{"id":17708,"date":"2019-10-02T07:08:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=17708"},"modified":"2019-10-02T07:08:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:08:01","slug":"recovery-options-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/recovery-options-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Options in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-grid=\"col-12 pad-12x\">\n<div class=\"main-content-container\" data-grid=\"container\">\n<header role=\"presentation\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<h1 class=\"c-heading-1 article-heading ng-binding ng-scope x-hidden-focus\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28pt;\">Recovery Options in Windows 10<\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"applies-to\" class=\"applies-to c-caption-1 ng-scope\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-grid=\"col-12 pad-12x\">\n<div class=\"main-content-container\" data-grid=\"container\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The following information is from Microsoft. We&#8217;re publishing it as a guide for all Windows 10 users who may not be sure which recovery option to use should things go wrong.\u00a0 We hope you will find this information useful\u00a0 &#8211; and may you never have occasion to use it.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-article\">\n<div class=\"ng-isolate-scope\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\">\n<div class=\"ng-isolate-scope\">\n<section class=\"section ng-scope\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-before=\"\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"section-body ng-scope\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; outline: none;\">\n<div class=\"ng-scope\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"ng-isolate-scope\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"ng-scope\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you&#8217;re having problems with your PC, the following table can help you decide which recovery option to use. For help with black screen or blue screen errors, see\u00a0<a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/14106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\" data-content-type=\"gwt\" data-content-id=\"14106\">Troubleshoot black screen problems<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/14238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\" data-content-type=\"gwt\" data-content-id=\"14238\">Troubleshoot blue screen errors<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"table ng-scope\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Problem<\/span><\/th>\n<th><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0See this section<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC isn&#8217;t working well and you recently installed an update.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Remove an installed Windows update<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC isn\u2019t working well and it\u2019s been a while since you installed an app, driver, or update.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Reset your PC<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC won&#8217;t start, you haven&#8217;t created a recovery drive, and resetting your PC didn&#8217;t work.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Use installation media to reinstall Windows 10<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC won&#8217;t start and you haven&#8217;t created a recovery drive.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Use installation media to restore your PC<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC won&#8217;t start and you&#8217;ve created a recovery drive.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Use a recovery drive to restore or recover your PC<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You want to reinstall your previous operating system.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Go back to your previous version of Windows<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your PC isn&#8217;t working well and you recently installed an app.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"managed-link content-anchor-link\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/help\/12415\/windows-10-recovery-options#section7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-bi-name=\"content-anchor-link\">Restore from a system restore point<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"faq-panel ng-scope ng-isolate-scope\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One more recovery option that is not included above is the repair installation option. A repair installation leaves all your files and apps in place and repairs Windows 10. Learn how to perform a repair installation of Windows 10<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/fix-major-windows-10-problems-by-doing-a-repair-installation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recovery Options in Windows 10 The following information is from Microsoft. We&#8217;re publishing it as a guide for all Windows 10 users who may not be sure which recovery option to use should things go wrong.\u00a0 We hope you will find this information useful\u00a0 &#8211; and may you never have occasion to use it. 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