When your Windows computer is not working properly and showing many problems, the only drastic solution is to reinstall the operating system. But this process requires external drives, additional downloads, and generally a lot of steps and time. Check out Microsoft's new feature for ultimate repair of Windows 11 without any loss of files, apps and settings.
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Repair Windows 11 via update
We open Windows 11 Settings (right-click on Start), and from System We choose it Recovery.
In the next tab, we will see the new option Fix problems using Windows Update. Then simply press Instant reinstallation.
A confirmation pop-up window will appear. We can check the box next to the option Automatic restart, in case we don't stay at the computer to watch the process. Finally, we click OK.
Once we complete these steps, Windows Update will download the installation files for the same version of Windows installed on our computer. We'll refer to this process as “Windows 11, version 23H2 (repair release).”
The reinstallation will then repair the system's components and files while keeping our files, applications, and settings intact.
If the error code (0x80246007) appears, there is no need to worry. Simply put, we may have to reboot the system and start the process again.
Finally, we must mention that in order to proceed with the absolute repair of Windows 11 in such an easy and quick way, it is necessary to update the entire operating system with Moment 5 update and above.
Also, this method only works on computers that meet the official Windows 11 system requirements, and unfortunately, this method may not work for us on an incompatible computer.
We will see either “This option is not available at the moment,” or a message informing us that the system does not meet the requirements.
However, in this case, the final repair of Windows 11 can be done with a few extra steps, through an in-place upgrade as we described in the previous guide. Here all our personal files, installed applications and system settings remain unchanged.
Windows Reset: Ultimate Repair & Speed Up Without Losing Files/Apps/Settings
The easiest way to restore your Windows computer to its original state is to reflash all of its system files. This powerful repair feature does not touch your files, apps and settings at all. We will see in the short guide how to perform a Windows reset easily without losses to have a refreshed and fast system again.
Finally, there is no point in repairing Windows 11 if the operating system has shown so many problems and crashes that it is now difficult to use it on a weak computer.
But we can always replace it with Ultralight Windows 11 Pro 23H2, through the easy method we described in the previous guide.
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Lightweight for Incompatible PCs – Safe Installation / Minimum Requirements
We all know that Windows 11 has heavy requirements that make it difficult to use on less powerful computers. In addition, it is impossible to run on computers with little memory and storage space. Check out new and safe Windows 11 Light Pro 23H2 tweaks that remove system requirements and work flawlessly even on weak desktop/laptop computers.
In this case, we recommend the Optimum 11 Pro version, which occupies only 4/5 GB of storage space and is fully updated with new versions of the operating system, in addition to all the updates that Microsoft obtains from time to time.
This revised ISO is a legal process Encouraged by Microsoft itself.
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