Reset laptop from command prompt

[Yoshi_86]

Ex messed my notebook up. Trying to completely wipe through command prompt and reinstall windows. Please help

[Sel_00330]

Click below link if you want to reset you windows operating system.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-refresh-reset-or-restore-your-pc-51391d9a-eb0a-84...

However if you want to format the system entirely and run a new operating system click the link below;

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/install-windows-from-a-usb-fla...

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[AndyStuart87]

To format a hard drive using DiskPart, you need to follow the commands below:

Step 1: Open Command Prompt by right-clicking on Windows icon, select "Search" and type: command prompt.

Right-click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator".

Step 2: Type diskpart in Command Prompt and hit Enter.

Step 3: Type DiskPart format command lines in DiskPart and hit Enter each time so as to quick format hard drive

• list disk
• select disk 2 (Replace 2 with your disk number)
• list volume
• select volume 10 (Replace 10 with the volume number of the partition that you want to format)
• format fs = ntfs quick (If you need to format a hard drive partition to FAT32 or other file systems, replace NTFS with FAT32, exFAT, etc.)

Step 4: Type exit and hit Enter to close the program when DiskPart reports it has successfully formatted the volume.