Oct
30
2012
Windows 8

Refresh your PC : Windows 8 Feature make your Installation new again

Author An article by shantanu    Comments 5 Comments

This post explains a new feature in Windows 8, that enables the users to refresh their PC to a state comparable to a new Windows Installation. Refresh your PC is a feature intended for those users, who after some months of usage start to face problems with their PC. This might be due to a number of reasons from problem with files or settings or maybe a installed program affecting your system stability.

To use this feature go to the start screen:

start

Type Refresh your PC :

refresh

Click on Refresh your PC :

refresh_pc_win8

Press Next & follow the wizard’s onscreen instructions

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Shantanu is a Windows Enthusiast, a troubleshooter & a writer. He is a Microsoft MVP in Windows Expert - IT Pro from 2007. You can check out his other work @ www.shantanukaushik.com

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  • Vivek November 16, 2012 at 12:32 am

    I tried to perform refresh on my windows 8 but it shows the drive in which windows is installed is lock unlock the drive and try again..

    please help me with the resolution, thanks in advance.

    Reply
    • shantanu November 16, 2012 at 12:55 pm

      1. Have you tried restarting your computer ? Or put it in sleep mode and back ?
      2. Do you have more than one hard disk drive in your computer ?

      Reply
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  • Avinav May 26, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Hi,

    if i’ll refresh my windows 8 than can i lost my data or program or not ??

    Reply
    • shantanu May 28, 2014 at 5:13 pm

      Hi,
      Yes, You will loose any data or apps you might have installed on the windows drive after the last refresh image was created

      Reply

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