Windows 10: Is there a way to give laptop a clean slate without formatting?

I'm giving a laptop away to someone else. I can't format it because I lack the skills and afraid I'll mess things up beyond repair, and I can't find anyone close to do it within the next few days.These are what I'm trying to achieve:1. Keep Windows 10 and its default programs / apps. I'm really trying to avoid losing the existing copy of Windows 10 that came with the laptop when I first got it. 2. Completely remove all traces of my previous activities and files from the laptop.3. Minimize the chance of the files being recovered.What are my best options to achieve these? Thank you in advance.

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How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

¿You already tried this one?...

Run CMD


1. diskpart
2. list disk

Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

2. select disk #
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

good luck!

 

Cleaning off a Mac Laptop

cleaning it?

Step 1: buy about a half gallon of gasoline.

Step 2: douse laptop in gasoline.

Step 3: toss a burning match onto laptop.

Step 4: watch the fire clense your laptop.

 

Cannot Format HD


Need to initialize it as GPT disk type with HD > 2TB:
From Admin command prompt:

1. diskpart
2. list disk =====> Take a note of disk # for the 4TB HD
3. select disk # ====> From step 2
4. clean
5. exit

Open Disk Management and initialize the disk as GPT, create simple then format.