Giving Laptop to my niece what should I do?

sruddy · Nov 29, 2016

The laptop is a LenovoX220T that had been upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10. I would like to at least take all the programs off she won't use and get rid of any browser info and files that maybe inappropriate. I will do a clean install if that's what you all recommend but it has to be really easy with step by step instructions as I don't want to end up with a brick. FWIW I have no OS disc or keys I just took advantage of a free windows 10 upgrade when it came out. Thanks!!

captaincharisma · Nov 29, 2016

you will not brick a PC just by formatting it. since you are just giving it to a family member you do not need to be paranoid about someone trying to recover lost data. all you need to do is do a full recovery on it if you still have the recovery disks or partition on the laptop or you can create a windows 10 install disk to format and reinstall a clean version of windows 10. if this was the free upgrade to windows 10 you do not have to worry about having a key to reactive windows 10 again . windows will reactivate on that computer the moment you connect it to the internet after the install

bajgur · Nov 29, 2016

windows 10 have reset feature (just like android phones factory reset), use it. its in setting -> update/recovery

jaguarskx · Nov 29, 2016

Windows 10 allows you to reset the OS. Click the following link. It has pictures!!!

http

/www.laptopmag.com/articles/reset-windows-10-pc

jsmithepa · Nov 29, 2016

^That's great, but still have to reload the Lenovo's specific drivers afterwards?

jaguarskx · Nov 29, 2016

Since the laptop came out back in 2011, I assume Windows 10 already has legacy drivers for the laptop. Lenovo definitely does not any specific Win 10 drivers for that laptop.

sruddy · Nov 29, 2016

jsmithepa :

Great question waiting for the answer. It does have quite a lot on Lenovo software on it that I would want to remain intact.

Thanks

captaincharisma · Nov 29, 2016

sruddy :

that may depend on if using the windows recovery option goes into the recovery partition or just does its own recovery. if it is a laptop back from 2011 then likely windows 10 will have all the drivers for your components but i doubt you would get any of the pre loaded software from lenovo back

the only way to get that back is you would need to use the original recovery that came with your laptop and upgrade back to windows 10. even doing a recovery from windows 10 that would keep your files would remove all your programs

jsmithepa · Nov 29, 2016

I add my 2c because laptops tend to have their little applets, their own hotkey, power management, WIFI manager etc. Often times the Windows' provided applets do the job but the ones provided by laptop vendor is optimized, admitting I don't know this particular laptop details.

sruddy · Nov 30, 2016

jaguarskx :

Thanks I used your link. It was super easy and worked well.

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