#Format disk windows 10 settings how to

The procedure is completely similar to that seen from the Settings menu: we can choose whether to keep our personal files ( Keep my files) or perform a full format ( Remove everything), so as to return the internal disk to its original state. In the screen that appears, click on Troubleshooting and select the item Reset your PC. It will appear after 4 forced Windows restarts or (from the login screen) by pressing WIN + L and holding on SHIFT while we select the button Stop> Restart. If Windows 10 crashes on startup or goes into continuous restart, we can format the system from the recovery environment built into the system.

#Format disk windows 10 settings how to

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If we choose to remove everything, we can physically format the hard disk or the SSD on which the system is present by activating the voice Remove the files and clean the drive.ДЄfter a few hours (it depends on which item we have chosen), we will have Windows 10 formatted as new, without any trace of the previous installation (except in case we have chosen to keep personal files with the option Keep my files). To format Windows 10 we open the Start menu at the bottom left, we search for the app Settings, select the menu Update and security and finally click on the side menu Restoration.Д¬lick on the button It begins present under the section Reset your PC, we choose whether or not to keep personal files by choosing Keep my files or by choosing Remove everything, then we confirm the start of the operation.