I bought my wife a Lenovo laptop but she prefers her iPad. I partitioned the 1 TB SSH to 2 500 GB partitions. If I do a factory reset before selling it will the partitioned SSH go back to the 1 TB or do I need to do that manually?
This kinda depends on what kind of Reset you're wanting to do. Simple Windows reset..NO. However depending on how Lenovo is set up a factory Reset might restore the drive to the condition it was in when first turned on. This will depend on a Lenovo utility and a Restore hidden partition still existing.
That was my first thought so I will do a factory reset and if the SSH is still partitioned I will merge the partitions to put it back to the original 1 TB.
I bought my wife a Lenovo laptop but she prefers her iPad. I partitioned the 1 TB SSH to 2 500 GB partitions. If I do a factory reset before selling it will the partitioned SSH go back to the 1 TB or do I need to do that manually?
The OEM factory reset claims to put it back to the way it was, the day it was purchased.
I'd be interested (for science), to know how an OEM factory reset deals with consumer partitioning.
The OEM factory reset claims to put it back to the way it was, the day it was purchased.
I'd be interested (for science), to know how an OEM factory reset deals with consumer partitioning.
I decided to reset the Lenovo laptop to factory settings tonight... Wow Microsoft is getting out of hand. It kept getting me stuck on the "Unlock your Microsoft Experience" There was no way whatsoever that I could see to skip it, it wanted a MS email address. I Goggled this issue and found how to bypass the network setup and MS account. Although it still made me pick who use using the laptop so I picked "User" and had to answer 3 security questions, I select simple answers in case the person who buys this laptop ever needs them.
Ghot,
To answer your question about the partition after reset to factory. It did not change it, I still have the partitions I setup I kept 500Gb for windows and another partition for "Storage" 2 drives.
Not sure if I should try to merge the whole drive as it came or leave it as is and let the new owner deal with it?
after thinking for a minute I am leaving it as is, if the new owner wants it 1 big drive they can figure it out........lol
Lenovo's are unusual in having a reset pinhole on the side. On my wife's laptop this 'NOVO' button was used with the laptop powered off and it would boot into the BIOS settings; there was no key that could be pressed when powering on. If the laptop still has its factory recovery partition, it may offer to restore the disk to original and need a fresh install of Windows. I suggest studying the manual for the model you have.
Let's keep it easy. If you have no personal files on the laptop, you can delete the second partition and expand the Windows partition to take all the space. This is done from Disk Manager. Open a File Explorer window and right-click on the This PC icon. Select Manage from the list to load Computer Management. Wait to load and click on Disk Manager at the left list. Click on the second partition and select to delete it. Right-click on the Windows partition and select Expand. Increase the size to maximum to take all the available space. That's it.
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
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WINDOWS DEFENDER
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Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
I Goggled this issue and found how to bypass the network setup and MS account. Although it still made me pick who use using the laptop so I picked "User" and had to answer 3 security questions, I select simple answers in case the person who buys this laptop ever needs them.
I usually chose Owner a a nicely generic local account name. You'll only be asked to set security questions if there's a password. I leave the password blank and just click 'next', the next owner can set their own password if they wish.
1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
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1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
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50 Mbps
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Edge, Firefox
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Defender
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fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
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Windows 11 Pro
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Laptop
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Dell Latitude E4310
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Intel® Core™ i5-520M
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0T6M8G
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8GB
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(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
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500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
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Defender
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unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine.
