You'll need to walk through the Windows 10 setup procedure once it's done. If you're factory resetting a laptop, make sure you plug it in to avoid losing power during the operation. Click View apps that will be removed if you want to double-check what apps are affected by this process.įinally, confirm the operation by clicking Reset, then wait for the process to complete. You'll see a list of actions that the process will perform. The final screen before you start the factory reset is titled Ready to reset this PC. Confirm the Windows 10 Reset OperationĬlick Confirm when you're satisfied with the options above. This option won't appear if you initially installed Windows yourself. Disable this, and Windows won't include manufacturer bloatware and other preinstalled apps when it reinstalls. If you purchased your PC off-the-shelf, you'll also see a Restore preinstalled apps? slider here. Because you probably have backups and other important files on those drives, you shouldn't use this unless you want to permanently erase everything associated with your computer. This includes external hard drives and recovery drives. Turn on Delete files from all drives? to erase everything on all drives you have connected to your computer.

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