Windows 10: Best way to wipe hard drive on laptop running Windows 10

Discus and support Best way to wipe hard drive on laptop running Windows 10 in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I got a new computer back in December and everything is running smoothly, so I am ready to wipe my old laptop. I’m wanting to trade it in to Best Buy,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by TexasChick, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. Best way to wipe hard drive on laptop running Windows 10


    I got a new computer back in December and everything is running smoothly, so I am ready to wipe my old laptop. I’m wanting to trade it in to Best Buy, but I want to make sure I erase it properly. Is there anything extra I have to do or is going through the Backup and Recovery settings and resetting it (or whatever the term is) enough? It’s running a version of Windows 10, but the factory OS is Windows 8. Does wiping the computer revert it back to Win 8?


    Thanks

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    TexasChick, Jan 21, 2019
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  3. JohnRCC Win User
    Best way to Wipe clean a hard drive.

    I have an old Dell XP laptop. I would like to wipe clean its hard drive. What is the best way to do that?
     
    JohnRCC, Jan 21, 2019
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    How to wipe a hard drive

    modder I already used kill-disk. The deletion is done, I need to reinstall everything.
     
    floridajerseyguy, Jan 21, 2019
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