Windows 10: No option to Reset PC Recovery drive Boot

I am using Windows 8.1 on broken laptop. I have successfully created a USB recovery drive using another laptop. I manage to load OS from USB on broken laptop. It asks for my keyboard settings. I click English. I then click Troubleshoot. It takes me to Advanced options. None of the options are "Reset PC" or "Refresh PC". Am I missing something? Is there some sort of way to reset PC using CMD?If you need any further information, I will be happy to provide it.Thanks in Advance

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How does Windows boot to advanced recovery option e.g. command prompt?

- that gives me a 454 'Unexpected error' This tells me that the BCD is partially corrupted.

The commands: shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
or: %SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /c reagentc /boottore&shutdown /r /f /t 00
should boot into Recovery if everything is configured correctly.
FYI, If Windows is configured correctly:

1. If Reagentc is disabled, you still can get into Recovery but with limited options.
2. If Reagentc is enabled, you'll get all options.
3. If you boot Windows using Recovery USB stick, You'll get into Recovery with couple of options missing.

Here's my suggestion if you want to try:
OPTION 1: Will save the trouble of re-install Windows.

1. Download the image of my first 3 partitions (450MB Recovery, 100 MB EFI partition, and 16MB unformatted primary)
   EFI_Boot-00-00.7z - Google Drive
2. Run Macrium and restore the image from step 1, overwriting your existing 1st three partitions, leaving C alone.
3. Delete the 490MB Recovery partition.
4. From Macrium, run fix boot problems.
5. Reboot. Open Admin command prompt then run Reagentc /info to make sure that it is enabled. If not, enable it.
   if failed to enable, reboot and try again.

OPTION 2: Assuming you've already had Windows backup with Macrium.

1. Wipe out the first 5 parttiions. (450MB, 100MB, 16MB, C Drive, 480MB)
2. Fresh install Windows 10
3. Restore C drive from backup image, run fix boot problems
4. repeat step 5 from OPTION 1 above.

 

Reset this PC function In Recovery

Hi Wayne,

Since your machine was clean installed with 1703 previously without any issues, Windows.old folder will not be available since you successfully performed a clean install.

Every time you upgrade your PC from an older version of Windows to Windows 10 without first formatting the hard drive, or when you install a new Windows Insider Preview test build, the install wizard will save a copy of the previous version inside of the "Windows.old"
folder on your computer. If everything is working as expected after upgrading to Windows 10, you probably don't need these files, as they consume your hard drive space.

The System Reserve Partition (SRP) is a small partition on your hard drive that stores
boot information for Windows. This contains the Windows boot manager and boot configuration data.
Reset your PC is a recovery method on Windows 10 usually uses a bootable media as backup. We suggest that you check these articles for more information about Reset your PC:

• How to refresh, reset, or restore your PC (Also applicable on Windows 10)
• Recovery options on your Windows 10 (Refer to Reset your PC section)

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

No "Reset This PC" option

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



For better clarity, it would be great if you can help us with the details requested below:

• Where exactly are you looking for the Reset this PC option?
  
• Were you able to successfully clone the drive?
  
• Could you please provide more clarity on, “On original hard disk the WinRE recovery partition was last partition. On new hard disk that partition had moved to first position”?
  
• Were you able to get the Reset this PC option by following the steps mentioned in the article provided by you?
  

If you wish to reset the PC, there are multiple ways to do it. You may want to refer the steps mentioned in the article

Reset or reinstall Windows 10.



However, please reply with the details requested above to help you with the appropriate details.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator