Windows 10: Win10 reset versus HP factory reset to wipe the hard drive

I have an HP Win 10 All in One that I want to sell. I did the Win reset (getting rid of all my personal files and apps) and then when it restarted, I went through the steps of setting it up (but not to wi-fi) and then did a complete reset again.

My question is - is it enough to make sure no one can recover any of my personal files? Do I need to do a Factory reset via HP to make it more secure? Or am I being paranoid and I've done enough.

Thanks!

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Reset to factory settings

Hi,. I have an HP Envy Phoenix with 1 Tb hard drive....64 bit.

It was originally a Windows 7 computer that I upgraded to Windows 10. I decided to do a factory reset and set it to start Friday night andwhenI looked at it Saturday it was still going.....12 hours. I restarted the computer and it started up with the HP symbol and a turning circle.....then HP symbol goes away but the spinning circle remains.

I got on the phone with HPsupport and he tried a few things that didn't work.....computer goes to HP as soon as the box gets here.

Any suggestions....I hate to be without my computer.

.thanks

 

Factory Restore using HP Recovery vs Windows Refresh/Reset

Factory restore using HP supplied media or from a hidden recovery partition wipes out everything / reimages the drive. That means all the pre-installed stuff will be back along with the Operating System.

Resetting Windows would fix incorrect settings or system file corruption issues, but won't bring back the device and chipset drivers, OEM pre-installed applications which you may have uninstalled earlier.

Whether to do a Windows Refresh/Reset or Factory Restore. It's really your call.

 

Hard reset on linux

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