Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s easy to run a full factory reset on a Windows 10 or 11 ...

Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. Microsoft has ...

First, if you are resetting your laptop while on Battery, connect it to the charger and turn on the power supply. If, despite connecting the charger, you receive the ...

You can factory reset an HP laptop using Windows Settings to revert the laptop to its original state. You can choose whether you want the reset to wipe out all personal files or only to reset Windows ...

In some ways, Microsoft’s latest operating system is just like the ones that came before it: Applications, files and folders can quickly clutter up the local storage space, leaving you with a ...

Windows 11 is arguably the best version yet released by Microsoft but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. In fact, it is just as prone to errors and other issues as any other version of the OS. And that ...

When you use the Reset this PC option in Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer and opt to remove all the files, it cleans everything from the system drive. However, if you get a message at the end saying ...

One of the new features available in the latest Windows 10 v2004 edition is the ability to perform a ‘Cloud Download’ to reinstall or reset Windows 10. The new feature implies that each time you ...

Microsoft has acknowledged a new known issue affecting some Windows 10 devices and preventing users from using 'Reset this PC' to reinstall Windows. The Reset this PC feature comes with all Windows 10 ...

I refurb and donate old laptops for students. I've got a laptop for a student that I just set up with Windows 10 and Office 365/2016. When I set the laptops up, I just create a "user" user (I don't ...