Installation :: Reset This PC Doesn't Clean Install
Sep 13, 2015
I read that Reset This PC does a clean install of windows. I waited hours, and when it completed, I had the same loadout as before, with all the Asus bloatware.
So, I read Windows 10 doesn't need a recovery partition anymore. I figured since I had one, Reset This PC loaded from there.
I deleted the recovery partition, ran Reset This PC again, and I got the following error: "Could not find the recovery environment"
So, I can never use reset this pc again? How can I make a new recovery partition, after I spend days manually researching whats needed and removing all the bloatware?
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