Resetting Windows 11 is a very useful solution end serious problems which prevents us from continuing to use the computer normally. This function is very easy to use, it is completely safe, it is quite fast and when we start the process it offers us different options that will allow us to keep our personal files or delete them completely.

For the average user, resetting Windows 11 is not a challenge, but I know that for users with less knowledge, it can raise questions, and it can eventually lead to serious errors that could ultimately lead to data loss and important things. I’ll give you an example, on more than one occasion I’ve been asked for help because they chose to keep personal files when they reset Windows 11, only to realize they’d lost all their photos and almost all their documents. .

How to reset Windows 11 on any computer

The procedure is very simple, all we need is:

• Press the Windows key and enter “Restore”we enter the result “Reset this device”.
• Once there, just select an option “Reset Device”.
• A new blue window will appear with two options, keep my files or delete everything. We have to choose the option that best suits our needs and we can customize them by entering the advanced options.
• If we have serious problems it would be ideal to delete everything. Obviously, before we have to do a deposit, although at this step we would still have time to go back.
• The last step is to choose whether we want Windows 11 to be reinstalled locally, that is, from the installation that our PC has, or by downloading. The fastest and safest is to choose the local option.
• we can choose whether we want to clean the unit or not. It will take longer, but it will be more difficult to recover files. It’s the safest thing to do, but it doesn’t make sense if we continue to use the device.
• We let the system work and that’s it. It normally takes no more than a few minutes, although the device it will go through several restarts, so don’t worry.
• Once it’s over, we’ll have to reinstall apps, tools and all the stuff we had before. We should also update the key device drivers.

What happens depends on the option you chose

This is exactly what causes the most doubts among users. First of all, it is important to be clear that regardless of the option you choose, Windows 11 activation will continue without any problems. With this clear, we can proceed and see what happens depending on what we chose to reset Windows 11:

• Keep my files: Settings and applications that were not part of the computer will be removed, and personal data existing in the “\users” location will be preserved. Those on other drives will also be preserved, but this does not guarantee that your photos and other content will not be deleted, so make a backup copy.
• Remove all: Its name says it all, settings and applications that were not part of the computer will be deleted, as well as all the data and files you had saved. It is necessary to create a backup copy if we do not want to lose this data and information that we had.
• Cloud Download: This option is slower because reinstalling Windows 11 requires downloading up to 4GB of data and is the least recommended for obvious reasons.
• Local reinstallation: It’s the fastest and most secure option because it doesn’t need to download data to complete the process and will work even in the worst possible scenario (for example, if we run out of internet).

For most users most recommended It would be to back up everything we care about and reset Windows 11 with the option to remove everything without having to wipe the drive and do a local reinstall.