Quick Answer: How to Wipe a Windows 8 Computer?

How to restore a Windows 8 laptop or PC to factory default settings?

• Click “Change PC settings”.
• Click [General] then select [Remove everything and reinstall Windows].
• If the operating system is “Windows 8.1”, please click “Update and recovery”, then select [Remove everything and reinstall Windows].
• Click [Next].

How do I reset my computer to factory settings?

To reset your PC

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
2. Tap or click Update and recovery, and then tap or click Recovery.
3. Under Remove everything and reinstall Windows, tap or click Get started.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

How do you wipe a computer clean to sell it?

Reset your Windows 8.1 PC

• Open PC Settings.
• Click on Update and recovery.
• Click on Recovery.
• Under “Remove everything and reinstall Windows 10,” click the Get started button.
• Click the Next button.
• Click the Fully clean the drive option to erase everything on your device and start fresh with a copy of Windows 8.1.