Windows 10: Reinstall Windows10 and restore apps/data after reformat?

Discus and support Reinstall Windows10 and restore apps/data after reformat? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I upgraded to Windows10 from WIndows7 sometime ago and have just kept cloning my hard drive whenever I needed a drive upgrade. I've ended up with a 2T... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DuncanMcDonald, Oct 15, 2019.

  1. Reinstall Windows10 and restore apps/data after reformat?


    I upgraded to Windows10 from WIndows7 sometime ago and have just kept cloning my hard drive whenever I needed a drive upgrade. I've ended up with a 2T NTFS drive with Windows10 that has a messed up boot record and also won't update the OS. I'm thinking I need to (or should) reformat my drive to FAT32 and reinstall the OS. Is there anyway to do that without also having to reinstall all of the applications? If you can point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it Reinstall Windows10 and restore apps/data after reformat? :)

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    DuncanMcDonald, Oct 15, 2019
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  2. keakar Win User

    Reformat and Install

    yep, reformat and reinstall will erase and record over the old info and is 98% cetain way to be virus clean but there could be bits and pieces of old data hidden that is not able to be accessed by you or used by your computer but it is still there in the background. data that has been erased CAN be restored if you know what you are doing but scrambled data cant be read even if it is recovered so its the only certain way something can be deleted for certain.

    to zero a drive or scrambling the disc basicly makes anything left on it unreadable so if you are concerned about leaving sensative info behind when selling your computer or if there was something like a really aggresive virus or illegal stuff that you are concerned about then it just takes a little while to take this step to completely clear the drive.
     
    keakar, Oct 15, 2019
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  3. Windows Store Apps stuck in 'restoring user data' and do not download

    wsreset.exe worked for me.

    It did not work immediately, the app still showed as stuck when I opened the store and I was unable to open it or remove it. But restarting my Surface, running wsreset.exe again, then restarting again, then I went to the app's store page and reinstalled
    it and it worked amazing. Here are those steps again in order:

    • App gets stuck "restoring user data"
    • Restart computer
    • Run wsreset.exe
    • Restart computer
    • Go to app page in the Windows Store, "Install" should now be available. Click "Install" and it works.
     
    Jayce Nornin, Oct 15, 2019
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  4. Reinstall Windows10 and restore apps/data after reformat?

    New CPU + New Mobo = Reformat?

    Yea, to get the full potential of your new hardware, I would reformat and reinstall like everyone has suggested. *Toast :toast:
     
    Mindweaver, Oct 15, 2019
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