Windows 10: Is Windows.old needed for a System Reset?

Discus and support Is Windows.old needed for a System Reset? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi. I've recently performed a reset on my laptop due to some issues and when I performed a Disk Cleanup, it found that Previous Windows Installations... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by ajay123, Oct 17, 2018.

  1. ajay123 Win User

    Is Windows.old needed for a System Reset?


    Hi. I've recently performed a reset on my laptop due to some issues and when I performed a Disk Cleanup, it found that Previous Windows Installations consumes about 124GB of my drive. Will it be safe to delete this without losing the ability to perform another system reset in the future? Just wanted to make sure that deleting these files do not remove the option since I found Reset to be quite useful.
    My Windows 10 version is 1803.

    :)
     
    ajay123, Oct 17, 2018
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  2. P4-630 Win User

    How to reset Windwos 8 Password?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-do-forget-windows-password#1TC=windows-8

    • If you've forgotten your Windows password, there are several ways to retrieve or reset it:
      • If your PC is on a domain, your system administrator must reset your password.
      • If you're using a Microsoft account, you can reset your password online. ...
      • If you're using a local account, use your password hint as a reminder.
     
    P4-630, Oct 17, 2018
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  3. windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Oct 17, 2018
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  4. newfellow Win User

    Is Windows.old needed for a System Reset?

    How to reset whole netsh? (Windows 7)

    Was wondering has the commands changed somehow since on Windows XP and on Windows Vista 'NETSH INT RESET ALL' cleaned entire netsh up from top to bottom.

    Now on Windows 7 this same command says no go and only way I can see it is by building .cmd/.bat which does something like:

    Code: netsh winsock reset all netsh int 6to4 reset all netsh int ipv4 reset all netsh int ipv6 reset all netsh int httpstunnel reset all netsh int isatap reset all netsh int portproxy reset all netsh int tcp reset all netsh int teredo reset all[/quote] now the king of the hill of bugs is this doesn't actually do even it's job even after reboot. values setup to are not reset to defaults. (I know I could add more entire list of entries there is, but looking for clean delete/wipe settings & default everything not to dump entire list of resets.)

    So, anyone got a plan B?
     
    newfellow, Oct 17, 2018
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