Windows 10: I want to reset my computer completely because I'm selling it. How should I go about doing...

Hello, I want to reset my computer because I'm selling it. It would've been as easy as just googling how but I have some questions about how it affects my Microsoft account and OneDrive. First, I previously tried deleting stuff from the Pictures and Documents folders but when I did so, a OneDrive window popped up asking me if I wanted to remove those files from OneDrive. When I reset the computer completely will it somehow affect stuff that I have saved on OneDrive?Second, I tried signing out of Microsoft and removing the device from my Microsoft account but to no avail. When I reset the compu

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Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

Resetting a PC to sell on


Am thinking of selling on my laptop - what is the best approach to getting it ready for that - should I reset the PC under the settings / options? Obviously I will not keep to choose any personal files and I will make sure our office 365 currently installed on it is uninstalled and removed before selling on. Presumably that option to 'reset this pc' will return it to how it was when I turned it on the first time having been delivered from the manufacturer?

Once reset, what happens to the laptop which is listed under 'Devices' if I view my Microsoft account in a browser. At the moment I see my current desktop and this laptop listed under devices. Will it automatically dis-associate itself from my account and disappear from this list or will I need to remove it? We have a family account setup, so the laptop also currently shows under 'devices' my wife's account and my son's child account. Will these also disappear? Basically once sold I do not want any trace of the laptop on our Microsoft accounts. Presumably there will be no unforeseen knock on effect for our MS accounts on our desktop which will be keeping.

Thanks,
Wayne

 

Resetting a Windows 10 computer to sell

I have a Win10 computer that I'd like to sell. I've done the complete reset - twice to take it back as if it were new out of the box. Some people say that doing so isn't really secure and someone could still get stuff off the hard drive. In the past I've
used WipeDrive to completely wipe a drive but I'd prefer not to have to do that as it would mean reinstalling the OS. So does the built in MS reset take the drive back to 0's and 1's? Or am I taking a risk?

Thanks!