Windows 11/10高级恢复(Advanced Recovery)选项提供了可帮助您将 Windows 11/10 恢复到工作状态的恢复解决方案。当没有别的办法时，这些都是极端的解决方案。也就是说，在使用其中一种解决方案之前，最好了解它们之间的差异。Windows 11/10提供全新启动(Fresh Start)、刷新(Refresh)、云重置(Cloud Reset)和重置此 PC 选项。
重置(Reset)vs刷新(Refresh)vs全新(Clean)安装 vs就地升级(In-place Upgrade)vs云重置(Cloud Reset)vs重新开始(Fresh Start)
在这篇文章中，我将讨论Windows 11/10 全新启动(Fresh Start)、重置(Reset)、刷新(Refresh)、全新(Clean)安装和就地(In-place)升级选项，以便您知道何时使用哪个选项：
- 重置此电脑
- 云重置
- 新的开始
- 窗口刷新
- 全新安装
- 就地升级。
在解释了所有这些及其用例之后，我们在最后放了一个小比较图表，并带有数据点进行比较。
1]重置这台电脑
Windows 重置(Windows Reset)将删除所有内容。如果计算机没有按预期工作，这是您应该选择的。它将执行以下操作：
- 重新安装(Reinstalls)Windows 11/10 并保留您的个人文件。
- 删除您已安装的应用程序和驱动程序。
- 消除您对设置所做的更改。
- 不包括您的 PC 制造商安装的任何应用程序。
如果您的计算机预装了 Windows 10，它还会安装来自 PC 制造商的应用程序。
当您再次设置它时，它将与您购买时一样新。使用的最大优势是您无需再次安装Windows 11/10或设备驱动程序。该过程将为您修复它并提高设备性能。
当您的 PC 完全搞砸了，或者您正在向其他人出售或永久通过您的计算机出售或永久使用该选项时，应使用该选项。
2]云重置
云重置(Cloud Reset)工具从云中下载新图像，而不是使用计算机上现有的Windows 10文件存储。它将重新安装当前安装在您设备上的相同构建、版本和版本。
3] Windows 10 全新启动
Start fresh with a clean and up-to-date installation of Windows. Start fresh by reinstalling and updating Windows. This will keep your personal files and some Windows settings and remove most of your apps, including Microsoft Office, third-party anti-virus software, and desktop apps that came pre-installed on your device.
在 Windows 安全应用中可用，Fresh Start执行以下操作：
- 保留您的所有数据，
- 删除所有第三方应用程序，
- 强制(Force)将 Windows 10 更新到最新版本。
这意味着您的所有产品密钥、与应用程序相关的内容、任何第三方防病毒软件都将被删除。
如果您无法更新到最新版本的Windows，请使用此方法，无需担心数据丢失。但是，您必须安装应用程序并激活它们。
更新(UPDATE)：Fresh Start已从 Windows 10 v2004 开始移动。
Fresh start is available for Windows 10 versions prior to 2004. For version 2004 and after, Fresh start functionality has been moved to Reset this PC. To reset your PC, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Reset this PC > Get Started. Then select Keep my files, choose cloud or local, change your settings, and set Restore preinstalled apps? to No. If you don’t see the option to Restore preinstalled apps, it means your PC doesn’t have preinstalled apps configured and won’t restore apps from your PC manufacturer.
4]刷新Windows工具
当您刷新 Windows时，标准(Refresh Windows)Windows 1o 安装未附带的所有应用程序，包括已安装的程序、 OEM 驱动程序(drivers)和预装软件，都将被删除。您还可能会丢失您的数字许可证和其他数字权利。您必须重新安装应用程序并重新激活Windows。
如果您的Windows 10计算机面临很多问题，包括文件损坏，那么最好使用Windows 10 Refresh Tool。该过程执行以下操作：
- 保留(Keeps)您的个人文件和设置
- 用新副本替换所有Windows 11/10
- 保留 PC 随附的应用程序
- 保留您从Microsoft Store安装的应用程序。
它最终修复了您的计算机，而您不必担心任何数据丢失。
如果您遇到很多问题和系统文件损坏，请使用它。要使用它，您需要从 Microsoft下载Refresh Windows Tool 。
5] Windows 全新安装
全新安装是指以旧方式重新安装Windows 11/10您需要从Microsoft网站下载最新的(Microsoft)Windows ISO，创建一个可启动的 USB 驱动器，然后在您的计算机上安装Windows 11/10这是修复 PC 的最后手段。如果没有解决您的问题，请执行此操作。
6]就地升级
全新安装是指在当前未安装操作系统的计算机上安装Windows 11/1011/10(Clean)。这是一个正在安装的新操作系统。
Windows 就地升级是您已安装Windows并使用安装程序将其升级到较新版本的位置。拥有ISO文件会有所帮助！
Windows 全新启动(Windows Fresh Start)、重置(Reset)、刷新(Refresh)、全新(Clean)安装比较
| Fresh Start | Reset | Refresh | Clean install |
| Data | Keeps all your data | Removes everything | Keeps all your data | Removes everything |
| Apps | Remove Apps | Removes everything | Keeps the app | Removes everything |
| App Data | Keeps | Deletes | Keeps | Deletes |
| Third-Party Apps | Removed | Removed | Keeps | Removed |
| Needs Bootable USB | No | Sometimes, When System file is missing | Sometimes, When System file is missing | Yes |
| Updates Windows | Yes | No | No | Yes, if you download latest ISO |
| Manually Backup Files | No | Yes | No | Yes |
我将建议一件重要的事情。虽然某些进程会保留您的文件，但手动备份基本文件始终是一个好主意。我们通常最终将文件保存在桌面(Desktop)和下载(Download)文件夹中。确保(Make)检查 C 驱动器上的所有内容并备份到外部驱动器
同样，如果您使用很多专业软件附带的密钥，请使用Key Finder Tools(Key Finder Tools)进行备份。最好通过电子邮件或备份将这些密钥发送到安全的云驱动器(secure cloud drive)。
重置或重新安装 Windows 10 更好吗？
Windows 10重置(Reset)更有可能是一种基本的故障排除方法，适用于相当基本的问题。另一方面，全新安装(Clean Install)是针对更复杂问题的高级解决方案。如果您不确定问题的复杂性，请先尝试Windows 重置(Windows Reset)，如果没有帮助，请完全备份您的计算机数据，然后执行全新安装(Clean Install)。
恢复出厂设置和电脑重置一样吗？
Windows中的“重置(Reset)此电脑”功能会将自身重置为出厂默认状态。恢复出厂设置，也称为Windows系统还原，可将您的 PC 恢复到下线时的相同状态。它将删除您创建和安装的所有文件和程序，删除驱动程序并将设置恢复为默认值。
我们希望 Windows 全新启动与重置与刷新与就地升级与云重置之间的区别是明确的。在执行其中任何一项时，请务必采取预防措施。(We hope the differences between Windows Fresh Start vs. Reset vs. Refresh vs. In-place upgrade vs Cloud Reset is clear. Always take precautions while performing any of them.)
现在阅读(Now read)：软重启 vs 硬重启 vs 重启 vs 重置(Soft Reboot vs Hard Reboot vs Restart vs Reset)。
Reset vs Clean install vs In-place Upgrade vs Cloud Reset vs Fresh Start
Windows 11/10 Adνanced Recovery option offers recovery solutіons that сan help yoυ bring back Windows 11/10 to a working condition. These are extreme solutions when nothing else can be done. That said, before one uses one of these solυtions, it is a good idea to understand the differenсes between them. Windows 11/10 offers Fresh Start, Refresh, Cloud Reset, and Reset This PC options.
Reset vs Refresh vs Clean install vs In-place Upgrade vs Cloud Reset vs Fresh Start
In this post, I will talk about Windows 11/10 Fresh Start, Reset, Refresh, Clean install & In-place upgrade options, so that you know when to use which option:
- Reset This PC
- Cloud Reset
- Fresh Start
- Windows Refresh
- Clean install
- In-place upgrade.
After explaining all of them and their use case, we have put up a small comparison chart at the end with data points for comparison.
1] Reset This PC
Windows Reset will remove everything. If the computer is not working as expected, this is what you should choose. It will do the following:
- Reinstalls Windows 11/10 and keeps your personal files.
- Removes apps and drivers you had installed.
- Eliminates changes you made to settings.
- Excludes any apps your PC manufacturer installed.
If your computer came with preinstalled Windows 10, it would also install the apps from the PC manufacturer.
When you set it up again, it will be as new as when you bought it. The most significant advantage of using is you don’t need to go through installing Windows 11/10 or the device drivers again. The process will fix it for you as well as improve device performance.
The option should be used when your PC is totally messed up or if you are selling or permanently over your computer to someone else.
2] Cloud Reset
Cloud Reset tool downloads a new image from the cloud instead of using the existing Windows 10 files store on the machine. It will reinstall the same build, version, and edition, that is currently installed on your device.
3] Windows 10 Fresh Start
Start fresh with a clean and up-to-date installation of Windows. Start fresh by reinstalling and updating Windows. This will keep your personal files and some Windows settings and remove most of your apps, including Microsoft Office, third-party anti-virus software, and desktop apps that came pre-installed on your device.
Available in Windows Security app, Fresh Start does the following:
- Keeps all your data,
- Removes all third-party apps,
- Force Updates Windows 10 to the latest version.
This means all your product keys, app-related content, any third-party antivirus will be removed.
If you are not able to update to the latest version of Windows, use this method without worrying loss of data. However, you will have to install apps and activate them.
UPDATE: Fresh Start has been moved starting from Windows 10 v2004.
Fresh start is available for Windows 10 versions prior to 2004. For version 2004 and after, Fresh start functionality has been moved to Reset this PC. To reset your PC, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Reset this PC > Get Started. Then select Keep my files, choose cloud or local, change your settings, and set Restore preinstalled apps? to No. If you don’t see the option to Restore preinstalled apps, it means your PC doesn’t have preinstalled apps configured and won’t restore apps from your PC manufacturer.
4] Refresh Windows Tool
When you Refresh Windows, all apps that do not come with the standard Windows 1o installation, including installed programs, OEM drivers & pre-installed software, will be removed. You may also lose your digital licenses and other digital entitlements. You will have to install your apps and reactivate Windows again.
If your Windows 10 computer is facing a lot of issues including corrupt files, then it’s best to use Windows 10 Refresh Tool. The process does the following:
- Keeps your personal files and settings
- Replaces all Windows 11/10 system files with a new copy.
- Keeps the apps that came with your PC
- Keep the apps you installed from the Microsoft Store.
It ultimately fixes your computer without you worrying about any data loss.
Use it in case you are facing a lot of issues and corruption of system files. To use it, you need to download the Refresh Windows Tool from Microsoft.
5] Windows Clean Install
Clean installation refers to reinstalling Windows 11/10 the old way. You need to download the latest Windows ISO from the Microsoft website, create a bootable USB drive, and then install Windows 11/10 on your computer. It’s the last resort one can take to fix their PC. If nothing is fixing your problem, do this.
6] In-place upgrade
A Clean install refers to installing Windows 11/10 on a computer that does not currently have an OS installed. It is a new OS that is being installed.
Windows In-place upgrade is where you already have Windows installed and you use the setup to upgrade it to a newer version. Having an ISO file helps!
Windows Fresh Start, Reset, Refresh, Clean install comparison
| Fresh Start | Reset | Refresh | Clean install |
| Data | Keeps all your data | Removes everything | Keeps all your data | Removes everything |
| Apps | Remove Apps | Removes everything | Keeps the app | Removes everything |
| App Data | Keeps | Deletes | Keeps | Deletes |
| Third-Party Apps | Removed | Removed | Keeps | Removed |
| Needs Bootable USB | No | Sometimes, When System file is missing | Sometimes, When System file is missing | Yes |
| Updates Windows | Yes | No | No | Yes, if you download latest ISO |
| Manually Backup Files | No | Yes | No | Yes |
I will suggest one important thing. While some of the processes keep your files, it’s always a good idea to back up essential files manually. We usually end up saving files on Desktop and Download folders. Make sure to investigate everything on the C drive and take a backup to an external drive
Similarly, if you use a lot of professional software that comes with keys, backup it up using Key Finder Tools. It would be best if you send those keys over an email or backup to a secure cloud drive.
Is it better to reset or reinstall Windows 10?
Windows 10 Reset is more likely to be a basic troubleshooting method and works for fairly basic problems. On the other hand, a Clean Install is an advanced solution for more complex problems. If you are unsure about the complexity of the issue, try on Windows Reset first, if it doesn’t help, fully backup your computer data, and then perform a Clean Install.
Is factory reset the same as PC reset?
The “Reset this PC” feature in Windows resets itself to its factory default state. A factory reset, also referred to as a Windows system restore, returns your PC to the same state it was in when it rolled off the assembly line. It will delete all the files and programs you created and installed, delete drivers and return settings to their defaults.
We hope the differences between Windows Fresh Start vs. Reset vs. Refresh vs. In-place upgrade vs Cloud Reset is clear. Always take precautions while performing any of them.
Now read: Soft Reboot vs Hard Reboot vs Restart vs Reset.
