Also on the handbook i got with the laptop it says that i could access the hidden partition for restoring factory settings using alt+f10 but that comes up with something along the. Press Enter to select Windows Setup EMS Enabled TO - Read the ASUS Preload Wizard screen and click Next. However, prior to the incident, I didnt download the recovery disk for my windows 10 on my ASUS notebook into my usb and theres no dvd/cd drives in the notebook as well.
Next, pull the USB drive out of the machine and insert into your locked ASUS. Or in other words I dont know how to get from. Months ago, my windows 10 crashed and it needs to reboot by plugging in the recovery disk. The burning process will be finished in a few seconds. So to sum up, yes you can run a fresh copy of Windows 10 just great with minor drawbacks mentioned earlier. Systems upgraded only from pre-installed Windows 8.1 on a PC with an ASUS recovery partition, you can see the option 'Restore factory settings'.
Microsoft support has said that upgrading to Pro by activation code (not clean install) will add/unlock the pro functions, and not mess up what's already there.īeing the paranoid that I am, I'm planning to make a full Macrium image of my OS drive (including recovery partition, etc) before my attempted Pro upgrade. Put a blank USB drive into the USB plot on the computer, press USB device on the program screen, and then click Begin burning to burn the program into USB drive to create Windows 10 admin/ user password reset disk. So I restored my created Fresh Win 10 image and decided to keep my laptop running like this without downloading any more software from Asus. Click 'Recovery' then select 'Reset this PC'. They have also stated that upgrading to Pro will mean that there's no way I can return to the original factory software state (Windows 10 Home OEM) for warranty purposes. Here's where it gets a bit sticky for me:ĪSUS has informed me that upgrading to Pro will void my software warranty, and may screw up the computer OEM customizations, etc etc. I'm planning on the second option, as I can get a pretty good price locally, and it allows my some flexibility if I need to transfer devices.
I'm hoping to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for a bit more control over updates, group policy, etc.Īs I understand it, I can do this either directly through the Microsoft store, or buy a retail version of Windows 10 Pro, and enter the activation code into my computer. I have a new G752VS running Windows 10 Home OEM from the factory. Just as the name shows, the ASUS system recovery partition is a partition used for restoring the ASUS laptop to its original condition whenever you encounter problems. Calling both ASUS and Microsoft supports hasn't helped to clarify things either. Let’s take Windows 10 as an example to show you how to factory reset an ASUS laptop. I've been sifting through the ROG forums, as well as other windows forums, but can't *quite* seem to find a definitive answer for my query.
I'm a first time Asus ROG owner, and first time poster.