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What do Windows 8 Refresh and Reset my PC really do?
I have heard about the new Windows 8 feature, the option to "refresh your PC."
Apparently, it lets you in essence reinstall Windows while keeping your applications. I was wondering how does that actually work? How can it do a clean install yet keep your applications installed? Wouldn't it need to have all the original setup.exe's etc. to reinstall your apps after it reinstalls Windows?
Your apps are "archived" and kept in the Windows.old folder but they do not stay installed: http://superuser.com/q/499720/62770
– Vian Esterhuizen – 2012-11-05T02:18:14.0971Also, any softwares that were installed will not be restored. It's only the apps and system settings that will be maintained. – Jay – 2012-11-05T02:19:24.407