Resetting your Windows PC back to its factory settings may help alleviate many problems, including slow performance, software bugs, or malware issues.

You can clear everything and get your Windows 10 PC back to factory settings with the push of a button. Here's how to reset Windows 10.

If your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC is struggling, or you're looking to sell, it could be time to restore the computer to its out-of-the-box settings.

Microsoft is getting more aggressive about insisting that you use its OneDrive cloud for your Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 files. If you'd prefer to keep those files out of the cloud, follow these ...

However, If your computer is badly infected or you're selling it, then a PC Reset would be in order. Getting to either PC Refresh or PC Reset is exactly the same.

When throwing out a computer or giving it to someone else it is important to prepare it properly so that your data is not accessible to another person and so that the computer remains usable ...

If your goal is more drastic: You want to clean out or restore the computer to mint condition, Windows 8 has built in tools for this. I explain these in How to Refresh or Reset Your Windows 8 PC.

Protect your computer and files from bad updates on Windows 11 with restore points, recovery tools, update control, and ...