{"id":3363,"date":"2022-08-25T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3363"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:04:19","slug":"windows-neu-installieren","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/knowledge-base\/windows-neu-installieren\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinstall Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">If your PC is extremely slow and you simply can't find a solution, it may be worth reinstalling Windows. This guide shows the way with Windows 10, but it's very similar for Windows 11 \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\">\ud83d\ude25 <strong>ATTENTION: Data loss<\/strong>!<br><br>In any case, make sure that your most important data is stored on a USB stick or somewhere else. Once the reset process is started, your data will be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If Windows 10 still starts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-accordion wp-block-hb-accordion\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>1. switch off the laptop completely.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Make sure it is actually switched off (press the start button for 5\u201310 seconds).<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>2. switch the laptop on and off again<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Switch on the laptop. As soon as the Windows loading screen appears, press and hold the power button. The laptop will switch off again. Repeat this process until a message saying \u00abRecovery mode\u00bb appears (this should happen after 2\u20133 attempts).<br><br>If that doesn't work: Start your PC, wait until you reach the login screen, press the \u00abShift\u00bb key and select \u00abRestart\u00bb. This will also launch Recovery Mode.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>3. reset the PC<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">You should now see a blue screen. This is Recovery Mode. Go to \u00abAdvanced options\u00bb and select \u00abReset this PC\u00bb (or similar). From here, you can reset your laptop whilst keeping your data, or choose to delete it as well.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-success\"><strong>\ud83d\udcaa Made it! <\/strong><br><br>Your laptop will now be reset. Sit back and wait until the installation is complete. You will then be able to set up the device again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If Windows 10 no longer starts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Create Windows 10 USB Boot Stick\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWfr63Bcpyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>That's what you need:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Other laptop\/PC with active Windows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB stick (min. 8GB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About half an hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-danger\"><strong>\ud83d\udcbe Please note!<\/strong><br><br>All data on the USB stick will be lost. Make sure that you have not saved any important data on the stick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-accordion wp-block-hb-accordion\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>1. download the Windows Media Creation Tool<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">On your other PC, search the internet for \u00abMedia Creation Tool Windows 10\u00bb. Make sure that you are on a Microsoft website and only download it there.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>2. follow the instructions<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">You will now be asked to insert a USB stick. All further instructions will be displayed on the screen.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>3. start broken laptop with USB stick<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Everything should now be ready for a new installation. Insert the USB stick into your broken laptop and go to the so-called \u00abBoot Options\u00bb. <br><br>You can usually call these up by pressing one of the following buttons directly at the start:<br><br>- F9 (HP)<br>- ESC (many others)<br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>4. perform a new installation<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">The installation should be self-explanatory. If you encounter problems or have questions, you will quickly find answers on the Internet.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-alert\"><strong>\ud83e\udd37 Can't you start with the stick? <\/strong><br><br>If the USB stick is not displayed afterwards, you may have had to adjust the settings in the BIOS\/UEFI. Search the internet for solutions: \"Start Laptop XY USB Stick\".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Windows 10 still starts If Windows 10 no longer starts This is what you need:<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":83,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[66],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3363","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6888,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3363\/revisions\/6888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=3363"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wir-lernen-weiter.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=3363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}