Windows 10: Trying to factory reset my computer so I can install Windows 10 Home - won't reset

Hi,


I recently changed jobs, but was allowed to keep my laptop. My laptop has Windows 10 Enterprise and my license is expiring. I am now trying to install Windows 10 Home edition. I have gone through the process of changing the edition via regedit, but when I get to the point of mounting my Windows 10 ISO file, it says it is going to install Windows 10 Enterprise.


Next, I backed up all of my files and tried to factory reset my laptop. I receive an error saying it is unable to reset. Very frustrating!


Any other advice? My laptop is a Lenovo ThinkPad, purchased in 2017.


thanks!

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System reset and viruses

Can a computer virus possibly survive a factory reset? A friend brought over a heavily infected Windows 10 machine. I couldn't get anything to work as far as removing the infections. After performing a factory reset, it was infected about a day later. The virus that keep popping up, is koobface.

 

Windows 10 factory reset

Hi Charlie,

We can see here that you are having issues with doing a factory reset on your Windows 10. There are several factors
why you get the said error and that's what we are going to figure out. To isolate this concern, may we know the following:

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
  
• May we know the reason why you want to perform a factory reset?
• Did you experience any issues on the computer before you tried performing a factory reset?
  

 

How to factory reset Cisco 1700 Router

Hopefully I can help you here....its a very common thing to happen.


First, I take it you dont know the passwords for console access or telnet/ssh?

I will assume that these devices belong to you.

step 1. Plug a cisco console cable into a serial port on your pc
step 2. Plug other end into Cisco console port
step 3. Using hyperterm or putty or similar connect to the serial port
step 4. boot router, and make sure you clearly can see the output (this confirms you have good serial comms)
step 5. if this fails, adjust the comm port settings (9600, 8,1,n are the default)
step 6. now you have to do the only hard part...send the break command:

Break command list: Break Commands

Go down the list and match your OS and SW and try the sequence suggested.

If this fails several times do what I do: Install putty (free) and then to send a break so you can get into rommom just hit "ctrl-a b".