Refresh is a feature introduced in Windows 8 which is a form of re-installation while keeping the users files intact
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How to unlock a Hard Drive and Refresh PC
I have Windows 8, and none of the metro UI apps were working, so I downloaded a registry fix from Microsoft. I ran it, and during that time I ran Windows Update. I restarted the PC, and after the boot screen with the Windows 8 logo, it never showed…
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How to Refresh or Reset Windows 8 without the System Reserved partition?
The article Refresh and reset your PC mentions exactly what happens during the refresh and reset operations in Windows 8:
Refresh
The PC boots into Windows RE.
Windows RE scans the hard drive for your data, settings, and apps, and puts them aside…
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Windows 8.1 Refresh/Recovery
I recently did an update of my machine from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. The update process did not show any errors or warnings and by the time it finished I was under the impression that everything went smooth.
Due to some issues I need to refresh my…
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Is it possible to recover from the Windows 8 refresh feature?
The intention of the Windows 8 RTM (released version) Refresh feature is to restore the system to the way it was when I first installed.
It didn't though. Almost everything that came in the start-screen (not a menu any more) is gone, not just third…
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Refresh windows 8 drive is locked
I gave up when trying to restore my windows 8.1 pro. I used recover -> refresh feature in windows 8.1 FYI, my laptop use OEM license, but unfortunately, my OEM partition's gone. But I've created my custom image using recimg -CreateImg. Here's my…
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Cannot refresh windows 8.1 after downgrade from windows 10
The computer started off as running windows 8.1 out of the box. When windows 10 was officially released, the computer was upgraded using a usb drive with windows 10 installation media, rather than waiting for the upgrade that automatically comes…
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Can't refresh Windows RT on Surface
When I try to refresh my Surface RT tablet it comes up with the error message "The media you have inserted is not valid" Please Insert your windows installation or recovery media. I have done this as I deleted my recovery partition and I would like…
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Can I keep some stuff while Refreshing my computer?
My computer has been acting strange lately, so I want to refresh it. While I understand that things such as stuff in my Program Files folder is nuked, I want to keep some of it. Is it possible to do this without doing a backup of the things I want…
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How does Windows 8 Refresh work?
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What do Windows 8 Refresh and Reset my PC really do?
I have heard about the new Windows 8 feature, the option to
"refresh your PC."
Apparently, it lets you in essence reinstall Windows while keeping your applications. I was…
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Recovering the data lost due to windows refresh
I performed the windows 8 "refresh" and all the applications (downloaded) are gone along with its data. Is there any way I could get that data back ?
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Missing files in windows.old/Program Files
My Windows 8 broken down - after the blue logo showed, the screen was just black.
I decided to refresh the installation, it went well and the Windows started as a fresh installation (no configuration there, etc.)
All files were moved to…
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Can I refresh Windows 8.1 with Windows 8 media?
I bought an Windows 8 Upgrade License after it was released (April, 2012) and installed it in my computer. When Windows 8.1 was released, I received it through Windows Update.
Now I'm facing the Black Screen of Death after Login. I need to perform a…
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I lost my files under the libraries Music, Pictures and Videos after doing a windows refresh.How can I get them back?
When I did a Windows refresh, I lost my files under the libraries Music, Pictures and Videos. How can I get them back? I am using Windows 8. I have my files in the library Documents, also other files are not missing.
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Refresh Windows 8.1 With USB Installer
I have the Windows 8.1 installer ISO contents on a USB flash drive, and I would like to use it to refresh my Windows 8.1 installation which has become corrupted. How can I do this? Whenever I go to the advanced boot option, all it does it prompt…
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Windows 8 refresh from partition disk
Here's my situation:
I bought Win8 from the internet when it was 30 dollars.
I upgraded it to Win 8.1
I do not have a CD/DVD drive.
In order to install it, I created a disk partition from my 64GB SSD and placed all the installation files in there…