twinkle Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Roll over image to zoom in Toshiba Satellite T110-12T 11.6-inch Laptop (Intel Celeron ULV 743 1.3 GHz Processor, 3 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD, 6 Cell Battery, up to 9 Hours, Windows 7 Home Premium, Black) would anyone know how to return this laptop to its factory settings as I'm giving this away to my brother in law?,cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 You can often initialise/reformat the HDD from BIOS. If you have the OS disk you can reinstall and format the HDD while instrlling. What's the OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Stevens Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I used to press and hold down either SHIFT F5 or SHIFT F6 when powering up but if you ask Google "How to" there are those who will tell you..(Or was it SHIFT F8?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbx Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 There should be a sticker on the underneath which has a windows licence key written on it and a version of the operating system. Which OS does it mention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman27 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I have re-formatted laptops by using this tool. https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10 Choose create installation media for another PC. Burn the ISO to a disc then install using that disc. Here is an article about it http://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ I'm not sure if you need to upgrade the PC first, then install from the disc to keep the license valid. I'm sure I didn't need to do this for the last one I did. I think it transfers the license over somehow as long as it is going on the same hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Start > Control Panel > System & Security > Backup & Restore > Recover system settings on your computer > Advanced recovery methods > Return your computer to factory condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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twinkle Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Thank you guys for ALL your kind input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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