Click Rename under Modify Menu Entries and rename it as Windows 10 Recovery.Ħ. Click Edit Boot Menu and select NST WinPE Image.ĥ. Select WinPE under the Portable/External Media and click the button at the right side of Path to find the new partition (H:), open Sources folder and pitch on boot.win file, click Add Entry.Ĥ. Open the ISO image file, copy and paste all files to the new partition (H:).ģ. You can right-click the unallocated space and select Now Simple Volume, specify a drive letter for it ( H:) and finish the rest of steps based on its instructions. In the Disk Management page, you can right-click the partition and select Shrink Volume from the content menu, then input 6000 (MB) in the box and click Shrink.ģ. Shrink the existing partition and get unallocated space. You can press Win + R to summon the Run windows, and then type diskmgmt.msc in the window.Ģ. Create a new partition with Disk Managementġ. The only difference is that you should tick ISO file under Choose which media to use.
It's similar to creating installation media. Create ISO files via media creation tool. Create ISO files with media creation toolġ. Besides, you need to download free version EasyBCD from internet first. You do not need any extra devices as long as the computer is bootable and internal hard drive is big enough. If you do not have both CD and USB drive, you can try this way. Method 3: Reinstall Windows 10 without CD or USB
Delete system partition and other operating system related partitions, and then select the unallocated space to install your Windows. Select Windows 10 installation type: Custom. Select the operating system and click Next. It will reactivate itself after reinstallation. Click I don't have a product key and Next. Set up language and other preference, then click Next and Install now.
Wait for Windows 10 installation files to load. Set boot priority to USB flash drive via BIOS, then restart your computer and press any key to boot from USB flash drive. Connect USB flash drive to your computer and make sure it can be detected by Windows. The USB drive requires 8GB in size.Īfter you create an installation media, you can start to reinstall the computer.
And the USB drive must be at least 16GB in size.īesides, you can go to Microsoft's Windows 10 download page, download Media Creation Tool and use it to create an installation media according to its instructions. But if you want to reset your PC, you should tick back up system files to the recovery drive option. You can choose to create a recovery drive using built-in tool. If you want to reinstall Windows 10 without CD drive, you can use USB drive.
You can choose to reinstall the app you will use. And you will see an extra folder on the desktop, which is a list for the removed app. Wait and your computer will restart after the operation ends. View the details as shown in the following picture and click Reset to start the pending operation. After reinstalling, your files will be back to its original location.
Confirm the information in the following picture and click Next.
You can go to Start menu > Settings > Update & security > Recovery, then click Get started under Reset this PC. Method 1: Reinstall windows 10 without losing data But if you do not have CD or DVD, you can create a USB drive with media creation tool or use the built-in feature Reset this PC. In addition, if you think the problem was caused by the installed apps, you still can reinstall your computer.įor reinstallation, you can create an installation media with CD or DVD. However, you have to reinstall your computer sometimes owing to system issues, especially when you do not find any useful solutions to fix. After reinstalling, you need to reinstall all the removed apps again. During the process, you can choose to keep your personal files or remove everything. If you reinstall the computer, it will back to factory settings, including all the bloatware installed by manufacturer. The majority of people are willing to purchase a computer from seller, which comes along with Windows, plus some extra bloatware. In addition, if you change significant hardware like motherboard, the computer may not be reactivated after reinstalling.
You should now see a message like Windows is activated with a digital license associated with your Microsoft account. Once done, you can Go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation to check the details. Then, click Sign in with a Microsoft account and follow the prompts. To link Windows 10 product key with Microsoft Account, you can go to Settings > Accounts > Your Info. For security, you need to link the product key with Microsoft Account. In general, if your product key is activated on the machine, you can skip to input product key during reinstallation and the computer will activate itself. You are afraid that your product key will be affected. When it comes to reinstalling computer, users may concern about its product key.