

But if you want to completely erase everything on the laptop, choose " Remove everything" instead. If you choose to reset this PC with “ Keep my files”, it will first put your personal files aside, format Windows partitions to perform a fresh installation, and then place them back. It provides you with option to retain data or erase data while resetting Windows system. If you laptop is running Windows OS above Windows 8, then the easiest way for a factory reset is using the built-in Reset this PC feature. How to restore laptop to factory settings via Reset this PC If you are running recent OS such as Windows 11/10/8, then you simply use the Reset this PC feature built in the OS. Some laptop manufacturers build a hidden recovery partition, which works the same as the factory recovery disc, on the laptop hard drive. Then how to factory reset a laptop? Generally, laptops come with a recovery disc (CD or DVD) that allows you to reset your PC to factory settings. As the name suggests, factory reset will reset your laptop to factory default settings, and erase all your personal files (you can also keep them), the changes made to settings, the apps and drivers you installed.


When your laptop is running slowly or you want to give the laptop away, you may want to delete everything and reinstall Windows, which can be easily achieved by doing a factory reset.
