How Do I Wipe a Hard Drive Without Removing Operating System?
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Click Windows menu and go to “Settings” > “Update & Security” > “Reset this PC” > “Get started” > “Remove everything” > “Remove files and clean the drive”, and then follow the wizard to finish the process.

How do I wipe my hard drive but keep operating system?

Resetting from Windows 10

Click Update & security, then click Recovery. Click Get started under “Reset this PC.” Click the Remove everything option to erase all the data on your PC. Otherwise click Keep my files to preserve your files and settings.

How do I wipe my hard drive but keep Windows 10?

With the help of the recovery tool in Windows 10, you can reset your PC and wipe the drive at the same time. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery, and click Get Started under Reset this PC. You are then asked if you want to keep your files or delete everything.

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