Reset Windows 8 to initial startup

[atomicskylark]

Hello

I bought a windows 8 laptop and I turned it on and put in location, language, keyboard etc.. and went through the initial setup to get to the desktop.

However I want to return the laptop but I want it to seem like I've never turned it on, is there anyway I can reset it so that it presents the next person to turn it on with the initial welcome to windows 8 setup your username and computer name and network etc page.

Lenovo laptops come with their own apps on the desktop so is there anyway I can keep them there?

Thanks!

 

[Ketchup]

Creating a new user account should do the trick.

 

[atomicskylark]

But how would that make it look like it did the first time I turned it on? For instance when I initially pressed the on button it loaded up the finalise windows 8 setup and I had to make a microsoft account, put in language and keyboard settings etc and choose a computer name, username and connect to the wifi?

Would this creating a new user reset the laptop to that state?

 

[Ketchup]

But how would that make it look like it did the first time I turned it on? For instance when I initially pressed the on button it loaded up the finalise windows 8 setup and I had to make a microsoft account, put in language and keyboard settings etc and choose a computer name, username and connect to the wifi?

Would this creating a new user reset the laptop to that state?

Then do a factory restore if the computer supports it. You didn't give any indication of what the computer is, but many manufacturers offer this.

 

[Mushkins]

You'd either have to use the restore partition to do a factory restore, or reinstall windows 8 with the supplied recovery media.

If you're returning it to a retailer, they frankly don't care that you set it up. It's gonna get sent back to a refurb center and be wiped/reinstalled anyway before it can be resold as refurbished.

If you're trying to restore it to factory defaults to make it look like you never used it/opened it to circumvent a return policy, well, shame on you.

 

[atomicskylark]

It's a Lenovo Y510p laptop that comes preinstalled with some Lenovo bloatware but I'd rather it didn't remove those apps if I did some kind of factory restore.

I'm really not familiar with Windows 8 as if this is the first device I've owned that runs it so not sure how to proceed. I know there's the built in Windows 8 Refresh or Reset functions but I'm not sure which one I'd need?

 

[Bubbaleone]

See page 24 of the Y510p User Guide on how to restore the original Lenovo Windows 8 factory image (bloatware included).

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