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Pavilion 14-ce0068st
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Would like to know best way to do a complete Factory reset on this laptop (running Windows 10).

Many Thanks in advance!

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@Steve745 

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Press the Esc key repeatedly while rebooting. When the HP Startup Menu appears, select the option to do the reset.

That will take 2-3 hours or so.

When done, your PC will restart and you will be back in initial setup.



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