[Tip] How to Deactivate/Remove “Retail Demo Mode” in Windows 10
Long time back we told about hidden secret “Retail Demo Mode” present in Windows 10 operating system. This mode has been specifically developed for retail shop owners to showcase Windows 10 features and to allow visitors to test drive Windows 10 OS. This mode comes with many usage restrictions. A built-in “RetailAdmin” account can be used to gain full administrator access to the PC. The password of RetailAdmin account is trs10.
Retail Demo mode can be activated or turned on by clicking 5 times on Windows heading present in Settings -> Update & security -> Activation page as mentioned in following article:
[Tip] Activate Hidden Secret “Retail Demo Mode” in Windows 10
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This mode automatically deletes all existing user accounts and their personal files, so activating this mode on a home or office PC might not be a good idea.
If you enabled Retail Demo mode on your Windows 10 PC or if someone else accidentally activated this mode on your PC and now you want to turn off this mode completely, this tutorial will help you.
Today in this tutorial, we are going to tell you how to deactivate or turn off Retail Demo mode in Windows 10. This method will completely uninstall Retail Demo mode from your device and will delete all user profiles, files and data installed by this mode.
If you also want to get rid of Retail Demo mode from your Windows 10 machine, following steps will help you:
1. Open Settings app from Start Menu. Alternatively, you can press WIN+I keys together to open Settings directly.
2. Now click on Update & security icon in Settings app and then go to Activation tab.
PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ms-settings:activation” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.
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3. In right-side pane, click on Windows heading 5 times quickly. It’ll show you the same Retail Demo mode activation message:
4. Click on Change button. It’ll launch a new window which will ask you for the Retail Access Code (RAC), Retailer SKU or Item number and Retail store ID to get the latest demo content and apps.
Click on “Advanced Configuration” button.
5. It’ll show “Advanced RDX Settings” page containing 2 sections:
- Automatic shutdown settings
- Remove RDX
Click on “Remove” button given next to “Remove RDX” section.
6. That’s it. It’ll take a few minutes in turning off Retail Demo mode and removing its default user accounts and files. It’ll restart your computer and will show you OOBE (Out-Of-Box Experience) screen at next startup to setup a new user account.
Now you can create a new user account and enjoy your Windows 10 device in normal mode.
Also Check:
[Tip] How to Prevent/Restrict “Retail Demo Mode” in Windows 10
When I did this removal my laptop turned black! Now I don´t know how to fix this?!?!?
Worked for me. I was fed up with this mode.
HOW TO REMOVE THE RETAIL DEMO ON CELL PHONE.
this does not work. The “remove RDX” option no longer exists. There is the option about automatic shutdown and “next” which takes you into a page which, in true Microsoft style, is not very clear what the effects are and relates to how long admin access will last. There does not appear to be an option to remove RDX and the 3GB of garbage associated with it 😐
Don’t any app install in my phone
In show this SOMETHING IS WRONG THERE IS A PROBLEM IN YOUR MICROSOFT ACCOUNT TO FIX THIS GO LIVE.COM IN A BROWSER THIS PROBLEM IN MY PHONE
Hello,
I tried this process and the pc acted like it was going to restart and it never did. I then tried to restart and see if it would be in out of the box mode and it wasn’t. I tried the process again and whenever I click the windows word 5 times it goes to the admin lock and doesn’t give me and option to enter a password. The only option is to press no. What should I do next?
Thank you so much for the post. It was so fast and simple. It worked great!!! I struggled for a few days trying to get the demo off until I found this awesome info. Thanks again
Worked perfectly for me except on the newer model it does not have a Microsoft logo in the right corner it’s the top middle left. It reset and corona popped up to start windows
Older comments deleted? well, the older and probably immediate comments were that it just relaunches demo mode after a couple restarts. People who said it works probably just hadn’t restarted a couple times yet. It will also relaunch when you are trying to install certain programs. It deletes all your files every time too after you are tricked that it’s gone and you do the whole thing again. Furthermore it’s a royal pain having to try to beat the auto clicks and cursor with your own just to do this. It takes many tries just to be fast enough to shut down the PC by clciking the button.
You’re amazing thank you so much