If you have stubborn system issues with your HP laptop, factory reset can be a quick and good fix. Or if you bought a new computer and want to recycle your old HP laptop, laptop factory reset is effective to safely remove personal information.
This article will show you how to factory reset your HP laptop step by step:
If you can login to your HP laptop normally
, you can
Factory reset your HP laptop through Windows Settings.
If you cannot login to your HP laptop normally
, you can
Factory reset your HP laptop using Windows Recovery Environment.
Bonus tip:
Here's how to keep your computer in tip-top shape
Method 1: Factory reset your HP laptop from Windows Settings
If you can log into your HP laptop normally, you can factory reset your laptop via
Windows settings
.
Type
reset this PC
in the Windows search box and then select
Reset this PC
.
click
Getting started
.
choose an option
keep my files
or
Remove all
.
If you want to keep your personal files, apps, and customizations, click
keep my files
>
Next
>
Reset to default
.
Your computer will then reinstall the operating system and restart. You are done factory resetting your HP laptop. Congratulations!
Bonus tip
we have for you
If you want to remove all your personal files, apps and settings, click
Remove all
, and continue with the following steps.
If you just want to remove everything from the drive where Windows is installed, click
Only the drive where Windows is installed
.Or If you want to recycle your PC and remove all files from it, click
All drives
.
If you just want to delete your files, click
Just remove my files
.Or if you want to clean up the drive, click
Remove files and clean up drive
.
click
Reset to default
, and wait for the reset process to complete, which may take a while.
When the factory reset is complete, we have one
Bonus tip
for you in the last section.
Method 2: Factory data reset your HP laptop via Windows Recovery Environment
If you cannot login to your HP laptop normally, you can factory reset your laptop via
Windows recovery environment
.Follow these steps:
Make sure your HP laptop is turned off, all external devices (USB drives, printers, etc.) are disconnected from your computer, and any recently added internal hardware is removed.
Turn on your HP laptop and immediately press the
F11
button repeatedly until the
Choose an option
screen appears.
click
Troubleshooting
.
click
Reset this PC
.
choose an option
keep my files
or
Remove all
.
If you want to keep your data, click
keep my files
, then click
Reset to default
.
Your computer will then reinstall the operating system and restart. You are done factory resetting your HP laptop. Congratulations!
Bonus tip
we have for you
If you want to remove all your personal files, click
Remove all
and continue with the following steps.
If you just want to remove everything from the drive where Windows is installed, click
Only the drive where Windows is installed
.Or if you want to remove all files from PC, click
All drives
.
If you just want to delete your files, click
Just remove my files
.Or If you want to clean the drive, click
Clean the drive completely
.
click
Reset to default
.And you are done factory resetting your HP laptop.Congratulations!
Bonus Tip: How to keep your computer in tip-top shape
If you want to keep your computer in tip-top shape, you should keep all of your device drivers up to date.
There are two ways to update your drivers:
manually
and
automatically
.
Update your drivers manually
— You can update your driver manually by visiting the hardware manufacturer's website and checking for the latest driver. However, if you choose this approach, be sure to select the driver that is compatible with the exact model number of your hardware and your version of Windows .
or
Update your drivers automatically
— If you don't have the time, patience, or computer skills to update all your drivers manually, you can do it automatically with
Driver Easy
.You don't have to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don't have to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don't have to worry about making a mistake during the installation. Driver Easy takes care of everything.
Download
and install Driver Easy.
Run Driver Easy and click
scan now
.Then Driver Easy will scan your computer and detect any problematic drivers.
click
To update
next to all flagged devices to automatically download the correct version of their drivers, then you can install them manually. Or click
Refresh all
to download and install them all automatically.(This requires the
Pro version
– You will be prompted to upgrade when you click
Refresh all
.You get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee.)
The Pro version of Driver Easy
comes with full technical support. If you need help, please contact
The Driver Easy support team
at
support@drivereasy.com
.
Hope this can help you.
As always, you are more than welcome to leave a comment below to share your findings or any other suggestions.
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