Windows 7 is one of the best operating systems today, it has a user-friendly interface and increased performance. New features in Windows 7 include the recovery system, which allows you to quickly reinstall the entire system.
Open the Start menu of the operating system, type Recovery in the search bar and press Enter. As a result, the system restore window will open. Follow the link Advanced Recovery methods. The next window will offer you two options:
- Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer - this option allows you to recover the system from a previously created image. In this case, all your data and programs installed on the computer will be restored from this image.
- Reinstall Windows (requires Windows installation disc) - This option provides a complete reinstallation of the entire operating system. In this case, the information available on the computer will need to be restored from backups, and the programs will have to be reinstalled.
Select the second option to start the reinstallation procedure. You will be prompted to create a backup copy of the data available on your computer. Click the Buck up now button and select the media where the information will be recorded. In the next window, click the Restart button to restart your computer.
In the System Recovery Options window, select a keyboard input method and click Next, then confirm the start of recovery by clicking Yes. Insert the Windows 7 installation disc into the drive and click the Yes button, the installation process will take a few minutes. If you want to protect your account, enter the password in the corresponding window and click Next. In the next window, select Use recommend settings, then set your time zone and click Next again. At the end of the installation, select the type of network you will be using (Home network, Work network or Public network).
This completes the reinstallation of the operating system. Upon completion, you will be prompted to restore data from a previously created backup. If you want to carry out this procedure, click the Restore my files button.
When you reinstall the operating system in this manner, the previously existing Windows folder will be moved to the Windows.old folder. This folder can be useful if you want to revert the system to its previous state (before reinstalling). In addition, it contains data (such as documents or photographs) that were stored in the previous version of the system. If you no longer need this folder, you can delete it and thus free up space on your hard drive.
To delete the Windows.old folder, you can use the Disk Cleanup service, in the window of which you need to check the Previous Windows Installations checkbox. To run Disk Cleanup, open the properties of drive C (or the drive where Windows 7 is installed), go to the General tab and click the Disk Cleanup button.
