In addition, Push-button reset restores Windows to an updated state rather than to the factory-preinstalled state. This allows recovery to be possible even without a separate recovery image containing a backup copy of all system files. Push-button reset restores Windows 10 or Windows 11 by constructing a new copy of the OS using runtime system files located in the Windows Component Store ( C:\Windows\WinSxS). This section discusses the mechanisms Push-button reset uses to restore software on the PC. In this article Restoring the operating system and customizations