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RileyMitchell
May 12, 2025Iron Contributor
How to erase all data on laptop on windows 11?
Hi all, I just bought a new Surface Pro and it is time to sell my old laptop (ThinkPad T480S) that is currently running Windows 11 23H2. For data security matter, I want to ease all data on laptop w...
JosiahTurner
May 12, 2025Bronze Contributor
Factory reset is not enough as the data is still on the internal drive. They are just marked as deleted and it is still recoverable. To permanently erase all data on Windows 11/10 laptop, you should follow this guide:
https://www.ammdiy.com/how-to-permanently-wipe-a-drive
It will wipe the drive clean for multiple times and no way to recover a single piece of the data after wiping!