Many Windows customers have claimed that their PCs are failing to reset, and instead of the error message “There was a difficulty resetting your PC,” a blue screen with the statement “No changes were made” is displayed. However, after this occurs, customers are unable to boot into the Windows system.
Repair Install Windows 10 Error Solution
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1. Reset your PC
It’s possible that none of the above-mentioned techniques for resolving the problem will work for you; in that case, the only option is to Repair install Windows. If that doesn’t work, you can try reinstalling Windows from the beginning.
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When this happens, you should realise that the issue with your PC is not due to the HDD, but rather to your operating system or that the BDC on the HDD was accidentally erased.
The methods’ steps are simple to carry out and can be completed by yourself. If you run into any problems while following the procedures above, it’s best to get advice from someone with more technical understanding.
2. Recover Data From a Hard Drive
You risk losing all of your personal files if you choose this strategy. So, give this strategy some serious thought.
Step 1. Insert the USB recovery drive into your computer. Restart your computer now. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Finally, choose Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option. In the advanced options window, select the System Image Recovery option. Then follow the instructions on the screen to finish the process.
3. Check Disk and run System File Checker (SFC) (CHKDSK)
Step 1. To begin, insert the Windows 10 bootable CD. Restart your computer now. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language.
Step 2. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen. Finally, choose Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option./Now, under the advanced options window, select Command Prompt.
Then type the commands below, pressing enter after each one.
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c: /offwindir=c: sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c: /offwindir=c:
/f /r /x windows chkdsk C:
Finally, after quitting the cmd, restart your computer.
4. Run Startup/Automatic Repair
Step 1. Begin by inserting the Windows 10 bootable CD. Restart your computer now. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Finally, choose Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option. In the advanced settings window, select the Automatic Repair option./Allow for the completion of the Automatic Repair process. Turn off and on your computer.
This will most likely solve the problem, but if it still doesn’t, try the other solutions suggested above.
5. Rebuild the BCD
Step 1. To begin, insert the Windows 10 bootable disc and restart your computer. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Select Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option. Now, under the advanced options window, select Command Prompt. Then type the commands below, pressing enter after each one.
/FixMbr bootrec.exe
/FixBoot bootrec.exe
/RebuildBcd bootrec.exe
If the preceding commands don’t work, try the commands below instead.
bcdedit /export bcdedit /export bcdedit / C:\BCD Backup
c: cd boot attrib bcd -s -h -r ren cd boot attrib bcd -s -h -r ren /RebuildBcd c:bootbcd bcd.old bootrec
Finally, after closing the cmd, restart your computer.
6. Restore the System
Step 1. To begin, insert the Windows 10 bootable CD. Restart your computer now. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Finally, choose Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option. Select System Restore from the drop-down menu. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the restoration process. Finally, restart your computer and see whether you get the same error notice while doing so.
7. Rename the Hives in the System and Software Registry
Step 1. To begin, insert the Windows 10 bootable CD. Restart your computer now. Press any key to continue when a prompt message comes on the screen. Finally, choose your preferred language. Locate and select the Repair option in the lower left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Finally, choose Troubleshoot from the drop-down menu. After that, select the Advanced Option. Now, under the advanced options window, select Command Prompt. After that, type the commands below, pressing enter between each one.
cd percent windir% system32config
system.001 ren ren ren ren ren ren ren ren
software.001 ren ren ren ren ren ren ren ren
When you exit cmd, the Windows Recovery Environment window will appear. Finally, to restart your computer, select the Continue option. This should resolve the There was a difficulty resetting your computer error.
8. Recover Your Computer
Step 1. Begin by plugging in your USB recovery drive. Type Notepad in the cmd prompt and press Enter. Select Open from the File menu. Locate the USB recovery drive that you used to begin the booting process. Enter the letter of the drive, such as F or G. Press the Enter key.
Step 2. After that, write Setup and press Enter once more. At this point, the Windows Installation window will appear. Follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall Windows.
After the process is finished, restart your computer to ensure that the There was a difficulty resetting your PC error has been resolved.
The Last Word
One of the methods described above should suffice. There was an issue with resetting your computer. If this is not the case, you should seek professional advice or file a complaint with Microsoft.
