
(Optional) Turn on the “Delete files from all drives” toggle switch only if you want to delete the files from secondary drives. Turn on the “Clean data” toggle switch if you want the system to securely erase everything on the drive. Turn on the “Download Windows” toggle switch. (Optional) Click the Change settings option. (The “Cloud Download” option is also available for the “Keep my files” option.)Ĭlick the Cloud Download option to download a fresh copy of Windows 10. Under the “Reset this PC” section, click the Get started button.Ĭlick the Remove everything option.
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To factory reset a Windows 10 computer removing everything, use these steps:

Also, removing everything is particularly useful to completely clean up your computer when you plan to decommission it without giving away your information. This feature comes in handy when the computer isn’t working correctly, is running slow, or having battery or app problems. On Windows 10, you can use the “Reset this PC” feature to factory reset the computer to the default settings removing everything from all the drives.
