Windows 10: Hard reset for slowness?

I want to reset my dirty laptop hard because it is infinitely slow with good components trz and my friends think I have a trojan or something. I can't even open Google that it loads for a minute. This was not the case before. Now my friends told me I have to read the Prodkut key so that when I take everything down I can re-download Windows because if I only reset my own programs the Trojan remains. Now I have downloaded a program that should read the key but it is not shown to me. I sat at it for 2 hours and nothing happened I do not know why because it works for everyone else. How can I get this shitty key readout in an easy way? I don't want to spend another 20€ for Windows because of something like that which I already have.

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Contest! Win Hard Reset!

Bump

No one wants Hard Reset? I'm open to other suggestions for contest ideas.

maybe i got this in the wrong section... could a mod move it to the FS/FT/WTB/Giveaway section?

 

How to factory reset Cisco 1700 Router

Hopefully I can help you here....its a very common thing to happen.


First, I take it you dont know the passwords for console access or telnet/ssh?

I will assume that these devices belong to you.

step 1. Plug a cisco console cable into a serial port on your pc
step 2. Plug other end into Cisco console port
step 3. Using hyperterm or putty or similar connect to the serial port
step 4. boot router, and make sure you clearly can see the output (this confirms you have good serial comms)
step 5. if this fails, adjust the comm port settings (9600, 8,1,n are the default)
step 6. now you have to do the only hard part...send the break command:

Break command list: Break Commands

Go down the list and match your OS and SW and try the sequence suggested.

If this fails several times do what I do: Install putty (free) and then to send a break so you can get into rommom just hit "ctrl-a b".

 

Hard reset on linux

Wait did you mean hard reset as in pressing the reset button or Hard Reset the game?