How to restore the factory settings on your Asus laptop

How to restore the factory settings on your Asus laptop

After a few months or years of using the Windows 10 operating system, you may find that it starts to work worse: it hangs, slows down and produces errors. There are different ways to fix certain kinds of problems. But there is a universal method. Reset.

The performance of the operating system decreases due to the accumulation of a large number of unnecessary files and processes. By installing third-party programs, not originally included in Windows, you create some elements and services necessary for their operation. But after deleting these applications, not all the data associated with them is erased. The system gets clogged.

Of course, Windows tries to prevent junk, malicious utilities, and other software from interfering with it. But the longer it is running, the greater the load, respectively, the chance of critical problems is higher.

Reset is a process which allows to rollback all the system settings and files to the initial state, preserving at the same time the user’s files. Getting a clean Windows is like installing a new operating system because the settings you made and the programs you run will be reset to factory defaults. Your files (music, pictures, videos, documents, etc.) will not be damaged, although all the programs will be deleted.

The procedure on mobile devices usually takes 10-20 minutes, but may take longer if the phone or tablet is weak or overloaded.

Using keyboard shortcuts

To reset a device with an unresponsive screen, you can run the forced commands. Press the volume up and screen lock keys for 10-15 seconds. Once the device starts to vibrate, hold down the volume down button until you see an exclamation mark. After that press the following keys one after another: Volume up, volume down, lock screen, volume down. Keep in mind to press them sequentially, not simultaneously. If all the above steps have been performed correctly, the reset process will start.

To reset your cell phone, press a few keys in sequence

You need to reset it to get a clean system, but also to save your own data. You can do the reset via the system settings, a program from Microsoft, or the restore menu. There are special programs on laptops from manufacturers. The mobile device is reset through the built-in settings or the emergency restore menu.

Let’s look at all the ways you can reset Windows 10 to factory settings.

This will start an automatic reinstallation of the system.

What are the factory settings of your laptop

The factory settings are the state of your laptop at the time of its purchase, when it was the way it was made in the factory.

How to restore Asus laptop to factory settings in Windows 10/8/7

A factory reset (or factory reset) returns the notebook to its original state, as if it had just been reissued at the factory and delivered to the customer. This is a kind of re-purchase of the laptop, but it’s true, it’s completely free.

Respectively, everything that was on the laptop beyond what it was originally built by the manufacturer will be irrevocably lost: programs and drivers installed by the laptop user, passwords and other means of access to the laptop and the Internet, user settings, operating system updates, installed by the user antivirus, all user files. Photos, videos, documents, and so on.

You will be left with only what was installed at the factory before the laptop was sold. Perhaps the good news is that the notebook can be brought back to life and functional again after being reset to the factory settings.

Unwanted consequences after reinstalling the operating system on laptops

The factory installs a “native” operating system on the notebook. It can be an old Windows, say Windows XP. It can even be a long forgotten MS-DOS. Or Windows 7, while many are already used to Windows 10.

Resetting to factory settings automatically returns your laptop to its “native” operating system.

All reinstallations made of the operating system and all of its subsequent updates will be deleted without a trace when you return to the factory settings. You start your life with a blank slate.

Unfortunately, laptop users often do not consider this feature of laptops. They reinstall the operating system, deprive the laptop of its “native” system. The new operating system may not want to work properly with the laptop hardware.

For example, the laptop may overheat up to its emergency shutdown at the most inopportune moment. And this is not the most unpleasant consequence of reinstalling the operating system.

It happens that the laptop does not turn on at all, getting a new operating system or its next update. Or it may go to automatic restart at once, and so on to infinity. And all because his “iron” (hardware notebook) comes into conflict with the new “software” (laptop software).

Seemingly harmless reinstallation of the operating system, say, from the “native” Windows 8 to Windows 8.1? But even such updates can have the above consequences or other unforeseen ones. So it is better not to change the “native” operating system of the laptop unless necessary.

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Do the factory settings always revive your laptop

The reasons why the operating system has suddenly stopped running on your laptop, there are many. This can be a virus software, mechanical damage and other.

Sometimes a laptop stops working after receiving the latest operating system updates, which may not take into account the specifics of the device of this particular model. After all, the laptop. A unity of hardware and software, which is laid in its original manufacturer. This fine line of unity can easily be destroyed, unfortunately.

Also if your laptop is equipped with a classic HDD, then its damage is quite likely. The data storage on such models is vulnerable, for example, if the device is unsuccessfully moved (thrown) from the table, say, on the sofa. If the problem with running Windows is due to a damaged hard drive, then it will have to be replaced by a new one, preferably a solid-state drive SSD.

It also happens that the laptop does not see the hard drive at all. In this case the resetting to the factory settings may not help. Anyway, this reset is still recommended.

When it is not possible to restore the factory settings to your notebook

The most common situation in which the restoration of the laptop to the factory settings may fail. If it reinstalled Windows. As I wrote in my article “”, many people buy a laptop and remove the bundled operating system Windows 7 or Windows 8 and install Windows 7 Maximum, along with deleting the hidden recovery partition on the laptop’s hard drive. This hidden partition contains all the data you need to restore the factory settings of your notebook.

It should be noted that when you call “computer repair” and the master reinstalls Windows, in 90% of cases the same happens. The recovery partition is deleted, which is due to unprofessionalism, unwillingness to work or personal conviction of the wizard that the pirated build of Windows 7. Is good, and the built-in recovery partition, which allows the client not to go to computer help, is not necessary.

Thus, if any of this has been done, the options are few. Look for a recovery disk or an image of the recovery partition notebook on the network (found on torrents, particularly on rutracker) or to take a clean installation of Windows on a laptop. In addition, a number of manufacturers offer to buy a recovery disk on official sites.

In other cases, to return the laptop to the factory settings is easy enough, though the steps required for this, slightly different, depending on the brand of laptop. Immediately tell you what happens when restoring factory settings:

  • All user data will be deleted (in some cases). Only from “Drive C”, everything will remain the same on drive D).
  • The system partition will be formatted and Windows will be reinstalled automatically. You will not be prompted for a key.
  • As a rule, after the first start of Windows an automatic installation of all system (and not) programs and drivers that have been pre-installed by the laptop manufacturer will begin.

Thus, if you conduct the recovery process from beginning to end, in the software part you get a laptop in the state in which it was when buying in the store. It is worth noting that this will not solve the hardware and some other problems: for example, if the laptop itself shut down during gaming due to overheating, it is likely to continue to do so.

How to reset your laptop and computer to factory settings

The factory settings on your notebook may need to be reset in various cases. For example, if your computer is heavily clogged with various programs, or often there are errors, the computer is very slow and nothing helps. Also, with a reset, you can get rid of the problem of locked Windows.

All these problems can be solved by resetting the laptop to factory settings. Let’s go to.

By the way, I want to say that there are cases when the factory settings do not work. The fact that some users who bought a laptop, immediately, or after some time, reinstall Windows, which came with the laptop. Often the hidden partition is deleted, allowing you to perform a recovery on the hard drive.

It also happens that by calling a computer wizard and reinstalling Windows, then, more often than not, the same thing happens. The recovery partition is deleted. So, better to do it all yourself.

If this happens, you will most likely need to look for a data recovery disk, you can try to download an image online. The best option is of course to reinstall the system.

We turn to those cases when it is possible to restore the laptop to the factory state.

But this will delete all data from the C drive, Windows will be reinstalled and the key will not need to be entered. After reinstalling and starting the system, installation of drivers and other components will start.

How to restore the factory settings of your Asus laptop

  • First disable the built-in fast Boot Booster, which speeds up booting up the laptop. This is done in the BIOS. To do this, turn on the device, at the beginning of the boot press F2, in the BIOS, find where to disable this function. Go to the tab Boot and look for the item Boot Booster, press Enter on it and select Disabled. On the last tab select Save changes and exit.

Restore the factory settings on your HP laptop

So, to carry out this operation on an HP laptop, you need:

  • Turn the laptop on and press the F11 key, the Recovery Manager will appear.
  • Selecting System Recovery.
  • If it asks you to save the data, save it.
  • The data recovery process will start, also do not touch anything, the process is automatic and the computer. The computer may restart several times.

How to restore the factory settings on your Acer laptop

To do this on your Acer laptop do the following:

  • Turn the notebook on and holding Alt press F10 several times, system should ask for password.
  • If you have not previously restored anything, the default password is six zeros (000000).
  • In the window that appears choose Factory reset.

By the way, the return to the factory settings can be done in the operating system Windows. To do this, you need to find the eRecovery Management utility on your computer, there go to the Restore tab and reset the settings.

How to reset the factory settings on a Samsung laptop

In order to restore the laptop to the factory state, you need to use the Recovery Solution utility which is in the Windows. If you don’t have the utility, reboot your computer and press F4, the restore utility will start.

  • Select Restore.
  • Next, select Complete Restore
  • Select Computer Initial Status restore point.
  • A message appears telling you to reboot, click “Yes
  • Follow the system instructions.

After completion, you will need to restart your notebook once again to activate the recovery made by the program.

How to restore the factory settings on your Toshiba laptop

To restore the laptop, you will have to perform several manipulations:

Second option to login on this laptop if the first one did not work:

How to ║ Restore Reset a ASUS Transformer Book Flip to Factory Settings ║ Windows 10

  • Switch the notebook off, then press F12.
  • Without releasing the finger from the key F12, turn on your notebook.
  • Wait for the appropriate window to appear.
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The recovery utility will start, just follow the instructions, it is not so difficult.

When you might need to reset your system

Reset to the factory settings will be relevant in the case of serious violations in the operating system, the frequent critical failures caused by bugs and errors in the software, viruses infecting Windows, as well as blocking it. Resetting can also be used as an alternative to a manual reinstallation for other reasons.

If you purchase a notebook without an operating system you should not expect to find a recovery partition on the drive. It is not possible to restore the factory settings on such a laptop, in such cases, other methods are used to reset the system to its original state.

It will not be possible to rollback to the original settings and when the recovery partition existed, but during a manual reinstallation of Windows the wizard or the user himself deleted it, wishing to get more free space on the hard drive. In this case the solution can be reinstallation or search for the image of the system partition for this laptop model on torrents or the official site of the manufacturer.

Restore settings on your Asus laptop

Reset all settings on Asus laptops can be done in two ways depending on the changes you have made.

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RECOVERY utility

Regardless of the default operating system installed, each Asus laptop has a special “Recovery” section that stores files for emergency system recovery. This section can be used to reset to factory defaults, but only if the device has not been reinstalled and the hard drive has not been formatted.

The last step is to press the “Reset” or “Restore” button.

The main disadvantage of the method is the complete deletion of all user files from the local disk with Windows installed on it.

It is also important to roll back the BIOS to its original state. We explained the process in a separate article on our site.

System Tools

If the laptop was reinstalled and HDD was cleaned, you can resort to using the system restore tool. This will allow you to rollback Windows to a stable state using restore points.

Learn more: Windows 7 System Restore

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HP (Hewlett Packard) laptops: returning to factory settings

3 Press “F11” until the Recovery Manager (recovery utility) starts;

4 Select “System Recovery” and start the procedure;

Reset will go through automatically after some time.

How to reset BIOS from the menu?

The easiest method and it is mostly used when there is no access to Windows, i.E. Due to some malfunction it doesn’t start. Also the option is very simple and therefore also recommended to be one of the first.

So, how to reset BIOS on Asus laptop and most other brands:

  • Start your computer;
  • When the BIOS window appears, press F2 or Del, rather rarely Esc, F10 or F11 are used;
  • It is important for you to find the item “Load Setup Defaults”;

Some laptops have slightly different resetting methods. So, how to reset the BIOS on a laptop Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba and HP. You must press the hotkey (if there is one will appear at the bottom of the screen), usually F9 and is called it Setup Defaults.

In more modern versions of laptops with UEFI a slightly different way, how to reset the BIOS on Acer laptop and some others. Characteristic for them is the lack of a long hold on the window to enter UEFI, you have to press the keys quickly. It is also located in the “Exit” tab and may be called Load Optimized Defaults or something similar.