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what is most thorough way to factory reset windows 10?
Hi there
I bought a windows 10 laptop about a week ago that I now wish to return to the vendor that I bought it from.
For the week that I had it though, I used it as if it were my own. Set it up with various passwords, installed a few bits of software, and also on things like google chrome etc. , I logged into my standard account that I have synced across all my devices.
When it comes to restoring Windows 10 to factory default, it all seems pretty straightforward as per the below Microsoft Support page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...4-c2c1fbceb8dd
However, it occurs to me that if I were to reset my laptop as per the instructions on the above link, won't all my details still technically be stored on memory on that laptop? -- and so in theory, whoever is the next owner of this laptop, assuming he is sufficiently skilled, could perhaps pull information off the laptop that could pose a security risk to me .. ?
I should say that I think it would be quite unlikely that any subsequent owner of this laptop would either have the inclination or the skills to do this, but it still is on the back of my mind that it may technically be possible to recover my sensitive date from that laptop.
Any and all advice or feedback on the above discussion would be most welcome!