{"id":1372,"date":"2014-04-25T06:05:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T06:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:04:48","slug":"how-to-reset-laptop-to-factory-settings-without-disc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-laptop-to-factory-settings-without-disc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reset Laptop to Factory Settings without Disc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generally, installation disc is taken for Windows system factory reset. But if there is no installation disc, how to do? Don\u2019t worry, now recovery partition has been provided in Windows 7\/8 to <strong>restore a computer to factory defaults<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main steps to factory reset laptop without disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#opt1\">Preparation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#opt2\">Factory Reset when access to laptop successfully<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#opt3\">Factory Reset when laptop couldn\u2019t boot properly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"opt1\">1. Preparation<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-laptop-to-factory-settings-without-disc\/\"><strong>Factory reset laptop<\/strong><\/a> would make your files and programs lose. These personal files and programs are created or installed after your laptop is originally set up.<\/p>\n<p>And before you start system restore, Windows system would prompt you to backup files and programs you want to save. And then you have to make sure you have correct serial numbers and registration information of Windows system and programs for reinstallation process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/system-backup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"522\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1375 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/system-backup.png\" alt=\"system backup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/system-backup.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/system-backup-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"opt2\">2. Factory Reset Laptop When Could Access to It Successfully<\/h2>\n<p>In Windows 7 and 8, there is system recovery partition provided. When you want to <strong>restore your laptop to factory settings<\/strong> in order to get a fresh and clean start, or get ready to sell it to others, make full use of recovery partition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Access to laptop, click <b>Start<\/b> and type in <strong>Recovery<\/strong>\u00a0in Windows 7 search box. And that will bring up a method for you to recover your laptop. Choose &#8220;Recovery&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/open-system-recovery-program.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1377 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/open-system-recovery-program.png\" alt=\"open system recovery program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/open-system-recovery-program.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/open-system-recovery-program-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click <strong>Open System Restore<\/strong>\u201d to run System Restore program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/start-system-restore-program.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/start-system-restore-program.png\" alt=\"start system restore program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/start-system-restore-program.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/start-system-restore-program-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Select a system restore point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/choose-system-restore-point.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1379 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/choose-system-restore-point.png\" alt=\"choose system restore point\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/choose-system-restore-point.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/choose-system-restore-point-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are several restore points listed in the box, choose the restore point you want to restore the system. And click \u201cNext\u201d. If you want to make sure you have back up all the appropriate programs, you could click \u201cScan for affected programs\u201d to check which programs the system restore would affect. And then backup them first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Confirm restore point and click &#8220;Finish&#8221; to start restore system settings.<\/p>\n<p>Please close all the open files and programs before computer restarts to begin system restore.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"opt3\">3. Factory Reset Laptop When Laptop Couldn\u2019t Boot Properly<\/h2>\n<p>If your laptop has met some problems that prevent Windows booting properly, you have to start laptop to run recovery procedure from boot menu. Different laptop manufacturers offer different <strong>F<\/strong> keys to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/how-to-set-your-computer-to-boot-from-usb-drive.html\"><b>enter the boot menu<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/enter-windows-boot-menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1382 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/enter-windows-boot-menu.png\" alt=\"enter windows boot menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/enter-windows-boot-menu.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/enter-windows-boot-menu-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the BIOS screen, you could see there is one kind of F key provided for laptop to <strong>restore system to default settings<\/strong>. Press <strong>F9<\/strong> and a dialog <strong>Setup Configuration<\/strong>\u201d pops up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/load-system-default-settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/load-system-default-settings.png\" alt=\"load system default settings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/load-system-default-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/load-system-default-settings-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose &#8220;Yes&#8221; when it asks &#8220;Load default configuration now?&#8221;. And then wait for Windows load system default settings.<\/p>\n<p>And when Windows 8 laptop encounters such functional problems, it would typically open the Automatic Repair screen, which allows you to attempt to repair the damage from there and move on to <strong>restore the system to factory settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If all of the above couldn\u2019t work for your laptop, you would need a backup disc to restore the system to an early backup point. 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