Are you facing problems in your windows 8 with third party software’s? Are you planning to reinstall windows? No it’s not necessary in the case of windows 8. Windows 8 two features that will help the users to get rid of problems facing by third party software’s, Refresh and Reset are the two features offered by Microsoft.

Things to be Noted Before Refreshing or Resetting Windows

Before you Refresh or Reset Windows you have to note down few important parameters, Refreshing your windows will reinstall operating system and the apps that came up with windows and the apps you installed in the windows 8 store. None of your personal files or settings is removed or changed it remains the same in your windows.

If you reset your windows it will reinstall operating system and the apps came up with the windows. All your personal files and settings will be deleted. Your system will looks like a fresh installed windows. 

In some cases while resetting or refreshing windows may encounter some missing files in such scenario you will be asked to insert recovery media. Recovery media is your DVD or your Flash or USB Drives. If your system came up with windows 8 you will be asked to create recovery media during your first use. If you upgrade your windows using windows 8 DVD or Thumb drive you can use it. Alternately you can create recovery media in windows.

Refreshing Windows

Note: 

Refreshing windows 8.1(Recently you Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1) with the system having windows 8 recovery partition in it, your system will be restored to windows 8 only. You need to upgrade windows 8 to windows 8.1.

Apps you installed via website and DVD will be removed. The App that came up with the windows and apps you installed via windows store will be reinstalled. You will get the list of apps removed on your desktop after refreshing windows.

None of your personal files or settings will be removed during refreshing windows.

1. Tap or click on settings and then change pc settings

2. Tap or click on update and recovery

3. Tap or click on recovery 

4. Under Refresh your PC without affecting your files, tap or click Get started.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Resetting Windows

Note:

Resetting windows 8.1(Recently you Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1) with the system having windows 8 recovery partition in it, your system will be restored to windows 8 only. You need to upgrade windows 8 to windows 8.1.

All your personal files, settings and the apps you installed with window will be removed and only the apps that came up with windows will be reinstalled during the Resetting.  Your system will be like a fresh installed window with default settings.

1. Tap or click on settings and then change pc settings

2. Tap or click on update and recovery

3. Tap or click on recovery

4. Under remove everything and reinstall Windows, tap or click Get started.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

You will be asked whether to erase data thoroughly or quickly. If you choose quickly resetting will be performed quickly. If you choose thoroughly it will take a bit longer time.  Share your windows refreshing and resetting experience with us.

CPU is the heart of the computer and operating system is the main component required to do all our task in it. In times the system becomes older or due to other issues its losses its capability to do its task in a manner as it already does. Once your system is not performing well or it is dead you plan to switch your data from that system to another in such situation, yes you can transfer the data to another system once if you place your older hard disk as secondary. 

You Can ask what will happen to the operating system in that older hard disk, will it work in the new processor or you wanna install a fresh copy of operating system ? Answer for this question is No you cant switch your operating system to the new processor unless it is a retail version of operating system. 

Once you install a fresh copy of operating system it will create a boot sector associated with the processor and its hardware. If you change the hard disk to new system with different hardware and processor then the operating system boot sector for this processor will vary and it wont compatible with the older one. You can use your older hard disk as secondary hard disk with the newer one if it available. In other case your present hard disk is the only one avaliable then you want to install the fresh copy all your data on the c drive will be lost. 

If your version of windows is retail then you will not face any problem with the operating system this is because OEM version of the operating system will work only in one system. But the retail version of the operating system will work with any number of system but at anytime only with a system. Hope this information might be useful for you, Happy Computing !

Choosing a Laptop and selecting a perfect Operating System for its Configurations is not an easy joke. Hope you would feel how? All right let’s know the reason behind that. All major Laptop vendors would just simply suggest you to apt a particular operating systems only. But, Every Operating system has its own limitations like RAM, Hardisk Memory, Load Time, Performance and the most User Interface. There are only few OS for Laptops like Windows and Linux.

RAM

As RAM is considered, for windows operating systems we need a minimum 1GB, were as for Linux its just 512 MB is enough. Now a days you would get atleast 2GB Ram in every Laptop. So if you still need to consume your RAM space go with Linux or better try Windows.

Software Utilities

Coming to utilities we have got plenty with Linux without much waiting for a third party software where you will be given all in a package while installing a OS. But this is not the case with Windows operating systems much of this works are based on third party software.

Cost

Now a day’s the cost of windows operating systems reaching Skyline (this is a problem for Genuine Consumers) but while coming to Linux it’s a free Xmas Gift simply an open source, so no need to pay even a penny from your wallet.

User Interface

At this point Linux fails a little bit, since windows are working a lot on it. Simply Windows operating systems is user friendly whereas Linux is not.

Security

This is an very crucial part in a Operating system, because now a day’s every one doing a lot more on online, so need to protect our self from Internet threats like Phishing, Virus, Malware, etc., in this case Linux is the King as you can’t do virus threat in Linux while Windows operating systems fails a lot in it. But there are plenty of third party software’s to rectify it with affordable costs.

Only you know you’re Laptops Hardware Configurations. Based on the given above details, we hope you will choose your best operating system for your Laptop.