Is your Chromebook not function at optimum and you want to reset it without knowing how? May be, you want to sell the Chromebook and you are trying to reset to factory settings before going ahead? Here, we have two different ways you can use to reset your Chromebook. This will be a very detailed guide and we will take it from the scratch, so you can easily follow.
Chromebooks are wonderfully simple devices to use. There’s very little room for clutter, and that’s one of their big advantages over most other laptops. Inspite of this, you could still have need to reset it. Maybe you’ve got troublesome cookies, favourites and settings that just aren’t working for you, or maybe you’ve inherited a Chromebook that you want to make your own. Which ever reason, stay with us to guide you through.
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How To Reset Your Chromebook
We earlier said there are two ways you can do this. Let’s show you these two different ways right now!
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How to reset Chromebook using shortcut keys
- Sign out of your Chromebook.
- Press and hold Ctrl > Alt > Shift > r simultaneously.
- Click Restart.
- A dialogue box will appear. Click Reset.
- Sign in with your Google account.
- Follow the steps for setting up a new Chromebook.
- Make sure whatever problem led you to reset your Chromebook has been resolved.
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How to reset Chromebook in Settings
If you don’t want to use the shortcut keys, here is how to use the settings for the same purpose. Before that, please, make sure to sync your settings to your Google account and back up any important files to Google Drive before you reset Chromebook.
- Click the area in the bottom-right corner
- Click the cog next to Lock to go into Settings.
- Next, click the hamburger menu icon on the top left.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Reset settings.
- Then, click Powerwash.
- A dialogue box will appear. Click Restart.
- Sign in with your Google Account.
- Follow the steps for setting up a new Chromebook.
- Make sure whatever problem led you to reset your Chromebook has been resolved.
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Before Resetting Your Chromebook
Before you go ahead with this, make sure you back up anything you don’t want to lose. The reset will wipe your hard drive, including your settings, apps, and files. So before resetting, sync your settings to your Google account and back up any important files to Google Drive. That is, if you want to keep any of those.
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