How to Restore a ThinkPad to Factory Defaults. Ever since IBM released the first ThinkPad in 1992, businesses all around the world have depended on the rugged laptops for use on the road. If you ...

How to Reset an HP Laptop Without a Restore Disc. HP laptops shipped with Windows 7 include a recovery partition that performs the same tasks as a restore disc.

Before you try a factory reset, though, it should be noted that there is one less obvious step you can try, particularly if your HP laptop won't boot. What's sometimes referred to as a hard reset ...

On Windows 10, Reset this PC is a handy feature that allows you to reset your device to the factory default settings using a locally available or cloud download image to fix installation problems ...

Whether it's a Dell, HP, or something more exotic, here's how to reset your PC to start from scratch.

Once you make your decision, your Windows 11 laptop will begin the factory reset and remove old downloads, apps, etc. You’ll just have to follow the Windows prompts to complete the process.

Restore points are either automatically created by the operating system or manually created by you. Here's how to refresh, factory reset, and restore your Windows 10 computer.