If you use the New button to create partitions, it will generate a system partition for an MBR disk. At the Windows Setup screen, press Shift+F10 simultaneously to open a command line prompt. Select to either create a Back up now, or to Skip it and continue the factory reset without backing up any of your current files. Insert the installation disc, and boot your computer from it.Note: If your computer doesn’t have a recovery partition, then the factory reset option is not available and you’ll see the “ Reinstall Windows (requires Windows installation disc)” option instead.
Click on “Return Your Computer to Factory Condition”. Now you’ll be presented with two options: “ Restore files from a system image backup” and “ Return Your Computer to Factory Condition“.
How do I reset or restore a Windows 7 PC to factory settings? As we all know, Windows 7 doesn’t have the built-in refresh and reset options like Windows 8/8.1 and you have no other way to restore your computer to factory settings unless you have a manufacturer-provided install media or recovery disc.