How to I perform a hard reset on a switch 10 E

awinter82
awinter82 Member Posts: 2 New User
edited March 2023 in 2017 Archives
I have an Acer Aspire Switch 10 E Tablet locked with windows 10 and no attachable keyboard. How do I perform a hard reset? When I press the power button and the volume up button it takes me to the bios and power plus volume down does nothing. Any help?

Answers

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer
    edited December 2017
    if as hard reset, you mean a windows factory reset
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4090-refresh-windows-10-a.html
    option 2  is the way if windows OS is still working, if not you can try with an external USB keyboard and a microUSB adapter to press Alt+F10 keys at boot and trigger windows recovery.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • awinter82
    awinter82 Member Posts: 2 New User
    So you are saying there’s no way to reset the tablet back to factory settings without having access to windows or a keyboard?
  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer
    as far as i know...no, you need at least a keyboard to trigger the factory recovery or maybe you can try to create a bootable windows 10 USB flash drive installation media, plug it, force to boot from it and entering the windows 10 recovery and select to refresh/reset from advanced settings.
    I'm not an Acer employee.