Factory Reset With Windows 10

[UnforgivenGamer]

I currently have windows 10 installed on my desktop, but I used the free upgrade from windows 8.1 to get it. If I were to do a factory reset, would there be any way for me to keep windows 10 without having to pay since I only have the installation disk for windows 8.1. Thanks for the help

 

[Colif]

download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB (on first page of media creation tool,m choose 2nd option which is make media for another PC, then choose USB or DVD (your choice)

if you doing a factory reset, just fresh install win 10 instead

You don't have to buy it again, when you upgraded from win 8.1 to 10 on desktop, you got a digital entitlement to always be able to reinstall win 10 on PC again.

Follow thsi guide for fresh install: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html

when you reach screen asking for licence, click "I don't have a key" and win 10 should auto activate on install.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would just use the refresh option in windows 10 , works very well.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options

 

[Colif]

I thought about suggesting a normal full reset instead of factory version but at least fresh install should give them back the small partition set aside for win 8.1 install files that would be on drive for factory reset...

 

[UnforgivenGamer]

Appreciate the speedy responses