Is it possible to remotely run "Reset this PC" on Win10 Pro

Question

_{Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:38 PM}

We only have a couple Windows 10 systems on the domain currently. However the built in ability to remotely wipe a computer for security reasons is very appealing.

Is it possible to remotely reset a Windows 10 Pro computer on our domain. The remote users are often on our VPN if that makes any difference.

Regards,

Clint

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_{Friday, August 19, 2016 11:38 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

I don't think we can do it easily. In my environment, we use SCCM task sequence to push the upgrade or system installation process.

If we use WDS or MDT, we need to boot from PXE and that required user active this process.

But we can try this:

1. Create an unattend file for silent system installation.

2. Bind it to the install.wim of ISO image file which could be mount on client.

3. Deploy a logon script to run the Setup.exe in the image file.

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_{Tuesday, August 16, 2016 4:53 PM}

Have you change to deploy a new image for computers for example by using SCCM? It would be more professional way to reset PC's.

If you can connect to these machines remotely, you can still start the Reset this PC feature (Settings --> Update & Security --> Reset this PC).

But it's much harder.

_{Tuesday, August 16, 2016 5:23 PM}

SCCM isn't something we will be able to use in our environment, nice thought though thank you.

Remoting in is a possibility, but in a best case scenario we would be able to wipe the machine to protect data very quickly.