Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Dashrender said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Dashrender said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@scottalanmiller said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
Interesting, but why bandaid when you can fix?
If this was a general availability tool, I suppose the theory is the users can do this themselves, if you have no knowledge of IT you might go for this.
Because of what Scott said, I see this as nothing but a consumer tool.
Yes but given you can do this in Windows 8 and up by default with a tool built into the OS I don't get why MS released this.
I especially don't get why it's a preview/insider only build tool.
You could do what in Windows 8 and 8.1 - there was a de-junkier built into Windows 8.x? What was it called?
Here you go. Note the date on the article 2013.
I guess I assumed that Windows 10 had those same two options. And I was also assuming this tool only effected installed junkware, not non junkware like Office, Adobe Reader (though some call junkware), etc.
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@Dashrender said
I guess I assumed that Windows 10 had those same two options.
But...Windows 10 does. It's available built into the OS.
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Any random Linux distro will do this... I don't understand the excitement.
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@Breffni-Potter said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Dashrender said
I guess I assumed that Windows 10 had those same two options.
But...Windows 10 does. It's available built into the OS.
At this point we would need to see what this new tool does versus a Refresh.
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It would be useful to fix my parents computer in a click instead of add/remove programs -> uninstall -> crapware
Otherwise..... meh? More exciting if you're a user I suppose. Good to know about though.
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maybe im missing something, whats the difference between this and reset your pc (removing all files)? I didnt rtfm
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There seems to be three levels now.
Reset - completely wipe windows making it factory'ish fresh
Refresh - removes installed programs, but leaves you data
MS's new tool to remove crapware - how does it know what is or isn't crapware - who knows? -
@Dashrender thanks Dash. Whats the difference if you reset but leave files?
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@Brains said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Dashrender thanks Dash. Whats the difference if you reset but leave files?
eh? reset but leave files? That's what option 2 is. it basically resets Windows but leaves your personal files on the system.
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What OS is that?
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@Dashrender Win 10 Pro OEM
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In Windows 8.x they had the two options listed - Reset and Refresh.
from your picture it looks like they got rid of the names and only have Reset now, but still give you the options with and without keeping your personal files. My guess, they do the exact same thing.
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@Dashrender Maybe its a >= Pro option and the tool is for Home users?
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@Brains said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
@Dashrender Maybe its a >= Pro option and the tool is for Home users?
I don't understand
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This is what I see on my Win 10 Pro VL
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Was reading about this on other sites.
As mentioned on this site:
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/68120/clean-pc-microsofts-refresh-windows-tool-can-help-make-windows-10-crapware-free"Most Windows 10 users probably know that there is a Reset This PC tool in Settings that lets you reset your PC back to its original, factory condition. But since PC makers can modify the system image used by Reset This PC, the resulting clean install is anything but clean, and will include whatever crapware the PC maker decides to include."
Which is why MS has a new option which just restore OS without any other bloatwares, or in other words it doesn't allow vendors to inject their software on to the refresh os image.
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Lenovo I'm looking at you
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@wirestyle22 said in Windows 10 tool - Refresh Windows:
Lenovo I'm looking at you
Goes without saying!
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@Ambarishrh Strange. I guess as long as you are upgrading to Win10, it can be used since it does clean off bloatware if the OEM didnt have access to the Win10 image. This worked for me the other day on a HP Laptop. Thanks for the clarification! I didnt know OEMs still got access to the system image even for this option
@Dashrender I wonder why we look different? Did you fresh install or upgrade?
