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Hi, I have a Dell Latitude E5530. I want to sell it so want to remove any possible way it links to me. How do I factory reset it or what do you recommend I do.
This individual was using a Dell Latitude E5530 with Microsoft Windows 10 operating system installed. You can wipe all your data and reinstall Windows 10 with “Reset this PC”. You can perform a “Reset this PC”.
You will have two options. One will allow you to keep all your personal data, but your applications will get removed. The second option will remove all your personal data and applications.
Follow these instructions below, if you want to perform a “Reset this PC”. Left click the Microsoft Windows 10 start menu button. Click on the “Settings” gear icon.
Then choose “Update & Security”. Now choose “Recovery” then select “Reset this PC”. Click on “Get Started” and then choose an option.
Also, you can type in reset this PC into a cortana search box. The cortana search icon is a round circle or globe icon usually in the lower left corner, near the Microsoft Windows 10 start menu button. Reset this PC will remove all personal data, applications, and settings.
The same version of Microsoft Windows 10 operating system you had when you purchased your computer will then reinstall. Also, only applications that were installed in Microsoft Windows 10 will become reinstalled. This is a relatively quick and easy way to wipe everything from your computer.
If you want to start over with Microsoft Windows 10, sell your computer, or give it away, then this allows you to wipe your computer and reinstall Microsoft Windows 10 with essentially one command.
Dell Latitude E5530 Factory Restore - Video Transcript00:10
alright stream health healthy
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a stash at ronconi de enoch appears calm
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with your video party boy as yes our own
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so another video for you today let me
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cut to the chase but let me check
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something really quick video for you
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alright I have a Dell Latitude e55 30 I
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want to sell it so I want to sell it so
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I want to remove any positive hold on a
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second I mean I have a new set up here
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so I have to all right I have a Dell
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Latitude e55 30 I want to sell it so
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want to remove any possible way it links
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to me all right whatever
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how do I factory set it or what you
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recommend I do so with Micro crap
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microchip Micro slop wind blows 10
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operating system there's a future called
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reset this PC and that's basically the
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answer so this is a factory reset this
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isn't a proverbial bull factory reset
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video where you have to jack around
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hitting the I don't know Dells
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are different you know the zero key the
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f8 the special menu the f12 at boot now
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this is if the laptop has window
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Microsoft Windows 10 and it most likely
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does because this is a newer laptop and
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all you do is perform a reset this PC so
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I will go ahead that's the answer that's
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the short answer
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you can leave now if I already have now
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let me give you the instructions on how
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to perform a reset this PC
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now there's two options with a reset
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this PC it has to have Windows 10
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already installed you have to be able to
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log into it and access the desktop the
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so be aware when you perform these tasks
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with you know micro crap microchip
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Microsoft Windows operating system so
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you have two choices one is going to
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wipe everything and then that is the
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answer to this question you're going to
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perform a reset this PC you're gonna use
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the option that wipes everything all of
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your personal data so back it up if you
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need to and also your programs get
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removed and then it's gonna reinstall
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windows 10 I think it reset this PC I
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think it resets it back to when it was
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originally installed but don't quote me
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on that because because of the updates
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they have major updates every six months
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so don't quote me on that but it removes
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everything remembers all the programs it
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removes all your personal data it
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removes everything that's traceable
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trackable logs blah blah blah it just
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reinstalled Windows 10 back I think to
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the the last time it was it was
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installed or when it was installed
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so in order to perform a reset this PC
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what you do is on Windows 10 you you can
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use Cortana or you can left-click the
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Windows 10 icon and then type into
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Cortana
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oh well here's another way to do it you
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can use Cortana to search just go to the
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search tool it's the it's a circle or
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it's all you can change that to just
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have a circle icon the icon for Cortana
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search is actually just the little globe
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it's just a round circle click on that
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type in reset this PC it should search
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and find it select it or another way you
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can get to reset this PC is you would
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click on the Settings gear icon then
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choose update and security so you go
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into update and security then choose
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recovery then you're going to select
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reset this PC and then you're gonna
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click on get started and choose an
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option I have I have better instructions
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than that but in my blog post click on
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the link in the description box below
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they'll take you to my website a net
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computer's calm I don't watch television
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much but I changed motels or hotels and
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I just happen to have the TV on because
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of my activism and I was gonna there was
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a shooting at a military base and I was
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gonna cover that and oh oh wait YouTube
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censored me off my activism channel
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because I used to talk about subjects
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like that anyways I had the TV on and
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just television is so stupid the
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movies are stupid
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it's just anyways
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I have these other instructions let me
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go over I don't want to make this video
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too long so that that's the answer right
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there if you want to reinstall windows
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10 quote-unquote factory said it's
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basically it really - to me is like a
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factory set it's supposed to reinstall
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windows 10 back to when you first used
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it you bought the brand new deli 5530
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used it for a while your pornography or
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ashleymadison.com or whatever the
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goddamn you Americans get into well if
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you want to reset let's say you want to
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sell the computer or you want to give it
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to a way to your daughter or your son or
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I don't know whoever your wife I mean
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your mistress
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I mean well isn't that what you
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Americans perpetrate you cheat
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on each other all day the divorce rate
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is way over 50%
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you know anyways you just don't want any
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traces that you've used the laptop so
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reset this PC it's it's a different way
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in my opinion well it really depends on
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Dale has a pretty good you know factory
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set but it doesn't always work and reset
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this PC is pretty decent actually and I
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usually don't get Microsoft that many
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you know positive vibes I need to quit
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looking at that dumb television all
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right let me see how long
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and look at let me look at my encoder
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all right I'm at the 6 minute mark seven
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minute mark that's not bad there's
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another option so I this is over time I
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already gave you the answer if you want
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to restore it to factory you can perform
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a reset this PC and IR to give you the
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instructions however I will have written
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instructions in text format and you
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would click on the link in the
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description box below that'll take you
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to my blog post and it appears calm so
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that you can peruse on your own accord
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in the abstract instructions on how to
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perform a reset this PC so it'll wipe
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everything now remember what's reset
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this PC you have two options so you need
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whenever you around with computers
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you need to become aware especially like
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system restore and reset this PC you
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know I'm saying I gave you the
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instructions that will wipe everything
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so be aware that now I will there's
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another option when you go through the
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reset this PC it'll ask you do you want
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to wipe everything or do you want to
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keep your personal data now Bo both
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options removes all your programs so you
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need to come or that - it's not a system
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restore a system restore keeps all your
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programs except for the most recent ones
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except for the ones that have been
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installed since you restored but it
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keeps everything else program wise reset
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this PC I don't know why it is it always
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removes all your programs now there is
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an option that it will keep your
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personal data so I don't know why
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Microsoft designs it that way that in my
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opinion they should have a third option
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where it would keep all your programs
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well but what you're doing is you're
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resetting the computer so I kind of
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understand that it's just a way to wipe
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and go back now quickly let me see I had
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better instructions I have two computers
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here
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oh wrong computer reset this PC
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this is overtime this is like bonus
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ii reset this PC
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yeah did I include it I should have
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maybe I did not my might if I get around
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to I haven't written a blog post yet I
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did I did
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search the keyword for this video and I
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and I'm live-streaming I tried to
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livestream now it saves me a lot of time
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I just live streaming I don't give a
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if anybody shows up actually I
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don't want anybody to show up because
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I'll just get distracted so I don't give
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a if anybody shows up or not but
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when you livestream it automatically
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archives your videos it takes a while
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even these shorter videos yeah YouTube's
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kind of slow and I'm using MKV video
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what do they call it video whatever
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whatever that could be it but I don't
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get warnings about anyways you don't
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need to know that about that crap I
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don't have the other lengthier
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instructions let me let me look real
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quick I thought I had the real lengthy
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ones where where I described where you
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have two choices
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well you will have two options one will
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allow you to keep all your personal data
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but your applications will get removed
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the section option will remove all your
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personal data and applications yeah I
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guess I kind of included it but
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well you can also type in system reset I
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think if you go to a run box in Windows
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10 and type in system reset no spaces
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all one word system and then the you
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know system reset the two words combined
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no spaces in between no nothing like
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that
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and I think it'll open it up also you do
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know that in Windows here's a bonus tip
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in wenton with Microsoft for a long time
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maybe all the way back to when there's
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95 or I would say at least Windows 2000
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maybe I don't where if you know the
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executable you can actually open a run
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box and you can actually run the Act the
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just type in the exact command that is
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the executable you know see even
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Microsoft is dumb down it's very dumbed
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down well click on the gear and then
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click on the gear icon and then click on
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update and security well if you know the
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commands and there's a certain folder
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where they're all they're all at and it
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just lists all of the diak dot exe all
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the executables you can I think you can
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even open up control panel if you know
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the exact executable that could be in
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case the GUI up or wind blows 10
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is terrible Windows 10 is garbage
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nothing's changed and up up to any
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update could just take it out to the
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point where oh yeah quite often your the
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Windows 10 menu doesn't work or the
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desktop icon icons don't work you and
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then the Windows 10 doesn't you can't
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open a run box you can't open the search
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box you're pretty much but if you
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know if but you could there's another
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way to open up task manager and then you
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would click in there and and then well
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then type it in then that has a run box
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in there and then you trust me I had to
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do that once before or I had to help
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somebody do it
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anything else about I think that's it
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man that that's one way that you can I
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don't have any other detail instructions
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for reset this PC
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yeah
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ah
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interesting
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all right this video is already lengthy
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enough I'm getting close to 15 minute
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mark now alright so that is how you can
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perform a doe what is it
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II what it was a Dell Latitude II 5530
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factory restore it's not technically
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using the Dell tool but it is a way to
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factory restore it and I gave you
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instructions on how to reset all the
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personal data gets wiped all the
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applications gets wiped in case you want
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to give it to your mistress
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I mean your wife and Isis of your usage
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on the computer adios
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