How to safely format HP laptop in Windows 10 [two ways included]?

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Format hard drive in HP laptop

HP laptop enjoys a good reputation among its users around the world, with laptops like Pavilion G6, G4 and DV6 series being more popular. Why would some users still ask how to format HP laptop in Windows 10 ?In general, one of the following causes is the main factor driving demand.

✐ HP laptop will not factory reset

After using an HP laptop for a long period of time, some users want to factory reset their laptop to get peak performance. The recovery CD you received from HP support can help with the factory reset. The reset However, to factory reset doesn't work as it doesn't clean everything, let alone reinstall the original operating system.

✐ HP laptop will not perform system restore

Some users try to reset the computer to free up more space on HP laptop or to ensure smooth operation. This can be achieved by repeatedly pressing the F11 key after turning on the computer until Recovery Manager opens. Select System Restore and follow the wizard to complete the process. Despite this, in some cases the HP laptop fails to recover or even restarts.

It is recommended to contact HP support professional assistance in these cases. However, formatting the hard drive in HP Pavilion is also a possible solution. You can perform a system reinstallation after the system drive is completely erased.

How to securely format HP laptop in Windows 10/8/7?

Below are two ways to reformat the hard drive of an HP laptop. Refer to the first solution if you have a Windows installation disc handy. You can also refer to the second to learn how to install an HP -Format laptop in Windows 7 without CD.Let's get to know them one by one.

note

: These two operations will lead to data loss and system boot on HP laptop hard drive. Please backup important files

Cloud storage

or external drive in advance if required.

How do I format an HP laptop with an installation disc?

First, shut down your HP laptop and insert the installation disc.

1. Boot your HP laptop from the installation disc. You may need to change the boot order in BIOS to do this.

2. Click

Fix your computer

on the Install Now screen after two “Next” clicks.

3. Press Shift + F10 to launch Command Prompt.

4th type

disk part

and press Enter at the command prompt, then type the following commands one by one and press Enter after each one.

◆ list disk ◆ select disk n (where n is the disk number of the disk you want to format) ◆ clean ◆ exit

To format only the system drive, enter these commands instead:

◆ list disk◆ select disk n (where n is the disk number of the disk to be formatted)◆ list partition◆ select partition m (where m is the volume number of the system disk)◆ format fs=ntfs quick◆ exit

5. Wait for the process to complete and shut down your computer.

tips

: You can install the Windows operating system directly after formatting the drive using the Windows installation disc, or you can overwrite the current operating system by installing a new Windows operating system directly.

It is very helpful to format HP laptop hard drive using installation disc. However, not all users have installation disc. Also, some users may not be familiar with command line operations, which is a potential cause of unnecessary data loss. Fortunately, there are there is another easier way to securely erase HP laptop hard drive. Let's take a closer look.

How do I format an HP laptop with a USB drive?

AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is

free partition manager

which helps you to thoroughly erase or format HP laptop. It allows you to format partition or erase hard drive in GUI. It also embeds the technology to

Secure erase SSD

without affecting its lifespan. In addition, if you cannot boot the laptop successfully, you can use the function

Create bootable media

on a PC in good condition, and then format in WinPE mode.Take for example formatting the HP laptop hard drive with a bootable USB drive.

1. Prepare a USB drive and connect it to your HP laptop. Insert it into a Windows-based computer in good condition when your HP laptop cannot boot.

2. Free download, install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard on this computer.

Download freeware

Gain 10/8.1/8/7/XP

Secure download

3. Click

Create bootable media

in the left pane. On the next page, select the USB drive option and then click

Continue

begin.

Note:

AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard will be pre-installed on the USB drive.

4. Shut down your HP laptop (or remove the USB drive from the computer) and then boot the HP laptop from the USB drive. You may need to change the boot order as previously described.

5. Once logged in, you will see AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard loaded. Right-click the disk you want to format and select Run from the menu.

erase disk

: It wipes all partitions and erases all data on the selected disk.

✍ Choose the first option to zero fill disk, if you want other three erasing methods, upgrade to Professional version.

✔ Fill sectors with random data

: This method writes random data to all sectors on the hard drive, making it difficult for recovery software to find meaningful data.✔ DoD 5220.22-M: A software-based data sanitization method, can prevent all software-based file recovery methods from recovering data from hard drive. It's safer, but takes longer.✔ Gutmann: A software-based data sanitization method can prevent all software-based file recovery methods and most hardware-based recovery methods from retrieving information on the erased hard drive. It's much safer, but it takes quite a long time.

Delete all partitions

: You have two choices, just wipe all partitions or wipe all partitions and wipe all data on disk.

6. Click

Use

in the toolbar and then

Continue

in the pop-up window to apply the changes. Then shut down your laptop.

tips

: To format only a specific partition like system drive, please right click the partition and select Format Partition from the menu. Then specify the partition label, file system and cluster size for this partition. Finally, click on

Use

and then

Continue

to become effective.

After formatting hard drive on HP laptop, you may want to know how to do it

Clean install Windows 10 to hard drive

.The above steps are also applicable to format HP laptop in Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows XP/Vista.

Verdict

Two ways are described on how to format HP laptop in Windows 10 when your HP laptop fails to factory reset or fails to perform system restore. No matter which method you choose, the ultimate purpose is to have a quick and safe one Create a Windows environment on an HP laptop.