Windows 10: Factory reseting Dell Inspiron laptop with a broken screen

So I found my old laptop but the screen is internally cracked, so I can't use it anymore the way it is. I decided to plug it in into an external monitor, and it worked as a desktop and it was working fine, although it was slow. However, I forgot about it again. Today I found it, but I forgot the pin for the laptop. So, I decided to do a reset. Restart + F12 led me into the startup options. I clicked on troubleshoot > remove everything. It was going good, but after I clicked on it, my monitor went black and says 'no signal detected'. Usually I could just close the laptop lid and open it back

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Dell Inspiron 15 stuck in factory reset loop

I have a Dell Inspiration 15 with win 10. it was bogged and slow as syrup on 125 degree day. I did a factory reset. I followed the instructions went to settings, and just followed the steps. At some point during the reset it asked me about tpm2 settings...I had never seen that before so I followed the recommended choice and went to bed. When I got up it asked me for the usual stuff, location, language, time zone. Then it wanted the name of my WIFI and my password, which I gave. It restarted, then just kept on restarting asking me the first set of questions, language, time zone...over and over, it never asked for internet name or password again, . I can get in to the bios settings by using the f8 key.
Any suggestions? Hopefully...
OH I almost forgot, when you do a hard restart, it flashes a tpm2 settings error right before it starts with the dell screen and spinning dots

 

How to factory reset Dell Inspiron PC?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to factory reset your Dell Inspiron computer.



Ideally, the computer manufacturer does factory reset of the computer. We would like to know the version of Windows installed on the computer.



However, if you are looking to reset the computer, you can follow the steps mentioned in the article
Reset or reinstall Windows 10.



If you wish to do a factory reset, I would suggest you to refer the Dell article on

Factory reset, restore, or reinstall Microsoft Windows on a Dell computer.



You may also get in touch with the computer manufacturer so that they can help you in performing factory reset.



Note: Resetting the computer will erase all the data from the computer. It is recommended to take a backup of data before resetting the computer.




As you have mentioned that, you forgot the administrator password. If you were using a Microsoft account, I suggest you to refer the article on
How to reset your Microsoft account password.



However, if you were using a Local account on the computer, refer the article on

Reset your Windows 10 local account password.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Laptop with broken screen How much?

I would like suggestions and look in local stores. I dont wanna buy a laptop from someone online. Sorry. But could be a good idea if you asked him about the performance on older games. Gonna make a list ofall laptops people suggest me.

Remove the screen for space purpose here its small desk and if the screen is opened it will hide my 22 inches lcd