re-install everything; but it's better to be safe then screwed)

[@kishirosero4978]

I got a question so recently my pc has gotten the blue screen error loop and i tried everything to stop the issue like restore points it never worked i had no choice but to reinstall windows and so i did and lost all my gaming apps BACKGROUNDS data and stuff i want to know how to recover it all back

[@niravvvvvvv7426]

use time machine , and stole ur own device, hope that helps,,,,

[@Harteo3917]

Back things up in future if you ever need to do a reset, like game saves and any files you want to keep, google drive is a good place to put backups. You'll have to reinstall clients like steam though because a reset is like saying you're installing it on a new device.

[@Dnuckles06]

I know it might not reset all of the apps, games, files and whatnot, but would it delete anything to do with the browser you're using?

[@uchihamadra9589]

will i lose valorant ubadte if i try it cuz its rlly big and my internet is limited

[@DRgolf895]

Where was this literally 30 minutes ago lol its fine i wanted a clean anyway good to know tho 👍

[@AdjointGaming]

Will it work the same if I do it from a bootable USB stick from Media tool ?

[@poisonfirefly]

I mounted an ISO straight from USB drive and it still worked so you should be fine

[@SoiYT]

Will it help my wifi issue that disappears for weeks

[@jeffwidjaiwdjawd2331]

ive done this a couple times before when i had some corrupted system files. i do wonder though, would i need to reinstall the motherboard chipset/intel MEI drivers all over again from the motherboard manufacturer or is it gonna transfer the driver effectively? im curious because this reinstall does reinstall the system files and considering the mobo drivers are system files im curious if they get overriden

[@NicoKnowsTech]

No. It just refreshes the windows files and performs an upgrade so device drivers would carry over. R

[@24321619]

Type:- ''Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'' at the command promt (Admin) that might fix it

[@jennyy28]

why does it say "This PC doesnt currently meet Windows 11 system requirements", when I'm currently on W11 now, I just want to reinstall it cause i keep getting bsod crashes. can u please help me fix this?