How Do I Wipe My Laptop Operating System?
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How do I wipe everything off my laptop but operating system?

How Can I Securely Delete Everything Except the Operating System? Five Steps to Get as Close as You Can

  1. Delete and uninstall data and programs.
  2. Remove users.
  3. Run a disk cleaning utility.
  4. Delete some system files.
  5. Wipe free space.

How do I Reset my operating system?

To get started, go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery. Then click the Get started button under the Reset this PC section. Then you will have two options: Keep your files or remove everything — settings, files, apps.

Chloe Bennett

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