Sometimes, when your computer is plagued by frequent errors and freezes, you have no other options left but to reset it to factory defaults. Reinstalling or resetting the computer's operating system can fix many different bugs and glitches, but it also means that all computer settings are restored to their default – or factory – values. What is worse, it can also remove important files and even all your data. Within a few minutes, I'll show you how to reset a Windows 11 computer safely and without risking your precious personal files. And even if worse comes to worst, you'll know how to recover data lost after an unsuccessful attempt at resetting or reinstalling an operating system or formatting a hard disk.