Windows 10: Best way to wipe laptop drive except Windows

Discus and support Best way to wipe laptop drive except Windows in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; A friend has asked me to wipe his laptop drive except for Windows 10 as the drive is a mess and the laptop is very slow. Which is the best way to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by scopio, Jan 18, 2021.

  1. SCOPIO
    scopio Win User

    Best way to wipe laptop drive except Windows


    A friend has asked me to wipe his laptop drive except for Windows 10 as the drive is a mess and the laptop is very slow.
    Which is the best way to achieve this?

    :)
     
    scopio, Jan 18, 2021
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  2. JOHNRCC
    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 18, 2021
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  3. DAVIDBAILEYYZ
    DavidBaileyyz Win User
    DavidBaileyyz, Jan 18, 2021
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  4. SAM VIMES
    Sam Vimes Win User

    Best way to wipe laptop drive except Windows

    Easiest way to securely wipe laptop drive

    I have a friend who's not very pc savvy and she needs to wipe her hard drive in an old laptop before she gives it away. Can anyone recommend an easy way she can do this? Something like plug in this USB stick and execute the program on it.

    It's Win7 on her machine.

    PS: Usually with old hard drives I use an axe *Smile
     
    Sam Vimes, Jan 18, 2021
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