Windows 10: Windows 11 keeps old files in Windows.old after full reset

I am going to sell the PC to others. I did a full reset of my Windows 11 PC with cleanup of the drive checked. I assume doing this will delete all of my files permanently. Then I activated the new reset Windows 11 with my Microsoft account. I can see that all of my previous files in the user folder were placed in a folder called Windows.old in the system drive. I can even access some of the files even after a full reset.This is not protecting any privacy! I risk of revealing all sensitive files to others even after reseting.

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old windows

Hi I have just reset my daughters laptop to factory settings and updated it to windows 8.1 on the hard drive I have a windows folder and an old windows folder can I get rid of the old windows folder and how would I get rid of it, as I am not used to win 8.

 

Reset Windows 10 and keep old files separate

Hi, I'm trying to reset Windows 10 right now, and I want to keep my old files. From what I understand this leaves the files exactly where they are right now. Is there a way to reset and keep them all in a separate folder like the Windows.old folder when upgrading to 10? Thanks in advance.

 

Need old Windows Start menu

Hi,

I realize that you need the old Windows start menu. I will try to help you with this issue.

You can click the hash icon located above the 3D Builder icon to check if that helps.

Suggest you to follow these steps to check if that helps:

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  Press Windows key + I to get the Settings screen.
  
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  Click on Personalization and click Start.
  
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  Enable the feature for “use start full screen”.
  

Keep us informed to help you further.

Thank you.