Windows 10 is prone to all kinds of issues, from the broken Start menu to problems with installing updates. If your computer isn’t running the way it should, giving you some strange errors or performing slowly, then it’s probably time for a reset.

On Windows 10, when your device is having issues, you can use the Reset this PC feature to restore it to its factory default settings using the manufacturer custom or default Windows 10 image available locally. However, if the available image is corrupted, you won’t be able to continue, and you’ll need to use other methods to reset your device.

Although you can always download the Media Creation Tool to reinstall Windows 10, this process involves extra steps, and you may not be able to keep your files (unless you create a file backup manually). Starting with Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004), Microsoft is updating the “Reset this PC” feature with a new option to allow users to download the Windows 10 installation from the cloud, instead of using the local recovery image.

However, as this option downloads a fresh copy of Windows from the cloud, you’ll need a strong Internet connection in order for this to work.

In this video, you’ll learn the steps to use the “Cloud Download” option when resetting your device to fix problems with the current installation.

Use the following steps to reset your computer with the “Cloud Download” option on Windows 10:
1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Recovery.
4. Under the “Reset this PC” section, click the Get started button.
5. Click either the /”Keep my files/” OR /”Remove everything/” option.
6. Click the /”Cloud Download/” option.
7. [OPTIONAL] Click the Change settings option (if you’re running an older Windows 10 version, the wizard won’t include the “Cloud Download” option).
8. Turn on the /”Download Windows?/” toggle switch.
9. [OPTIONAL] Turn on the /”Clean data?/” toggle switch (if applicable).
10. Click the /”Confirm/” button.
11. Click the /”Next/” button.
12. Click the /”Next/” button again.
13. Click the /”Reset/” button.

Once you complete the steps, the feature will take over and reset your device to default settings by erasing and reinstalling a fresh copy of Windows 10 downloaded from cloud. The time of completion will depend on your computer hardware configuration and the reset options that you selected.

Alternatively, you can also access the “Cloud download” option from the Advanced startup environment when you can’t start Windows 10 normally.

The ability to use the locally available recovery option will continue to exist, but if that option doesn’t work, or the user prefers to use the most up-to-date version of Windows 10, the new cloud download will provide an easy way to reset their device.

Hope this helps!

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