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internet connection, audio playback, printer, and so on. Chapter 15 has

more.

Recovery

Windows offers several ways to reset itself in times of troubleshooting.
Details are in Chapter 15, but here are the basics:

Reset this PC. This option refreshes your PC—resets your
computer. Basic computer settings are reset to their factory states,

and apps that didn’t come from the Microsoft Store are deleted.
You wind up with a fresh copy of Windows, and your files and

settings intact (if that’s what you want).

Go back to the previous version of Windows 10. Microsoft

considers Windows 10 to be a work in progress. Upgrades and new
features will trickle out all year long, automatically. If some update
really messes up your machine, though, at least you have this
option; it rewinds Windows to an earlier version.

Advanced startup. This option restarts your computer so you can
boot up from some external drive, like a DVD or a USB flash

drive, or change startup settings in the course of troubleshooting.

The screen blinks off, and then you arrive at the “Choose an
option” screen, where you can restart Windows, troubleshoot

(refresh or reset the PC, or use the advanced troubleshooting and
configuration tools described in Chapter 15), or just turn the
computer off.

Learn how to start fresh with a clean installation of Windows.
Takes you directly into the Windows Defender app, where the

“Fresh start” process begins, as described on “The Upgrade to the
May 2019 Update”.

Activation