Windows 10 Reset This PC

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

hi, i got an quite stupid issue here, i need to format a device but i ran out of usb sticks ( had to fill them with backups ) , aswell i cant connect any dvd drive to the system because i dropped the darn thing and it broke

 

now my question is, i need to format the thing due to a malware infection,   does Windows 10 Reset This PC , do a full partition format aswell? to ensure malware is gone... ( this is the only option i got right now that goes anywhere near format, i really ran out of friggen usb sticks :c , got dvds but the tablet thing cant take dvds because i broke the firggen external thing ;c )

 

^bad luck day is bad q.q

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

hi, i got an quite stupid issue here, i need to format a device but i ran out of usb sticks ( had to fill them with backups ) , aswell i cant connect any dvd drive to the system because i dropped the darn thing and it broke

 

now my question is, i need to format the thing due to a malware infection,   does Windows 10 Reset This PC , do a full partition format aswell? to ensure malware is gone... ( this is the only option i got right now that goes anywhere near format, i really ran out of friggen usb sticks :c , got dvds but the tablet thing cant take dvds because i broke the firggen external thing ;c )

 

^bad luck day is bad q.q

I have my doubts. Never tried the Reset this PC feature and never trusted it. There's only one way to find out though. 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I have my doubts. Never tried the Reset this PC feature and never trusted it. There's only one way to find out though. 

yeah i got the same thoughts, i dont trust it but i have no friggen choice atm, i read it formats but yeah... ffs man if only i didnt drop that external dvd drive

[Technomancer__]

Yea do it does

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

Yea do it does

so it basicly uses the backup partition already set into the device and does a full partition format on the main partitions?

[Technomancer__]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

so it basicly uses the backup partition already set into the device and does a full partition format on the main partitions?

Idk how it works

But It does work

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, Ethocreeper said:

Idk how it works

But It does work

so u can confirm its safe for using it for malware removal? ( since its my only option right now lmao )

[Technomancer__]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

so u can confirm its safe for using it for malware removal? ( since its my only option right now lmao )

Yea

[GoodBytes]

Reset feature only re-installs Windows, and redoes the boot partition.

It can keep your personal files (Found in your personal folders: Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc). or not, up to you.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

4 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Reset feature only re-installs Windows, and redoes the boot partition.

It can keep your personal files (Found in your personal folders: Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc). or not, up to you.

u think the partition reboot is enough?

 

i might just find away to a usb stick to do a full format instead after

[Enderman]

No it does not clean all the partitions and remake them.

You need to do a clean install if you want to delete all the partitions, because then the installer is on a USB drive and not on your disk.

https://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

No it does not clean all the partitions and remake them.

You need to do a clean install if you want to delete all the partitions, because then the installer is on a USB drive and not on your disk.

https://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

dude i know how to format, try doing that without an usb stick or cd drive... that is the issue ( i dont have usb sticks spare and a broken external drive )

 

i need to format somehow without a usb stick + dvd drive , oh and i also cant access the drive, its soldered on the board lol

 

formatting isnt hard at all if u have a usb stick or a cd but without it... try it P;

[KenjiUmino]

2 minutes ago, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

formatting isnt hard at all if u have a usb stick or a cd but without it... try it P;

sounds like you don't have access to another computer right now. but creating a boot stick or dvd on an already infected computer is not recommended either because there is a chance that the infection will carry over to the fresh boot stick you just created. 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

sounds like you don't have access to another computer right now. but creating a boot stick or dvd on an already infected computer is not recommended either because there is a chance that the infection will carry over to the fresh boot stick you just created. 

well i could always buy myself a friggen external dvd drive again , but for now i need an temporary solution haha

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

well i could always buy myself a friggen external dvd drive again , but for now i need an temporary solution haha

make room on a usb stick. take the smallest capacity stick that works as a boot stick and move its current content to a cloud drive ... you know ... google drive, onedrive, whatever

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

make room on a usb stick. take the smallest capacity stick that works as a boot stick and move its current content to a cloud drive ... you know ... google drive, onedrive, whatever

i dont have that option now sadly its that close now, all cloud storages already full, dvd broke so cant burn discs or use em, and sticks full haha   ( all important files too )