How to reset windows 8.1 enterprise with no recovery media

nster

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Hi, I have a laptop with windows 8.1 enterprise, which was given to me by my school and has a ton of crapware on it.

I have now since graduated and fully paid for the computer (so it is 100% mine), however my school has not reset it.

I am the administrator, however if I want to change the lock screen background or some other misc settings I get the message "some settings are managed by your system administrator"

I also do know my product key thanks to a keyfinder program I installed.

Knowing all of the above, Is there a way I can completely reset my computer to factory windows 8.1 enterprise (or better yet, windows 8.1 professional)? I do not care about anything on the machine, I just want a clean install.

Thanks in advanced for all the help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Apple
    CPU
    3rd Gen Intel core i7 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Apple Inc.
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
Legally, they are not allowed to resell Enterprise License's. That being said, yes you own the PC but you don't legally have a license for the current OS installed on it. Not making a judgement, just giving you a heads up. Activation could fail at some point if they do an audit. It's either activated by KMS or MAK. If it's KMS it could deactivate at any time. If it's MAK your likely good until you have to reinstall. If you run this utility it will tell you if that PC has an OEM embedded key. Solved Showkey - Windows 10 Forums If it does you could legally reinstall using that key, Windows 8.1 or 10 if you want. And be totally legal from here on out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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