When does a laptop need a factory reset?

[hitahguja]

I recently got the broken hinge of my laptop repaired and the repair guy asked, "when was the last time I did a factory reset of my laptop?" According to him it's important to hit reset after prolonged use to enhance performance.

I use my laptop ALOT! it's 5 years old. But it's functioning just fine. No issue with the speed except it overheats sometimes.

So i was just wondering what symptoms i should look for to understand that it's time for a factory reset?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

IMHO, you would only need to factory reset the PC if it is running poorly.

Long boot up times, sluggish performance, etc.

If it is running fine, then there is no need to do anything to it.