Windows 10: Reset Windows 10 on Acer laptop

I bought my son an Acer laptop that came with Windows 10s installed. It is about 15 months old


Lately it boots up but crashes to blue screen after a couple of minutes usually with a System Service Exception. No changes I make within that time are saved.


I can't get it to boot into Safe mode using any of the strategies suggested across the internet.


I can't get it to reset through Settings/Update & Security/Recovery because the laptop crashes before the process gets very far.


I have created a Windows 10 installation media on USB and can boot from it. It won't let me install Windows 10 using the USB - I get a message telling me that I need to reset it through the installed version.


I cannot find anything wrong using the tools. I have run DISM and SFC


Short of installing linux, is there anything I can do?


Thank you,


Ian

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Acer Laptops :are they crap ?

Acer makes a cheap prodcut period. They user lower end plastics, as well as assembly. (I hate working on Acer laptops)

If budget is an issue then get an acer... though for $50 more you could get a gateway that will smoke the acer in terms of quality.

For a laptop though i would suggest one of the DV7T's from HP or a Business class Toshiba/HP/IBM (not the lenovo branded, the Thinkpads)

 

Reset Acer Travelmate to factory settings

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.