By Michael | Last Updated
Does your Dell laptop run slowly or get hacked? Factory reset is an efficient and straightforward way to help you completely fix the problem. Factory reset will bring your Dell back to the status when you brought it. Everything saved on the hardware would be erased. Don't forget to backup important files to iClound after logging into the desktop. For more details, we will show you how to reset a Dell laptop to factory settings Windows 7, 8, 10.
No matter you can login Windows 8/10 or not on Dell laptop, you can factory reset it easily. Now let's walk you through the two situations to factory reset Dell laptop.
For the Windows8/10 users, they can login the Dell laptop and backup the important data before factory reset. As there are different settings between Windows 8 and Windows 10, we will illustrate it one by one.
Login Windows 10 computer and click on StartSettings > Update & SecurityRecovery, click Get Started under Reset this PC section. Then follow the wizard to reset Dell laptop to factory settings.
When you successfully login Windows 8 laptop, you can move your mouse to the right brim of the screen and click on SettingsChange PC settings. In the PC settings window, click General tab and tap on Get started. Then the wizard will guide you how to reset Dell laptop to factory default.
Step 1: Repeatedly hit F8 while starting or restarting Dell laptop.
Step 2: Click on Troubleshoot when the Choose an option window prompts.
Step 3: Click on Reset your PC in Troubleshoot window to reset Dell laptop to factory settings without logging in.
If you still use Windows 7, you can factory reset Dell laptop by using Dell Backup and Recovery Managers.
Step 1: While booting Windows 7, hit F8 until the Advanced Boot Options window shown on the screen. Use your arrow keys to locate to the Repair Your Computer option.
Step 2: Select your preferences in the System Recovery Options window.
Step 3: Then you will see a list as the image below, select "Dell Factory Image Restore". In some Dell laptop, you would see "Dell Datasafe Restore and Emergency Backup" or "Dell Backup and Recovery Managers" instead.
Additional tips: How to reset Windows password to backup data before factory reset
If you forgot Windows 7/8//10 login password and want to retrieve its password to back up the important data before factory reset, you can use iSunshare Windows Password Genius to reset Windows password in four steps:
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