

external hard drives, USB drives, CD/DVD disks, SD cards, etc.


It is possible a process didn’t quit when it was supposed to and it conflicted with the reset. Sometimes, the message may appear when you trigger the reset, or it might appear after Windows 10 has started the reset and is restarting your OS. You will see a message telling you the same. If Windows 10 detects that it will not be able to safely complete the reset, it will automatically fail. The Windows 10 reset option is great but it has a built-in fail-safe. It is an excellent last-resort that end-users who have little troubleshooting skills can use. It can also save files that are in your user folder and give you a nearly new/fresh OS to work with. This reset feature basically gives users a fresh Windows 10 installation without having to go through the trouble of installing the OS from a disk and often without having to install all their apps again. One of the best features that Microsoft added to Windows 10 was a reset feature.
