How to Reinstall Windows 11 Without Losing Data
Jun. 5, 2024If you’ve tried and tested every troubleshooting method and are unable to solve a particular issue with your Windows 11 installation, reinstalling Windows could be your last hope. However, reinstalling Windows and setting it up from scratch again could be tedious, but thankfully, it is possible to reinstall Windows 11 without data, and there are a few ways to do it. Let’s look at how to reinstall Windows 11 without losing data.
Now, “Data” could represent your downloaded apps and their data, or stored files. Some of theWindows 11options allow you to keep both, while others delete the installed apps only. Also, while all options are expected to work as usual, we recommend backing up your files to be on the safer side, in case something goes wrong.
Method 1: Reinstall Windows 11 Using Settings
Windows 11 has an option to reinstall your current version of Windows using the Windows update while preserving your apps, their data, and files. This will replace all the essential Windows files to solve any problem you might be facing. To use this feature:
Media Creation Tool is one of the oldest Windows tools that allows you to create a bootable Windows USB or burn Windows onto a CD. It can be used to reinstall Windows 11 without losing your personal data, apps, and files. Here’s how to use it.
Before you go ahead and reinstall Windows 11, a system reset is a much quicker way to reset Windows 11 to its factory settings, while giving you the option to keep your personal files intact. Here’s how to do it:
And those are some of the ways you can reinstall Windows 11 without losing your app data or personal files. If reinstalling doesn’t solve your woes with Windows, you might want to reinstall by wiping your data, in which case you’ll need to back up your data on the cloud or an external drive.
Were you able to solve your Windows issues by reinstalling it using the above methods? Let us know in the comments below.
