Frequent Question: What Does System Recovery Do in Windows 10?

Reinstalls Windows 10 and keeps your personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings. Restores any apps your PC manufacturer installed if your PC came with Windows 10.

What does System Recovery do?

System Recovery is a built-in tool that resets your machine to the default factory settings. System Recovery rolls back the machine to the same state as a new machine that you bought. All data, any virus infection, and any installed software – everything is wiped out.

Does a system recovery delete everything?

Although System Restore can change all your system files, Windows updates and programs, it will not remove/delete or modify any of your personal files like your photos, documents, music, videos, emails stored on your hard drive. … That is to say, your personal files will not be affected by System Restore.