However, there is a catch - the new tool only works on Windows 10 Insider builds, although it will also work on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update when it’s released at the end of July.

If you have not tried this do so it should fix all of the errors and problems you are having. and sits there for another 5 - 10 minutes then I hear the windows startup. In the command prompt window type: sfc /scannow. Instantly after that, my computer went into what can only be described as. Refresh Windows hasn’t been officially released yet, but you can download it directly from Microsoft here. Right click on the search result Cmd, and run as an admin. The obvious benefit of this method, over the built-in Reset function, is it will install the very latest build on your computer, so you don’t have to install updates afterwards. The tool will then download the latest version of Windows 10 from Microsoft and begin the installation process.

To use the new standalone Refresh Windows tool all you have to do it run it and then choose if you want to keep your files or delete everything and start over from scratch. In Windows 10 you can access the Reset option in Update & Security > Recovery, or if, as in my case, you can’t get into Windows, by holding down Shift when restarting and going into Troubleshooting options.

Windows 10 has ruined my computer