There may come a time when you need to reset your computer. Perhaps it isn’t working properly and you’ve tried all the standard troubleshooting steps, or maybe you’re just starting fresh and want to wipe everything off the hard drive. No matter the reason, resetting your computer is a fairly simple process.

The first thing you’ll need to do is back up any important files that you don’t want to lose. Once you’ve done that, you can start the reset process. On a Windows computer, this can be done by clicking on the Start button, then going to Settings Update …