How Do I Wipe and Reinstall Windows 10?
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To reset your Windows 10 PC, open the Settings app, select Update & security, select Recovery, and click the “Get started” button under Reset this PC. Select “Remove everything.” This will wipe all your files, so be sure you have backups.

How do I wipe my hard drive clean and reinstall Windows?

In the Settings window, scroll down and click on Update & Security. In the Update & Settings window, on the left-side, click on Recovery. Once it’s in the Recovery window, click on the Get Started button. To wipe everything from your computer, click on the Remove everything option.

How do I do a factory reset with Windows 10?

How to Reset Your Windows 10 PC

  1. Navigate to Settings. …
  2. Select “Update & security”
  3. Click Recovery in the left pane.
  4. Click either “Keep my files” or “Remove everything,” depending on whether you want to keep your data files intact. …
  5. Select Just remove my files or Remove files and clean the drive if you chose “Remove everything” in the prior step.
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