Windows 10: Surface Pro - Reset to Factory Settings

Hi,


Since I no longer use my surface Pro for my business, I want to reset the device and start from scratch.


I'm not nervous about doing this and understand it might take a while for the system to update the latest patches, but I can live with that.


I am twitchy about the following, though:


1. Can I be sure my device 'remembers' it's a licensed product, so I don't have to buy a new licence, and


2. When I first setup the Surface Pro, I ended up with a stupid name, but this time I want something a little more appropriate. At what point do I 'name' the device It's been a while since I've started from scratch! so I want to get it right?


I'm sure there's more, but that'll do for now.


No spammers trying to sell me anything, please.

:)

 

Factory Reset for Surface Pro 3

My first post, so be gentle!
Just got an oldish Surface Pro 3 and I would like to do a 'factory reset'

I'm trying to add an attachment




If I have uploaded the disk management image correctly, there seem to be more partitions than I was expecting!
Would anyone like to suggest what the previous owner(s) have done?
Also where (which partition) , and how would I go about a factory reset.

Please let me know if this post is in the wrong area and if I've broken any rules or conventions.
Cheers
Jack

 

SURFACE PRO 3 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS PROBLEM

The camera caused a system freeze every time it was activated so I thought why not restore.

• I attempted to reset my Surface Pro 3 to Factory defaults.
• The Surface Pro made it to 1% then crashed.
• Now it is in a reboot loop.

I have tried several times and now it gives an "Unable to reset your PC. A required drive partition is missing" error.

Do you have any suggestions on how to make it work again?

 

Factory Reset for Surface Pro 3

Go here to read how it is done:

How to Factory Reset Windows on a Microsoft Surface | Digital Trends

Enjoy!