Once your PC is reset and ready to use, you’ll need to think about the new software you’ll need to immediately install, from a new web browser to an antivirus to keep your PC safe from malware. You could switch to a passwordless login on Windows 10 to be able to ditch passwords completely. You can set up Windows without a Microsoft account, but you’ll lose access to some additional Windows features. Your first task is to use a password manager to help you generate a secure password for your PC. This will clear out all settings and take you back to defaults. Once you know how to reset Windows 10 without the admin password to hand, you’re ready to start again. Here are the instructions for resetting Windows Media Center. If your PC doesn’t have a recovery partition available, you’ll need to use one of the methods listed above to factory reset Windows 10 instead. Consult the user manual for your PC or laptop for any special instructions on how to use a recovery partition on your PC, as well as to determine the right key to press. The good thing about this is that it’s fairly easy to reset Media Center to a nearly original state simply by removing this file. Once this finishes, it should say Reset default Windows Media Player settings at the top of the page, and Apply this fix under it. Windows MediaCenter keeps information about all its tuners, channels, recording, EPG etc. Click Next on the troubleshooter window, and the troubleshooter should begin scanning the WMP settings.
Each manufacturer has its own on-screen instructions for how to activate and trigger this process. Reset to the default Windows Media Player settings.
