The refresh option allows you to reinstall Windows while keeping your files and settings intact, and the reset option allows you to do a easy, once-click, clean install of Windows. Basically, it is a ?push-button? reinstallation of Windows. Here?s a quick background on what the reset and refresh functionality is. This applies to every one who bought and installed a retail copy of Windows 8 (including those who took advantage of the $40 upgrade offer). This is serious because you may loose the ability to refresh or reset Windows once you do the upgrade, and there is no easy way to fix this, currently. I am reporting to you with a very important precaution for anyone who has Windows 8 retail and is planning to upgrade to Window 8.1 for free through the Windows Store. I also spent hours trying to find a good solution, and Alhamdullillah, I found one! I posted this as s reply to this post.
To help as many users be aware of this problem, I am posting this topic in various places, solely to help the community. I have discovered a major problem in upgrading to Windows 8.1 from a retail install of Windows 8.
