How do you reset your whole laptop?

I want to reset my laptop so that everything in it gets deleted, and i have to reset it like its new. Like you would do with a phone, i just dont know how.

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    Hello my name is khadesha I have a question how do you reset your password if you forgot your pass code?

    Connect the iPod to the computer and restore via iTunes. If necessary, place the iPod inRecovery Mode to allow the restore.

  • How do you test your new laptops?

    To the gurus or people who have researched this question:  How do you test your new laptops?
    When you get a new laptop, what do you do to test it?
    My X1Carbon might arrive in a couple weeks, and reading about all the failures and DOAs is scary. So assuming mine is not simply DOA, how do you shake out the less obvious or more obscure problems?
    I did search for this info before posting. One other person asked the question, 
    >> Would appreciate advice re optimal set-up and what testing/diagnostics to do to determine if ther...
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    Inspect the external condition of the machine.
    Boot and enter the BIOS before Windows. Review settings then power off.
    Boot from Acronis True Image Home backup/recovery DVD and clone HDD or SSD and thus the factory image before it's ever booted to Windows.
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    Create Lenovo Factory Image DVD set with Rescue and Recovery.  Throw disk set in the box or put on the shelf in case the machine is ever re-sold.
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    Test the SSD speed with CrystalDiskMark, ATTO and AS Disk Benchmark software to get a good overview of the performance.
    Install HWiNFO and look carefully at the components.  Observe turbo boosting, thermals and fan RPM over the course of a few days for battery and AC power.
    Do at least one full battery discharge and recharge.  Observe the cycle and details are being properly displayed and recorded in Lenovo Power Manager.
    Download all software and drivers from support.lenovo.com for the model being tested.  Confirm visually you have all the core components needed.  Core includes the drivers, power management driver, Power Manager, hotkeys, etc.
    Flatten the machine and install Windows or Linux from scratch.  Install drivers and software.
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    Benchmark the SSD again.  Confirm no change.
    Install HWiNFO and confirm turbo, thermals and fan speeds are still proper.
    Install core applications and test them.  There may be core features in Windows that also need to be installed and tested.  For instance, Windows 8 Hyper-V for virtualization. 
    Connect any external devices you expect to use and test them.  For instance, video cameras, smartphones, mp3 players, digital cameras, printers, USB docks, etc.
    Do several battery tests with your typical applications and behavior.  The goal here is to simulate how the machine will be used in your day-to-day setting or travel scenarios.  I usually do at least three tests.  This can be rather time consuming with long battery life machines so I get a lot of other testing out of the way first.
    By the time you get to this point, if you haven't hit any major roadblocks you'll start to have a good feel for the machine, and if it is going to be a keeper or not.  The assumption here is that during this timeframe you have been observing the screen, keyboard, and trackpad performance to see if it's to your liking.  The other assumption is that you are using the machine and applications in the scenarios you are purchasing it for.
    I don't run synthetic benchmarks.  I prefer to test a machine against the scenarios I expect to use it with.  I spend most of the first week making this assessment.  If any major hardware defects are present, the machine is automatically returned.  I do not repair machines just received.  No exceptions.
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    After week two, you are likely right on top of the last day to return a Lenovo machine.  The return period is 21 days from the invoice date (I believe), not the day the machine is received so make sure you are well aware of it.  After 21 days, the machine is yours for good unless you sell it.  Decision time.
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  • How do you reset your email password?

    How do you reset your email password?

    Email for what account?
    For iCloud/Apple ID:
    How do I change or recover a forgotten Apple ID Password?
    If you've forgotten your Apple ID Password or want to change it, go to My Apple ID and follow the instructions. See Changing your Apple ID password if you'd like more information.

  • HT204291 How do you reset your password?

    How do you reset your password on iPad to use airplay?

    I copied this from another discussion - from a pretty knowledgable Apple TV user.
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  • How do you resets your apple I'd security question with out calling apple

    How do you resets your apple I'd security question with out calling apple

    See Kappy's great User Tips.
    See my User Tip for some help: Some Solutions for Resetting Forgotten Security Questions: Apple Support Communities https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4551
    Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312
    Send Apple an email request for help at: Apple - Support - iTunes Store - Contact Us http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html
    Call Apple Support in your country: Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
     Cheers, Tom

  • TS1702 How do you reset your apple I.D security questions

    How do you reset your apple I.D. Security question

    Click here for information. If you've forgotten the answers to the security questions and can't get them emailed to you for some reason, contact the iTunes Store staff via the link in that article.
    (75969)

  • TS1424 hi all how do you reset your security questions. i can not remember the answers. how do you reset them? i cant buy anything because it keeps coming up

    hi all how do you reset your security questions. i can not remember the answers. how do you reset them? i cant buy anything because it keeps coming up

    If you have a rescue email address (which is not the same thing as an alternate email address) set up on your account then go to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account. Then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you should see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
    If you don't have a rescue email address (you won't be able to add one until you can answer 2 of your questions) then you won't get the reset option - you will need to contact iTunes Support or Apple to get them reset.
    e.g. you can try contacting iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Account Management , and then 'Forgotten Apple ID security questions'
    or try ringing Apple in your country and ask to talk to the Accounts Security Team : http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
    When they've been reset (and if you don't already have a rescue email address) you can then use the steps half-way down this page to add a rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312 . Or you could change to 2-step verification : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5570

  • HT201303 How do you reset your security questions if you do not know the answers?

    How do you reset your security questions if you do not know the answers?

    If you have a rescue email address set up on your account then you can try going to https://appleid.apple.com/ and click 'Manage your Apple ID' on the right-hand side of that page and log into your account. Then click on 'Password and Security' on the left-hand side of that page and on the right-hand side you might see an option to send security question reset info to your rescue email address.
    If you don't have a rescue email address set up then go to Express Lane and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
    Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
    Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Questions' or 'iTunes Store account security' (it appears to vary by country) and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
    You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox).
    Or you could see if the second half of Kappy's reply in this thread helps : https://discussions.apple.com/message/20357006#20357006

  • HT5312 how do you reset your security questions when the rescue email address no longer exists?

    how do you reset your security questions when the rescue email address no longer exists?

    Didn't the link to contact the iTunes Store staff in the 'Additional Information' section of that article work for you? If you don't already have a valid rescue email address, only Apple itself can reset the questions.
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  • How do you reset your security quesions

    how do you reset your security questions

    I fyou dont have access to the email or security questions, contact itunes support website, they maybe able to assist you, if you provide credit card information and purchase history to get you back into your account, think of it as a more intense security questionaire.
    www.apple.com/support/itunes/

  • How do you reset your passcode

    How do you reset your passcode

    If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to Restore the device...
    Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and Restore...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

  • HT1320 how do you reset your ipod if you forgot the password?

    How do you reset your ipod if you forgot the password?

    I had this problem once,
    Connect it with itunes and restore the ipod it has to be your own itunes account other wise the ipod thinks its stolen and it doesn't work.

  • How do you reset your ipod touch's restriction code?

    how do you reset your ipod touch's restriction code?

    If you no longer the restrictions code, you'll need to restore your iPod to factory settings in iTunes.
    B-rock

  • TS1424 How do you reset your security question?

    How do you reset your security questions? Please help.

    1. See my User Tip for some help: Some Solutions for Resetting Forgotten Security Questions: Apple Support Communities.
    2. Here are two different but direct methods:
        a. Send Apple an email request at: Apple - Support - iTunes Store - Contact Us.
        b. Call Apple Support in your country: Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support
            and service.
    3. For other queries about Apple ID see Frequently asked questions about Apple ID.
    4. Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions

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