Quick Answer: How to Wipe Computer Windows 10?

Windows 10 has a built-in method for wiping your PC and restoring it to an ‘as new’ state.

You can choose to preserve just your personal files or to erase everything, depending on what you need.

Go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery, click Get started and select the appropriate option.

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.

How do I do a factory reset on my computer?

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.