How can I reset my Windows 10 PC, but keep drivers?

Question

I ordered an ASUS Notebook as a Christmas present for my brother, and I've been working on optimizing and updating it. I've done all the work I needed to do, and now I want to reset the PC, so it will enter into the OOBE (out of the box experience) when he opens it. Unfortunately, when I choose to reset the PC (and keep files), I'm warned that several apps will not be kept, including:

• The network driver
• Trackpad gesture support
• Graphics driver
• Audio driver

How can I reset the PC, but keep the drivers that I've installed, so that I do not have to work on the PC (I.E. reinstall drivers) the entire morning after he unwraps it?

Solution

There's a utility called Sysprep designed for doing exactly this, and it comes with Windows. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ and run Sysprep.exe. Make sure it's set to prep the system for OOBE and that the system will shut down after the procedure.

Press OK when ready.

Comments

[Jeremy Pare]

@Ben-N I used it but the old user is still there after doing that. Any idea how to get rid of the old user and let OOBE ask for a new one? I already have a question here: superuser.com/questions/1320453/…