How to Reset Windows 11 without Losing Personal Data?

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In this video, you will learn on How to Reset Windows 11 without Erasing Personal Data. If you get annoying errors or issues that you cannot fix using any method, Windows 11 allows you to reset the PC without losing the data. Starting Windows 10, Microsoft has provided the option to reset the PC, which means there is no need to clean install Windows operating system. Similarly, the latest Windows 11 also allows you to reset the PC without clean installation. During the resetting of Windows 11, you will have two options: save the personal data/files or erase the personal data/files. According to your needs and choice, you can save your personal files or erase your personal files. Resetting Windows 11 operating system is possible using the recently introduced “Cloud download” feature. Using this feature, you can download Windows 11 files from the cloud and automatically install them without any input. If you are familiar with macOS, you might already know this feature that is used by Apple. However, on Windows PC, you need to install the drivers after resetting the PC. Although Microsoft provides an option to reset the PC without erasing personal data, we recommend keeping a backup of your important data, so in case something goes wrong, you can install Windows 11 from scratch and restore your data. In both methods, either you choose to keep personal data or erase personal data, during resetting, you will not be able to save the software. Hence, before processing with the reset function, you should create a list of installed programs on your PC. How to Reset Windows 11 without Losing Personal Files? Windows 11 includes a powerful Settings app that was first introduced on Windows 8 by Microsoft. Using the same Settings app, you can perform the resetting of the PC. Let us how to do. First, Open the Settings app by pressing Windows + I keys from the keyboard. Alternatively, click on the Start button from the taskbar and then select the Settings gear icon. On the Settings window that appears after executing the above step, select the Windows Update category from the left-side pane, and then click on the Advanced options tab on the right-side pane. Next, click on the Recovery option.