Thanks for your replies. I’ve been absent a few days. The process is; W8.0 is factory install. Updated to 8.1. I don’t care to keep any old programs or files be cause I’ve backed up only the programs and files I want onto an external thumb drive (which does not contain all the excess that I don’t want).
The reset procedure is part of Windows in Settings-Recovery-Reset. It says it will remove all programs and files and reinstall Windows. So, with that info, do you think it will reinstall 8.0 or 8.1 ? And, if I install (or updated to) W10 will it reinstall W10?


Does the noise in your head bother me ?