If you do not wish to factory reset your GPD handheld gaming PC or mini laptop, you can alternatively do a complete reinstall of Windows. This how to reinstall Windows on your GPD guide will show in a step by step process.
What you will need #
You will need a 16GB or larger USB stick to copy the Windows set up to. Download the correct Windows .ISO file for your device. If your device is not shown or download link is not working, please contact our customer service.
| DEVICE | DOWNLOAD |
| GPD WIN Mini 2023 & 2024 (7640U, 7840U, 8840U) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD WIN 4 2022 (6800U) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD WIN 4 2023 & 2024 (7640U, 7840U, 8840U) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD WIN MAX 2 2022 (6800U) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD WIN MAX 2 2023 & 2024 (7640U, 7840U, 8840U) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD POCKET 3 (1195G7) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
| GPD POCKET 3 (N6000) | DOWNLOAD HERE |
You will also need Rufus to create the bootable USB stick. You can download it from here, or GPDs own version here.
Prepare the USB stick #
You should have Rufus and the Windows .ISO file for your GPD device. Load Rufus and if prompted click Yes to continue
On the device drop down box, select your USB stick drive. Double check to confirm it is the correct drive as the data will be wiped from it.
Next, select the ISO file by clicking on the SELECT button.
Double check you have selected the correct USB stick drive and then click on the START button.
And if you sure everything is correct, press OK to begin the process
Click OK to proceed
The process will take around 20 minutes, faster or slower depending on the speed of your USB stick. Do NOT remove the USB stick until the process is completed.
When completed you can safely eject the USB stick.
Installing Windows #
Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your GPD. Power on the device and press the F7 keyboard key repeatedly until the Boot Menu is displayed. Select the USB Stick from the menu and press Enter.
The device will reboot and load the software from the USB stick. This may take a few moments.
Tick the Format disk checkbox and enter the size of your devices storage size which is shown on the left side. You can choose the Factory firmware mode optionally. Next, press the START button to begin.
It will then begin the process to install Windows, first copying the files then applying them. The process will take around 20 minutes, do not switch off the device or remove the USB stick until it has completed. Once completed, you will be notified that the device will reboot.
The device may reboot once or twice, it will also take a little longer than usual to boot, this is fine and will return to normal boot speeds afterwards.
After a few moments, the Windows setup screen will display. Follow the prompts to set up Windows.
Hello I had trouble installing latest windows updates so I did a clean fresh install of windows using official windows and flash drive and now I have bsod while installing windows. Please help gpd support
We would recommend first installing the GPD version of Windows which has all the drivers included. There are different installs depending on your model, please find it at https://gpd.hk/download and download from there.
I tried updating my win mini 7840u to windows 24H2 through windows installation assistant, and now it won’t boot up. It either freezes on the GPD logo or goes into the blue repair mode screen. I tried reseting windows through there or reverting the update but it didn’t help. Will reinstalling windows with this method work?
The latest Windows updates seems to be causing issues with some PCs, not just GPD devices. If you are unable to reset windows or doing an update rollback, then reinstalling Windows is probably the best option. You can download 24H2 from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTyRcPTNitTTPaw__XtFkl1wjatJA4h3/view?usp=drive_link or older version at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LY44bRqhijfFIsHbGPV0BARA8DGwy6i7/view?usp=sharing
Hi – the instructions have an ISO as the item to use in Rufus, but the download for the GPD Pocket 3 1195G7 is a zip file. How can I use that zip file with Rufus or should I use that zip to create an ISO before creating the bootable media?
The .ISO is inside the .ZIP file which is an archive format. On Windows, you can right click on the file and select “Extract” to get the .ISO file.
Hello GDP Support,
Can I have the Driver files for GPD Win 4 7840u? The Google Drive files cannot be downloaded. Thanks
You can download only the driver files from https://drive.google.com/file/d/19MALLPUxRZHsXjcP-VP3synRRxTwBc19/view?usp=sharing
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Hello GDP Support,
Is there any other link for Win11 iso for GPD WIN Mini 2023 & 2024 (7640U, 7840U, 8840U)? The google drive link seems not accessible.
I tried the link for the WIN Mini 2023/2024 and it seems to be working fine. Please try it again.
I had the same problem downloading the Win11 ISO from GPD. I finally got the Win11 installer set up in my USB drive through https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11, I chose “Create Windows 11 Installation Media”
Hope this is helpful to other GPD users. And I hope GPD can do better in preparing the Win11 ISO download for users around the world.