After backing up important data, let’s proceed to reinstall Windows 10 without losing data.

Applying the patch should once again allow you to reset your PC or fix problems using Windows Update. Normally available, those two options can resolve an otherwise unresolvable s ...

Microsoft warns that the August security update can prevent Windows 10 and 11 PCs from initiating a factory reset or recovery ...

So if you attempted to reinstall Windows 10 at a later date, so long as no major hardware change has occurred, it should auto-activate again.

With the release of Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft has broken the 'Fresh Start' feature that allows you to perform a clean install of the operating system while retaining your data.