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Introduction:
In this article we will demonstrate how to get to the Startup settings. These settings used to be reachable by pressing the F8 key till Windows 8 came along. These settings are somewhat useful when trying to solve startup issues in Windows.

1. Make sure you are in recovery mode. If not, use this article to get there:
   1. https://itproshub.com/en/how-to-articles/how-to-go-to-recovery-mode-in-windows-11
2. Click on Troubleshoot and wait for the Troubleshoot window to load

3. In Troubleshoot, click on Advanced options. Wait for the Advanced options window to load

1. In Advanced options, click on Startup Settings. Wait for the Startup Settings window to load

5. In Startup Settings you will be informed that after restarting the computer you will be booted into the following startup settings:
a. Enable low-resolution video mode
b. Enable debugging mode
c. Enable boot logging
d. Enable Safe Mode
e. Disable driver signature enforcement
f. Disable early-launch anti-malware protection
g. Disable automatic restart on system failure

 

6. Click on the Restart button and wait for Windows to boot

7. Once booted, Windows will present to you the latter mentioned options.

8. Pick one of these options as you see fit by pressing the number keys on the keyboard. For example, 1 is for Enable debugging, 2 is for Enable boot logging etc.
9. Once pressed, Windows will start with the chosen setting.

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 1. Right-click the Start button (Or left click on it if you are a lefty), wait for the secondary Start menu to load

2. In the secondary Start menu, look for the Shut down or sign out option. It should be next to the last option. Hover your mouse cursor over it until the menu extends to another sub-menu. If it does not happen – click on it once.

3. In the extended menu loo for the Restart option. Hover your mouse over it. Press and HOLD the left SHIFT button on your keyboard and while doing so, click the Restart option.

4. Wait for Windows to restart itself.

5. Windows should now boot into Recovery mode

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Published: 12 December 2025

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 Introduction:
In this article we will demonstrate how to reset a Windows 11 installation (PC) from within Windows itself.

 

1. We will start by going to Start and then Settings.
2. In Settings, we will go to System on the left pane.

3. Once the system options are loaded, we will look for the Recovery option in the right pane. It should be close to the bottom part of the window.

1. In Recovery there is a section called Recovery options. Under it there is a rubrical called Reset this PC. On the same line as this sentence, there is a button called Reset PC, click on it once and wait for the Reset this PC window to load.

5. In the Reset this PC window you’ll see 2 options:
a. Keep my files
b. Remove everything

 

6. In this article we will choose the latter option which is “Remove everything”

7. Once chosen, a Getting things ready sentence will appear. Wait patiently till the next stage comes.

8. Additional settings – here you can choose to clean the drive or not. Cleaning the drive means not just deleting the files on it but also wiping them entirely leaving no room for files restoration later on.

9. Choosing this option would make the reset process take longer since it would have to go over every bit on the disk. We will pass on this option in this article and click the NEXT button.

10. Wait patiently for the next stage to appear.

11. Here, Windows sums up the actions we have chosen to perform before performing them. Go over the actions. In this case Windows will:
a. Remove all the personal files and user accounts on this PC
b. Remove any changes made to settings
c. Remove all apps and programs
d. Reinstall Windows from this device

 

12. Windows is also kind enough to remind us that This will take a while and you PC will restart.

13. Hit the Reset button. Wait for the next stage to appear

14. Here Windows is preparing to reset the PC. Once done, it will restart the PC and start the reset process.

15. After finishing resetting Windows will start reinstalling itself. As noted below, keep your computer on (not turned off) and plugged into a power source or a charger if it’s a laptop.

16. After resetting the PC and installing Windows it’s time for the initial configuration stage which is the final stage of the resetting process.

 

17. Choose a country or a region, click YES afterwards.

18. Choose a keyboard layout, click YES afterwards.

19. You can add another keyboard layout or more, if this is not relevant to you, click the SKIP button.

20. Network connection stage:
a. In this stage we will bypass Windows insistence of connecting to the internet in order to install itself.
b. Click I don’t have internet

1. Click and hold the CTRL key and click the F10 key momentarily. A CMD window will appear

In the CMD window, type the following:
Oobe\bypassnro

Hit the ENTER key
For a very brief moment you will see an output in the CMD window saying “The operation completed successfully” before the installation process restarts the computer

 

Go through all of the following stages (again):
Is this the right country or region? >> Is this the right keyboard layout or input method ? >> Second keyboard layout
You will be presented with the same “Let’s connect you to a network” stage again

Click on “I don’t have internet”

21. Click the ACCEPT button

22. Choose a username, click the NEXT button.

23. Password is optional, in this article’s case we will leave it blank (no password).

24. Privacy settings:
a. We usually recommend to turn them all off but in the case of this article we will leave them on.
b. Click Next 2 times till you stumble upon the ACCEPT button, click it as well to continue.

25. Windows will now finalize its installation process and start.
26. The Resetting process is done.

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 Introduction:
In this article we will demonstrate how to configure Windows 11 to be able to show hidden files and folders that are otherwise are like that out of the box.

1. Let’s go to where Windows is currently installed, in this case it’s the C: drive.

2. As you can see below, all of the current folders are ones that are not hidden. If there were any files that were not hidden, we would have seen them too. Note that there are 6 folders In total.

3. Now let’s go to the Start button and search for the Folder Options feature in Windows. We will look for it by typing folder op and let the Start menu find it. Once it’s found, click on it and wait for it.

4. Once inside Folder Options, go to the VIEW tab on the top part of the window. Click on it. Wait for the View tab to load.

5. Once loaded, look for ADVANCED SETTINGS and the box under it. This box is filled with a lot of options. Look for the Hidden files and folders main option and look for the 2 options below it. The default one, “Don’t show hidden files, folders and drives” would be marked. Unmark it by choosing the opposite option that lays below it: “Show hidden files, folder and drives”.

6. Once marked, click the Apply button. You will be met with a warning regarding the option you have just changed. Click Yes, and then the OK button to close the entire File Explorer Options window.

7. Let’s go back to C: drive. Now we can see many more folders, and we can see some files as well.

8. Notice that the additional files and folders are semi-transparent. That means they are hidden by configuration but then again, we can now see them.

9. Notice#2: in most cases and specifically in the case of the C: drive, the hidden files and folders are protected by being hidden for reason. They are sensitive files and folders that are essential for Windows 11 to operate normally. Think twice before tampering or deleting them.