Windows 10: Can't wipe my drive, says there was a problem with resetting this pc

Discus and support Can't wipe my drive, says there was a problem with resetting this pc in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I am trying to wipe my drives, but when I try to wipe them, it will act like it is going to wipe them, bringing me to the windows screen and loading.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Speeder55557, Jan 25, 2020.

  1. Can't wipe my drive, says there was a problem with resetting this pc


    I am trying to wipe my drives, but when I try to wipe them, it will act like it is going to wipe them, bringing me to the windows screen and loading. After a couple seconds, the "Resetting this PC 4%" disappears, and after a while, it eventually says, there was a problem with resetting this pc, no changes were made. I am using an ASRock AB350 Pro if that helps at all

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    /u/Speeder55557, Jan 25, 2020
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  2. How to wipe a hard drive

    modder I already used kill-disk. The deletion is done, I need to reinstall everything.
     
    floridajerseyguy, Jan 25, 2020
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  3. Ikaruga Win User
    router logs DoS attack from a local PC....

    Well you did not say that you don't really know what you are doing. It's not a problem of course, but it changes things a little.

    It's not even clear if the PC or the router is the problem at this time, so I suggested that you disable some unnecessary things which are usually known to cause many problems, sorry if those were too complicated.

    • You could reset some network related stuffz on the PC as a next step. Open an elevated command prompt (run as administrator), and enter the followings on the PC:
      netsh int ip reset reset.log
      netsh int ipv6 reset
      netsh winsock reset
      netsh branchcache reset
      netsh advfirewall reset
      (note: You can export your current firewall rules in the "group policy" before the reset if it's needed for some reason)

    • Btw, Would it be a problem to reset the router to the default settings if the things we are trying will not help? There is a menu point for that called "factory settings" (and also a little hole on the back if you prefer that one).. the Administrator username in the router after the reset would be admin and the password is probably on a sticker at the bottom of the router (special settings needed to go online with your ISP might be also necessary)
      This is not needed now (not yet), but perhaps the source of the problem is at the router and not the PC in question, so we may come to that eventually.
    ps.: Do you have a second network card you could test in that PC and a different cable to rule out some hardware issues on the PC side?
     
    Ikaruga, Jan 25, 2020
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  4. vnktrmn Win User

    Can't wipe my drive, says there was a problem with resetting this pc

    Wiped hard drive partitions keep coming back on Win10 Recovery disc


    Thanks all for taking the time to review my case.

    I guess my description was misleading.

    I meant I am unable to wipe hard drive`s partitions. Not the virtual drive ones.

    Step 1 - Boot error on normal startup saying a recent hardware or software change could be the cause

    Step 2 - Repair disc. Attempts to do startup repair but fails saying it could not do so.

    Step 3 - New OS installation. On partition delete, I attempted to delete existing partitions. Fails with message we couuldn`t format the drive.

    Step 4 - Launched command prompt repair and attempted clean. Though t says clean is successful, contents are still undeleted.

    Step 5 - Used partition manager within recovery cd, to format the hard drive of my tab. (32gb). Format says successful but the contents on hard drive came back.

    Step 6 - tried to convert partitions to MBR. No luck. Same issue.

    I am able to read my hard drive contents through to command prompt. So I am presuming no hard drive crash.

    Also virtual ccd works fine. So no processor issue I guess.

    I am damned for now unable to figure ouit what is the issue.
     
    vnktrmn, Jan 25, 2020
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