Windows 10: Wanted to reset my PC through the Recovery method and resetting everything but it got stuck...

I wanted to reset my PC since I will be giving it to a friend for them to use, the PC was working properly before I initiated the recovery reset method. It's now stuck in this logo with a Please Wait below it. I've been waiting for a few hours now and no progress has changed, aside showing the recovery failed, enter to try again or F8 to see startup boot.What do I do?

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Win 10 resetting this pc stuck at 8%

Hi,

I realize that it must be difficult for you when things are not working as it should. Sorry to know that you are facing this issue. I will try to help you with this issue.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

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  What is the make and model of the pc?
  
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  How are you trying to reset the pc?
  
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  Have you backed up your data?
  
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  What is the exact issue that you are facing in Windows 10?
  

As it has been stuck for a long time, suggest you to press and hold the power button to shut down the pc completely.

If you want to reset your pc, suggest you to refer to the section “Reset your PC” from this article.

Recovery options in Windows - Microsoft Support

Note: Resetting lets you choose whether to keep your files or remove them, and then reinstalls Windows.

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

Problem resetting PC - no recovery image registered

Yes, need to clarify .... "reset" is a generic meaningless term.
- Windows recovery ?
- proprietary device recovery (factory default setting) ? (Absolutely NOT recommended if this was the case)
- and/or Windows repair (often confused/interchanged with "recovery" ?

How was this attempted (steps taken) ?

 

Reset this PC function In Recovery

Hi Wayne,

Since your machine was clean installed with 1703 previously without any issues, Windows.old folder will not be available since you successfully performed a clean install.

Every time you upgrade your PC from an older version of Windows to Windows 10 without first formatting the hard drive, or when you install a new Windows Insider Preview test build, the install wizard will save a copy of the previous version inside of the "Windows.old"
folder on your computer. If everything is working as expected after upgrading to Windows 10, you probably don't need these files, as they consume your hard drive space.

The System Reserve Partition (SRP) is a small partition on your hard drive that stores
boot information for Windows. This contains the Windows boot manager and boot configuration data.
Reset your PC is a recovery method on Windows 10 usually uses a bootable media as backup. We suggest that you check these articles for more information about Reset your PC:

• How to refresh, reset, or restore your PC (Also applicable on Windows 10)
• Recovery options on your Windows 10 (Refer to Reset your PC section)

Let us know if you need further assistance.