How to completely reset, refresh, format or reformat your laptop?

You may want to reset your laptop for many reasons, such as the computer is too slow because it is loaded with too many things; the computer program is corrupted and does not work properly; the computer is attacked by a virus or Trojan horse... whatever the reason Reason, resetting your computer can indeed solve most problems, but it may also cause your useful files to be lost forever. Therefore, it is very important to know how to properly format your laptop.

What does formatting a laptop do?

1. Clear hard disk space

Formatting the computer will erase all the data in the hard disk, including various applications, data, files, media, etc. These data may be files you need, or they may be redundant data that is completely useless.

2. Delete Trojan or virus

Formatting will clear all data, including malicious programs such as viruses and Trojan horses hidden in the computer. Usually, these malicious softwares will hide or change into an unrecognizable image, and only a good antivirus program can clean them well, and formatting them can clean them completely and thoroughly.

3. Reinstall the system

After all the files on the hard drive have been wiped, the system file reinstallation will begin, and the new system files will replace the old corrupted system files, returning the computer to the state it was in when you first bought it.

When do I need to format my laptop?

If your computer has the following conditions, then you may consider formatting your computer

1. The computer is attacked by a stubborn virus or Trojan horse, which cannot be cleaned up by anti-virus software, etc.
2. Computer system files are damaged and cannot be repaired.
3. There are too many redundant files on the computer, which leads to slow operation, and it still cannot be solved after cleaning the files.

What needs to be done before formatting?

Before formatting your computer, you need to export or back up useful files, such as your chat software data, browser storage address, copies of drivers, images and videos, etc. When you format your computer, it will be very difficult for you to get back the original files, so it is very important to do a good job of data backup.

How to format a laptop?

This article will introduce 4 methods of formatting a laptop, which are suitable for different conditions. Before starting to format your laptop, please plug in the power of the laptop, because this process will take a certain amount of time, and you need enough power to ensure The whole process runs in full.

1. Reset the computer through the system

After resetting this PC through the system function, the computer will keep the personal files that the user chooses to keep, and delete all other non-preinstalled system files. If you do not choose to keep any files, it is equivalent to formatting the computer, leaving only the preinstalled system files.

• Reset windows 7
Method 1
1. Open the start menu bar and select "Control Panel";
2. In the control panel, click "System";
3. Click "System Protection";
4. Click "System Restore";
5. The restore point is generally the factory setting by default, click "Next";
6. Click "Restore", the system will enter the process of restoring factory settings.
Method 2
1. Press the "win" key and the "R" key on the keyboard to open and run;
2. Enter the "sysprep" command and click OK;
3. Double-click "sysprep.exe";
4. Select "Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)", and select the "General" check box below, and then select "Shutdown Options" as "Restart", and click "OK";
5. Wait for the system to complete the factory reset
• Reset windows 10
1. Click the Start button to enter the Start menu, then click "Settings"
2. Click "Update and Security"
3. lick "Restore"
4. Click "Reset this PC", then "Start", choose "Keep my files" or "Erase everything". Select "Keep My Files" to format the computer without deleting your personal files; select "Erase Everything" to delete all files and applications from the computer, returning it to how it was when it was shipped from the factory.
5. When asked to confirm the action, click "Next" and select "Reset"
• Reset windows 11
1. Click the Start button to enter the Start menu, then click "Settings"
2. Click "Windows Update"
3. Click "Advanced Options"
4. Click "Restore"
5. Click "Initialize PC" after "Reset this PC", and select "Keep my files" or "Delete everything". Similarly, selecting "Keep My Files" will format the computer without deleting your personal files; selecting "Erase Everything" will delete all files and applications from the computer, restoring you to a clean Windows system.
6. When asked to confirm the action, click "Next" and select "Reset"

2. Format the computer through the system repair CD

1. Create a system repair disc

1. Click Start>All Programs>Maintenance>Create System Repair Disc,
2. In the pop-up window, select Create Disc to use the disc drive,
3. Open the CD-ROM drive and insert a blank DVD disc or CD in it, and then click the "Create Disc" button,
4. The system starts to create the disc. After the completion, the completion prompt will be displayed, and the dialog box shown below will pop up, and then click "Close", "OK" and other buttons in turn.

2. Use the system repair disc to format the computer

1. Restart the computer, press F10 or F12 during the restart process to enter the boot menu
2. Select CD as the first boot device, then click "enter", "next"
3. Click Next and command prompt, enter " format c: /fs:ntfs " and press Enter, and wait for the formatting to complete