I want to reset my PC, but when I click the "Get started" button in the settings under the "Reset this PC", nothing happens... I've found that this button activates the C:\Windows\System32\systemreset.exe file, so I've tested the file directly, as administrator, and still nothing happended. I tried restarting in the advanced startup to reset my PC from there, and when I click on the button (in the advanced startup menu), still nothing happended, my PC just started normally...
How can I force Windows to start the resetting process ?
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For future reference if it wasn't solved. Open powershell or cmd with admin and simply type systemreset.exe and press enter. This forces the OS to run the file whereas simply clicking on it, even a right click and run as admin, won't necessarily do that, especially with AV (though AV rarely effects system files, its not unheard of.)
I have experienced this behaviour when I logged on to the computer with the (domain) administrator account.
The reset options worked fine after I logged on with another account.
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1Run this script
I find the same error usually blocks secpol and gpedit from running unless opened from an administrator command prompt
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