How to format a laptop

By Akinpelu Daniel -

 

1Backup all the files you want to keep. Formatting you computer will get rid of everything and reinstall Windows. You will lose anything you don't back up. You can backup your files using an external hard drive, a USB drive, or a writable DVD or Blu-ray. You can also backup your files using cloud storage, like Dropbox, or Google Drive.

 

2Click the Windows Start button. It's the button with the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.

 

3Click the icon. The icon that resembles a gear in the left-most column is the Windows settings button.

 

4Click Update & Security. It's the last option that has an icon that has two arrows that form a circle.

5Click Recovery. It's next to the icon that resembles an arrow drawing a clock in the left column.

6Click Get Started. It's below the option that says "Reset this PC".

7Click Remove Everything. This will remove all files, uninstall all apps, and reinstall Windows. If you click "Keep my files", it will uninstall all apps, and reinstall Windows, but it will keep your files and documents. This is helpful if you want to keep your files, but it may not fix all your computer problems. If you are giving your computer to someone else, it is recommended that you remove everything.

8Click Remove files and clean the drive. This will remove all apps and files from your computer. This is recommended if you are giving your computer to someone else. It is not recommended that you click "Just remove my files".

9Click Next. If you have recently updated Windows, you will not be able to go back to a previous version of Windows.

 

10Click Reset. Your computer will begin the process of formatting. This will take a while, and your computer will restart several times.

 

11Click Continue. It's the top button once your computer restarts.

 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to prevent hackers from hacking Gmail account password easily

By Akinpelu Daniel -
Image
Hackers are always trying to find ways to hack into your Google account and steal your information. Luckily, Google has many tools that you can use to help keep your account secure. This Danex Computing article will teach you how to keep your Google account safe from hackers. Method 1 Method 1 of 5 Protecting Your Password 1 Create a strong password. Don't use your name, birth date, pets or kids names, or the name of your street as your password: make it hard to guess.[1] A strong password will be at least 10 characters in length, but the more the better. The longer your password is, the more time it will take the hacker to crack it. A strong password should contain at least one of each of the following characters: lower-case letters, upper-case letters, numbers, and special characters. 2 Do not use your Google password anywhere else. Create a different password for every website that you use. It's not enough to use the same password with different numbers at the end (e.g., pa...
Read more

Basics of Computers - Introduction

By Akinpelu Daniel -
Image
  Happy new year! Basics of Computers -  Being a modern-day kid you must have used, seen, or read about computers. This is because they are an integral part of our everyday existence. Be it school, banks, shops, railway stations, hospital or your own home, computers are present everywhere, making our work easier and faster for us. As they are such integral parts of our lives, we must know what they are and how they function. Let us start with defining the term computer formally. The literal meaning of computer is a device that can calculate. However, modern computers can do a lot more than calculate. Computer is an electronic device that receives input, stores or processes the input as per user instructions and provides output in desired format. Input-Process-Output Model Computer input is called data and the output obtained after processing it, based on user’s instructions is called information. Raw facts and figures which can be processed using arithmetic and logical operati...
Read more

Cyber security unit 1

By Akinpelu Daniel -
Image
 *WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY?* Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. The term cybersecurity refers to techniques and practices designed to protect digital data. The data that is stored, transmitted, or used on an information system. After all, that is what criminal wants, data. The network, servers, computers are just mechanisms to get to the data. Effective cybersecurity reduces the risk of cyber-attacks and protects organizations and individuals from the unauthorized exploitation of systems, networks, and technologies.  In other words, the technique of protecting internet-connected systems such  as  computers,  servers,  mobile  devices,  electronic  systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks is known as cybersecurity. We can divide cybersecurity into two parts one is cyber, and the other is security. Cybe...
Read more