Every time something goes completely wrong on our mobile phones or devices, we normally have the opportunity to access the “factory reset” button to remove everything on the system and fundamentally leave it in a state as if it had been out of the box. This is a fantastic function to have if you by mistake ruin the device and have no clue how to repair it | correct it, or you’re giving it away to someone else and you want to remove whatever you’ve saved onto it earlier.

However, such a feature has yet to be present on computers. Especially in Windows, starting fresh usually means formatting the hard disk and reinstalling the os onto it. Well, as outlined by Microsoft on the official Windows 8 blog, it appears like Windows 8 pcs will have a choice to “factory reset” their pcs, and this will be a thing that’s simple to do.

Along with resetting the computer, users also need to have an option to back up critical files and data they need to keep so they will remain present after the reset is finished. This process will be streamlined, less time-consuming and more accessible to more people so anyone who uses Windows 8 will be able to do it themselves. Look into the video clip demonstration down the page: