00:00In this video I will show you how to reset laptop to factory settings.
00:05So I'll be showing you step by step how to factory reset your Windows laptop.
00:09Whether you're dealing with performance issues, Windows problems,
00:12or simply want to prepare your laptop for a new user,
00:15this guide will show you how to access the reset options and choose the right settings.
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00:29To do this from your desktop what you want to do is come down to your search box in the
00:33taskbar at the bottom.
00:35In here you want to type settings and then open up your settings underneath best match.
00:40Once you're in your settings come over to this menu on the left hand side and click onto system.
00:46And then what you want to do is look for the option which is called recovery.
00:50So it's just a bit down this option here.
00:52Give it a click and that's going to take you to a screen like this.
00:55Now if you look in the recovery option section,
00:57you're going to see at the top the option to reset this PC.
01:01What you want to do is click the reset PC button and then you have two options.
01:06So you can either keep your files which means that your apps and settings will be removed,
01:11but your personal files will not be removed.
01:13Or if you want to completely factory reset your laptop,
01:16you want to select the option to remove everything.
01:18Once you've done that you want to choose how you would like to reinstall Windows.
01:22You have the choice between a cloud download or local reinstall.
01:25I would just recommend going for a local reinstall.
01:28And once that's done, you can come and click onto next.
01:31So now it's just going to take a minute to get everything ready to reset.
01:35Once that's done, you'll be taken to this screen,
01:37which is going to summarize what's going to happen when you reset your PC.
01:41Now, because you're going to be doing this on a laptop,
01:44I would recommend that you do have your laptop plugged in and you do not do this off the battery,
01:48as it can take some time to factory reset your laptop.
01:51And of course you don't want it to run out of power whilst it's factory resetting your laptop.
01:54To proceed from here, all you need to do is simply click reset.
01:58And that's going to start the process to factory reset your laptop.
02:01So that is how to factory reset your laptop.
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02:09And with that being said, I will see you in the next video.