How to Factory Reset a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Accessing Factory Reset Options

• 🖱️ Begin by opening the Start menu and navigating to Settings.
• 💻 From Settings, select System, then locate and click on Recovery options.

Choosing Your Reset Type

• ⚙️ On the 'Reset PC' screen, you have two primary choices: Keep my files (resets settings and apps but keeps personal files) or Remove everything (performs a full reset).
• ☁️ If you choose to remove everything, you can opt to download Windows from the cloud for a fresh copy, which takes longer but ensures a clean installation.
• 💾 Alternatively, you can choose to reinstall Windows from this device if your current files are not corrupted, for a faster reset.

Customizing the Reset

• 📁 Within the 'Change settings' menu, you can toggle options to just remove your files or to completely clean the drive, making data recovery much harder.
• 🔄 You can also select between a cloud reinstall or a local reinstall of Windows.

Initiating and Completing the Reset

• ✅ After making your selections, click Confirm, then Next.
• ⏳ Finally, click Reset and wait for the process to complete. The factory reset will then be finished.