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Good afternoon,
I have a question about resetting a windows 10. For a long time I always used to do it with the built-in tool, but I was told at work that now we have to do a complete format to prevent data recovery. What I don't know is if the windows tool does a quick format or a full format. Could you please clarify this for me.
Thanks.
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Resetting reinstalls Windows 10, but lets you choose whether to keep your files or remove them, and then reinstalls Windows. You can reset your PC from Settings, the sign-in screen, or by using a recovery drive or installation media.
Go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery, click Get started and select the appropriate option. Then follow the on-screen instructions to restore Windows 10 to a factory fresh state.
That is not my question. It is whether a factory reset is a full format. I don't want a person to come in later with a file recovery tool and remove important files.
