Many times it has been complained by many Windows users that their PC is failing to Reset and instead of the error message “There was a problem resetting your PC” is displayed on a blue screen and below it has been informed that no changes were made. But after this happens the users fail miserably to boot in the Windows system.
How to Fix There Was A Problem Resetting your PC Error
Solution 1 — Repair Install Windows 10
It might happen that none of the above-mentioned methods to repair the issue work for you, in that case, the only solution you are left with is to Repair install Windows. If even that doesn’t work then you can try to Install Windows completely from scratch.
When this happens you should understand that the problem with your PC is not HDD related but related to your operating system or the BDC on the HDD was erased by mistake.
The mentioned steps for the methods are easy to conduct and can be performed yourself. Although if you come to face any constraints while following the mentioned steps then it is advisable to consult someone with more technical knowledge.
Solution 2 — Recover From Drive
If you try this method then you might lose all of your personal files. So, try this method at serious consideration.
1. Plugin the USB recovery drive you have.
2. Now Restart your PC.
3. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
4. Then select the language of your preference.
5. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
6. After that select the option Troubleshoot.
7. Then you should click on the Advanced Option.
8. Now click on the System Image Recovery option from the advanced options window.
9. And then do as instructed on the screen to complete the process.
Solution 3 — Run System File Checker (SFC) and Check Disk (CHKDSK)
1. To start, insert the bootable disk for Windows 10.
2. Now Restart your PC.
3. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
4. Then select the language of your preference.
5. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
6. After that select the option Troubleshoot.
7. Then you should click on the Advanced Option.
8. Now click on Command Prompt option from the advanced options window.
9. And then type the following commands hitting enter in between each one.
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows
chkdsk C: /f /r /x
10. At last Restart your PC after exiting the cmd.
Solution 4 — Run Startup/Automatic Repair
1. Start with inserting the bootable disk for Windows 10.
2. Now Restart your PC.
3. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
4. Then select the language of your preference.
5. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
6. After that select the option Troubleshoot.
7. Then you should click on the Advanced Option.
8. Now click on the Automatic Repair option from the advanced options window.
9. Wait for the Automatic Repair process to complete.
10. Restart your PC.
This will most likely solve the issue but if you are still having the same problem then try the other mentioned methods.
Solution 5 — Fix Boot Image And Rebuild BCD
1. To start, insert the bootable disk for Windows 10 and now Restart your PC.
2. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
3. Then select the language of your preference.
4. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
5. After that select the option Troubleshoot.
6. Then you should click on the Advanced Option.
7. Now click on Command Prompt option from the advanced options window.
8. And then type the following commands hitting enter in between each one.
bootrec.exe /FixMbr
bootrec.exe /FixBoot
bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd
9. If the above commands don’t work then you can the following commands instead
bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
c:
cd boot
attrib bcd -s -h -r
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
bootrec /RebuildBcd
11. At last Restart your PC after exiting the cmd.
Solution 6 — Perform a System Restore
1. To start, insert the bootable disk for Windows 10.
2. Now Restart your PC.
3. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
4. Then select the language of your preference.
5. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
6. After that select the option Troubleshoot.
7. Then you should click on the Advanced Option.
8. Click on the System Restore option.
9. Now do as instructed on the screen to complete the process of restoring.
10. Finally Restart your computer and check whether you are getting the same error message while Resetting your PC or not.
Solution 7 — Rename the System and Software Registry Hives
1. To start, insert the bootable disk for Windows 10.
2. Now Restart your PC.
3. When a prompt message appears on the screen, press any key to continue.
4. Then select the language of your preference.
5. Look for the Repair option at the bottom left corner of the screen and click on it.
6. After that select the option Troubleshoot
7. Then you should click on the Advanced Option
8. Now click on Command Prompt option from the advanced options window
9. And then type the following commands hitting enter in between each one
cd %windir%\system32\config
ren system system.001
ren software software.001
10. Now the Windows Recovery Environment window will open as soon as you exit cmd
11. Finally to boot your PC click on the Continue option and this will most likely fix the There was a problem resetting your PC error
Solution 8 — Recover your PC Using Recovery USB
1. Start with plugging the USB recovery drive you have.
2. In the cmd and type in Notepad and hit Enter.
3. Go to Open option on the File menu.
4. Look for the USB recovery drive you are using for the booting process.
5. Type in the letter of the drive, for example, F or G. Hit Enter.
6. After that type in Setup and again hit the Enter.
7. The Windows Installation window will open now.
8. Do as instructed on the screen to reinstall Windows.
Restart the PC after the process is completed to make sure the There was a problem resetting your PC error is fixed.
The End
One of the above-mentioned methods should be enough to fix There was a problem resetting your PC error. If not so then you should definitely consult an expert or lodge a complaint with Microsoft.