windows 8 question

by xREXx · 2 posts
11 years ago in Off Topic

Posted 11 years ago · Author

If i wanted to set my laptop back to factory settings which option would be best. just remove my files or fully clean the drive? the only reason im thinking of doing it is to clean my laptop up from all the crap ive put on it as a fast way and the stuff i wanted to keep would go to my external hd.

Posted 11 years ago

Depends on the system and how much you have to clean. The easiest method would be to do a system wipe and reinstall the OS. But then you have to reinstall all your software, set-up the settings in said software and set up the OS settings the way you like.

The better option would probably be just clean the system manually. Uninstall the programs you're not using, check all the hidden folders and registry for left overs etc.. Though that won't put the OS back to factory settings like the first option will.

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