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    Klem told me it is actually possible to factory reset a Windows laptop. So just now I search yt how to do it:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNvGrtBwrw

    For the record, does doing this remove your account too or no?
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      Editing … I'd be surprised if it didn't remove the account. Wouldn't be a factory reset, really.
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    • rockshard PhD
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      Editing … The reset failed which isn't surprising given how slow the laptop is, in fact I would have been impressed if it had been able to pull it off. But I already moved all my roms to an external hdd and cleared my browser history. So I changed my sign in PIN to a really long one and was about to yeet the laptop to the sidewalk until I realized it still displays my first and last name on startup. Meh. Guess I'll try to get it recycled at a Staples or something. I wonder if Costco does it, that would be more convenient for me.
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      Editing … I was actually planning to yeet the laptop while it was still in the process of doing the reset without waiting to see if it will finish. Just as long as I know it started and hit the point of no return. But what ended up happening is the screen went black at some point while it was preparing the reset, so l press spacebar to see if anything happens and it just went back to Windows. The settings window was still open but the reset dialogue box was gone. I did see a DOS prompt window for like a second but then it went away. Weird.
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