How to Reset Your Windows 10 PC

1. Navigate to Settings.  You can get there by clicking the gear icon on the Start menu.

2. Select "Update & security"

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3. Click Recovery in the left pane.

4. Windows presents you with three major options: Reset this PC, Go back to an earlier build and Advanced startup. Reset this PC is the option you need to select

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5. Click Get started under Reset this PC.

6. Select the "Remove everything," NOTE - Remove everything will do as it says: delete all of your files, photos and programs. Either way, all your settings will return to their defaults and apps will be uninstalled.

7. Select Just remove my files

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8. Click Next if Windows warns you that you won't be able to roll back to a prior version of the OS.

9. Click Reset when prompted. Windows will then restart and take several minutes to reset itself.

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10. Click Continue when prompted.