Reinstall Windows - Local

// Use Windows.System.UserProfile.UserProfilePersonalizationSettings // or invoke system reset using Process.Start with systemreset.exe string resetArgs = options.KeepPersonalFiles ? "-keepmyfiles" : "-cleanpc"; using (Process process = new Process()) process.StartInfo.FileName = "systemreset.exe"; process.StartInfo.Arguments = resetArgs; process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true; process.StartInfo.Verb = "runas"; // Run as administrator process.Start(); await process.WaitForExitAsync();

function Test-Administrator $currentUser = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent() $principal = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($currentUser) return $principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)

// Check if running as administrator var identity = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent(); var principal = new WindowsPrincipal(identity); bool isAdmin = principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator); if (!isAdmin) throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("Administrator privileges required"); // Check disk space (at least 8GB free) DriveInfo systemDrive = new DriveInfo(Path.GetPathRoot(Environment.SystemDirectory)); if (systemDrive.AvailableFreeSpace < 8L * 1024 * 1024 * 1024) throw new Exception("Insufficient disk space. Need at least 8GB free."); return true;

// Check for local recovery image string installWim = Path.Combine(LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH, "install.wim"); string installEsw = Path.Combine(LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH, "install.esd"); if (!File.Exists(installWim) && !File.Exists(installEsw)) throw new Exception("Local Windows image not found. Please provide installation media."); // Verify image integrity await VerifyImageIntegrity(installWim);

private async Task UseSystemResetAPI(ResetOptions options)

var resetService = new WindowsResetService(); try ProgressBar.Value = 0; StatusText.Text = "Preparing system reset..."; await resetService.ValidateLocalImage(); ProgressBar.Value = 20; StatusText.Text = "Backing up settings..."; await resetService.BackupUserSettings(options); ProgressBar.Value = 40; StatusText.Text = "Reinstalling Windows..."; await resetService.ExecuteReinstall(options); ProgressBar.Value = 80; StatusText.Text = "Restoring settings..."; await resetService.RestoreSettings(options); ProgressBar.Value = 100; MessageBox.Show("Windows has been reinstalled successfully. Your computer will restart."); resetService.RestartComputer(); catch (Exception ex) MessageBox.Show($"Reset failed: ex.Message");

public class WindowsResetService

public ResetWindow() InitializeComponent(); private async void StartReset_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)