Factory Reset Windows 7 | Reset Windows 7 To Factory Settings Without CD or Pendrive
2 min read![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screenshot_19.png)
How do I reset or restore a Windows 7 PC to factory settings? As we all know, Windows 7 doesn’t have the built-in refresh and reset options like Windows 8/8.1 and you have no other way to restore your computer to factory settings unless you have a manufacturer-provided install media or recovery disc.
Many computer manufacturers are pre-installing Windows without giving you the actual installation media to go with it. Instead, they create a hidden recovery partition for users to perform a factory reset. If your hard drive has such a recovery partition, you can then reset your Windows 7 system to factory settings without needing any discs or external drives. Here’s how.
How to Reset Windows 7 to Factory Settings without Install Disc?
1– Click Start, then choose Control Panel. Click System and Security.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-1.png)
2– Next choose Backup and Restore.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-2.png)
3– In the Backup and Restore window, click on the Recover system settings or your computer link.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-3.png)
4– Next, choose Advanced recovery methods.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-4.png)
5– Now you’ll be presented with two options: “Restore files from a system image backup” and “Return Your Computer to Factory Condition“. Click on “Return Your Computer to Factory Condition”.
Note: If your computer doesn’t have a recovery partition, then the factory reset option is not available and you’ll see the “Reinstall Windows (requires Windows installation disc)” option instead.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-5.png)
6– Select to either create a Back up now, or to Skip it and continue the factory reset without backing up any of your current files.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-6.png)
7– Click the Restart button to reboot your computer and to start the factory reset process.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/image-7.png)
See the Video
.
.
.
.
![](https://www.mosihur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/frgtr.png)
Thank you