How to factory reset ASUS ROG Ally
Reset and start from square one on your ROG Ally
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If you’ve messed something up or just want a clean start, here’s how to factory reset the ASUS ROG Ally. It is a handy tool for restarting your experience on the handheld, starting from square one it really clears up what you get out of it. Or if you’re preparing to sell it or pass it on, it is handy to secure your data and get it to a good place for a new user.
It is also a handy way to prepare your ally to emulate some games or expand its storage. As a portable computer, it is a fairly simple way to reset it, just requires you to do a small technical method but it’s not too hard.
How to factory reset ASUS ROG Ally
The key to clearing out your ROG Ally is updates and BIOS. As ASUS makes it rather simple to achieve the reset without a need for much else after setting it up. So here are the steps you need to take.
- Plug in the ASUS ROG Ally to its 65W charger so it doesn’t power off during the whole process
- Update the BIOS – in the MyASUS app make sure any updates are done, specifically in the BIOS so it is up to date and has the latest software
- Boot into BIOS – there are a couple of methods to do so
- From the turned-off state, hold the volume down button and press the power button. Keep holding the volume button until you boot into BIOS
- From Windows you can reboot into the BIOS, heading to Settings > Recovery > Advanced Startup > Restart Now, when it reboots into the many, pick Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > UEFI > Firmware Settings
- Enter the advanced BIOS menu by pressing the Y button
- Head to the Advanced tab
- Choose the ASUS Cloud Restore and confirm
- Go through the process by connecting to WiFi and going through the setup, after which you’ll have a fresh device
Throughout the setup you may see a black screen flicker and the device reset a couple of times. But as long as you’re plugged in it will be fine and keep working. After which you’ll be free to use your ROG Ally from scratch.
