How Do I Restore My Computer to Factory Settings Windows 8 1 Without Cd?

Select “General,” then scroll down until you see “Remove everything and reinstall Windows.” Click on “Get Started,” then select “Next.” Select “Clean the drive fully.” This option wipes your hard drive, and reinstalls Windows 8 like new. Click on “Reset” to confirm that you want to reinstall Windows 8.

How do I wipe my computer Windows 8 without a disk?

Reset without installation media

1. Boot into your Windows 8/8.1.
2. Go to Computer.
3. Go to the main drive, e.g. C: This is the drive where your Windows 8/8.1 is installed on.
4. Create a new folder, called Win8.
5. Insert the Windows 8/8.1 installation media and go to the Source folder. …
6. Copy the install.wim file from the Source folder.

How do you delete everything on a Windows 8 computer?

If you’re using Windows 8.1 or 10, wiping your hard drive is easy.

1. Select Settings (the gear icon on the Start menu)
2. Select Update & security, then Recovery.
3. Choose Remove everything, then Remove files and clean the drive.
4. Then click Next, Reset, and Continue.