I am returning my Surface tablet for a warranty exchange. Are there any precautions I should take with my data on the PC (Windows 10 Pro)?
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I have already deactivated the Windows 10 license and copied my data, but is there any risk of my passwords (I am using Google Chrome) getting stolen? I thought of installing Linux then formatting the partitions. What would you do?
Settings > Update and Security > Recovery > Reset this PC.
Select Remove everything.
To double check, download and run the free tool Recuva from Piriform.
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It will show you if there is any recoverable personal data on the system.
Use dban to clean the disk.
DBAN doesn't work on SSD's.
From DBAN -
While DBAN is free to use, there’s no guarantee your data is completely sanitized across the entire drive. It cannot detect or erase SSDs and does not provide a certificate of data removal for auditing purposes or regulatory compliance. Hardware support (e.g. no RAID dismantling), customer support and software updates are not available using DBAN.
Data Removal: Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN
Use Eraser from Eraser – Secure Erase Files from Hard Drives . It overwrites all deleted data, which is what I think you want to do.
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Haven't used dban since changing to ssd,
your taking back o the store right, i would simple do the factory reset and go back to its factory form, like was stated above. it will not be put back on the shelf it will be sent back to the factory and deleted again anyhow.
then just factory reset it and let it go MS will wipe it anyhow .
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