Windows 10 How-To: Reset or Refresh your Windows 10 installation for better performance

• Head to Start then go to Settings.
• Head into Update & security.
• On the left, head into Recovery.
• Under reset this PC, click Get Started.
• Click what method you want to perform.

Boot to advanced startup options.

• Click/tap on Troubleshoot. (
• Click/tap on Reset this PC. (
• Click/tap on Keep my files. (
• If prompted to Insert Media, you will need to insert your Windows 10 installation media or recovery drive to continue. (

Once, you’ve done that, head down to Start then Settings.

• Head to Start then go to Settings.
• Head into Update & security.
• On the left, head into Recovery.
• Under reset this PC, click Get Started.
• Click what method you want to perform.
• Windows is now loading the list of applications you’ll need to reinstall.

Select explorer.exe from the processes, and click on the End Process button. Next, you’d click on File tab, choose New task (Run…), type explorer.exe in the box and click OK. Windows 10/8 offers the context menu option to Restart Explorer in its Task Manager.How To: Change Email Sync Frequency in the Windows 10 Mail App

• Tap of click the Settings icon in the lower left of the Mail app.
• Choose “Accounts” on the Settings panel.
• Select Account you want to modify and then tap or click the Change mailbox sync settings option.
• Tap or click the dropdown list for Sync Options and choose your preference.

To reset the DNS resolver cache, perform the following steps:

• Hold down the Windows key and press “R” to bring up the Run dialog box.
• Type ipconfig /flushdns then press “Enter“. (be sure there is a space before the slash)

1. Restart the OneDrive sync client app on your PC

• On the notification area, right-click the OneDrive (cloud) icon.
• Click the Exit option.
• On the dialog box prompt click the Close OneDrive button.
• Open the Start menu, do a search for OneDrive, and open the desktop app.

What happens if I refresh Windows 10?

What exactly happens when I refresh Windows 10? In Windows 8, you can either Refresh your PC or Reset your PC. Refresh your PC keeps your files and personalized settings but resets PC settings to default. Applications not from Windows Store will be uninstalled and removed.

How do you refresh using the keyboard?

What is the refresh button on the keyboard? F5 is used for refresh. If you press CTRL + F5, it forces a full download of all items on a webpage. Occasionally, I need to hold down the F5 key on a webpage for a second to get it to refresh as pressing it once doesn’t always work.