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Resetting my laptop
When the Windows 10 upgrade was free I upgraded one of my laptops from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I am now resetting that laptop back to factory specs. I have gone through the process and now it is at t...
I booted up the laptop and happened to notice that the logo on the screen was a Windows 10 logo and not a Windows 7 logo. So I assume that it reset it to Windows 10. Do y'all think this is a safe assumption?
Hi Barbara, yes it is fine.
Kapil Arya is completely correct. If you use the Windows 10 reset option and choose to remove your files and data, then Windows ten re-installs itself onto the laptop while deleting all your personal data and any applications you had installed. What you have no is, essentially a laptop with a brand new install of Windows 10 on it that has never been logged into.
A determined individual may still be able to recover data using data recovery tools, however, this is time consuming, not dependable as far as full data recovery goes and expensive if you pay to have someone else do it.
I believe it is totally is safe to give it away, donate it or whatever you like. If you are yet completely sure, you can use a partition tool to remove the partitions an don't install anything on it, or you can use a tool to secure wipe the hard drive before installing an Operating System on it.
Glad you got some help.
- Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.