How to restore factory settings in Windows 10

There are many reasons why you may want to restore the factory settings in Windows 10. First of all, it is worth doing if your computer does not work properly, displays strange errors or runs extremely slowly. If you want to sell your computer, it is also worth restoring it to factory settings and deleting all saved data.

Windows 10 has several built-in options that will help you restore factory settings and delete or save all files depending on what you want to reset the device for. In this guide, we’ll show you how to restore factory settings in Windows 10.

How do I restore factory settings to Windows 10?

1. Go to settings – you can find the settings by clicking on the start menu.

2. Select Update and security .

3. From the tabs on the left, select Recovery

Windows 10 offers three main options:

1. Reset the computer settings to the initial state
2. Return to the previous version of Windows
3. Advanced startup

The first option is the best if you want to restore your computer’s factory settings or delete all saved data. The second option allows you to restore the previous version of the system to 10 days after the upgrade. The last option allows you to boot the system from a USB or DVD drive.

4. Select ” Reset computer settings to initial state “.

Choose one of the ” Save my files ” or ” Delete all ” options , depending on whether you want to keep your saved files unchanged. Either way, all settings will be restored to their defaults and applications will be uninstalled.

By choosing the first option, you will immediately go to the factory reset. However, the second option allows you to clean the disk in such a way that it will not be possible to restore deleted files.

      5. After selecting one of the options, click Reset .

Depending on the option selected, it may take several minutes to several hours to restore the factory settings if you have chosen the option to clean the disk.