How to restart your Windows computer Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of your screen. You can also press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the Start menu. Choose the Power icon. When you click the power button, you will have the option to put your computer to sleep, restart it, […]

Here’s how to secure wipe an SSD from BIOS. Enter your system BIOS / UEFI settings. Look for your drive and select it. Look for a Secure Erase or data wipe option. Perform the Secure Erase or wipe procedure, following any pertinent prompts or instructions that may arise. How do I completely wipe my SSD? […]

How to Wipe a Windows 8 and 8.1 Hard Drive Go to Settings → Change PC Settings → Update and Recovery → Recovery. Under “Remove everything and reinstall Windows,” click “Get started,” then click “Next.” Select “Fully clean the drive.” This takes longer, but it’s the most secure option. Click “Reset” to start the process. […]

Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery, and click Get Started under Reset this PC. You are then asked if you want to keep your files or delete everything. Select Remove Everything, click Next, then click Reset. How do I wipe my hard drive before recycling? Simply go to the Start Menu and […]

Wipe Your Drive in Windows 10 Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery, and click Get Started under Reset this PC. You are then asked if you want to keep your files or delete everything. Select Remove Everything, click Next, then click Reset. Your PC goes through the reset process and reinstalls Windows. […]

Disk Wipe is a free portable erasure utility that runs from a USB drive and wipes your Windows boot drive. Simply download and run the DiskWipe.exe file on your PC, or create a bootable environment on your USB flash drive and run DiskWipe from there. Its simple interface displays your drives and partitions. How do […]

Option 2. Wipe Disk Select the HDD/SSD. And right-click to choose “Wipe Data”. Set the number of times to wipe data. (You can set to 10 at most.) Then Click “OK”. Check the message. Then click “OK”. Click “Execute the operation” and then click “Apply”. How do I completely wipe my SSD? Go to Settings […]

Windows ® Ensure the SSD is connected and is not the boot drive. In Windows 7, right-click Computer and select Manage to enter Computer Management. Under Storage, select Disk Management. In the lower right-hand pane, find the drive you want to erase. Right-click on each partition and select Delete Volume. How do I completely wipe […]

Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery, and click Get Started under Reset this PC. You are then asked if you want to keep your files or delete everything. Select Remove Everything, click Next, then click Reset. How do I wipe my hard drive without software? Wiping the Primary Hard Drive Create a […]

Scroll down to the bottom of the list and you will see an item called User file history. This is the disk space being used to store backups of your files. It stores versions of files so if a file changes, it saves that version. As you edit files it continues to save versions and […]