Allow the computer to fully reboot and open the operating system. At this point, it will be restored to its default factory settings.

If your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC is struggling, or you're looking to sell, it could be time to restore the computer to its out-of-the-box settings.

You can instruct Windows 8 to restore the computer to its original state from within the operating system itself; you no longer need to boot to a recovery partition to access restore options or ...

Now, performing a factory reset to wipe and return an Android phone, tablet, or another Android device to default settings shouldn’t wipe the installed SIM card.