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  2. Factory reset - Wikipedia

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    Computer factory resets will restore the computer to the computer's original operating system and delete all of the user data stored on the computer. Microsoft's Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11, and Apple's macOS have options for this. [citation needed] On Android devices, there is a factory data reset option in Settings that will appear ...

  3. List of features removed in Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    Taskbar. The following taskbar features are no longer available as of Windows 11: Support for moving the taskbar to the top, left, or right of the screen [7] Support for changing the size of the taskbar or its icons. "Time" is not displayed in the calendar when clicking on the "Date/Time" on taskbar. Scheduled events are not displayed in the ...

  4. System Restore - Wikipedia

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    System Restore is a feature in Microsoft Windows that allows the user to revert their computer's state (including system files, installed applications, Windows Registry, and system settings) to that of a previous point in time, which can be used to recover from system malfunctions or other problems. First included in Windows Me, it has been ...

  5. How to clean and organize your PC - Engadget

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    Once you have those in hand, spray the water onto a clean cloth and wipe down your computer's display before moving to the mouse and keyboard. You want to start with your screen to avoid ...

  6. How and when to upgrade to Windows 11 - Engadget

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    The company expects to offer the upgrade to all eligible Windows 10 devices by mid-2022. Windows Update is Microsoft's suggested Windows 11 upgrade method, and likely the easiest one for most ...

  7. Windows thumbnail cache - Wikipedia

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    Purpose. Windows stores thumbnails of graphics files, and certain document and movie files, in the Thumbnail Cache file, including the following formats: JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF, AVI, PDF, PPTX, DOCX, HTML, and many others. Its purpose is to prevent intensive disk I/O, CPU processing, and load times when a folder that contains a large number ...

  8. Hardware reset - Wikipedia

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    Hardware reset. A hardware reset or hard reset of a computer system is a hardware operation that re-initializes the core hardware components of the system, thus ending all current software operations in the system. This is typically, but not always, followed by booting of the system into firmware that re-initializes the rest of the system, and ...

  9. Features new to Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    With Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the Windows Sidebar to host Microsoft Gadgets that displayed details such as feeds and sports scores; the gadgets could optionally be placed on the Windows desktop. With Windows 7, gadgets can still be placed on the Windows desktop, but the Windows Sidebar itself has been removed, and the platform has ...