I would like to sell a Win10 notebook with SSD (foresee ssd).
I want all data and files to be safely deleted and Win10 back up and running.
Of course flatten, so completely reset everything and reissue.
So there are videos on Yt but it is important to format the disk very thoroughly and then make a new clean Win 10 installation
Best reinstall Windows 10 clean. To do this, download the Media Creation Tool from the Microsoft website. So you can create a Windows 10 USB bootstick.
Then just boot the stick. The installer offers the possibility to completely delete the SSD. You do not have to enter the product key, it is permanently integrated in the UEFI / BIOS. After Windows 10 is installed and for the first time just start off.
When the new user turns on the device, he creates a Microsoft account or he logs in with his, if he already has one. Then the activation is carried out automatically, in addition the product key in the UEFI / BIOS is taken over automatically.
SSDs have the command "Seucre Erase" installed. All you need is a program to start this command - if in doubt, just look at the manufacturer for what they can offer for a program
Reinstallation does not prevent data recovery
Reinstallation does not prevent data recovery
Reinstallation does not prevent data recovery
Look here: https://www.chip.de/...44741.html This is Darik's Boot and Nuke, so you can delete a hard drive or SSD completely by being overwritten with zeros. This is available as a bootable stick. After completing this, reinstall Windows 10.
You do not need to tell me that, but it has nothing to do with your Original Response. You just wrote WIndows 10 - and the questioner might think that's enough to make the data unrecoverable.
Also, you should not use DBAN with SSDs, because this places additional load on the memory cells and the memory addresses for individual files are NOT next to each other…
Yes, I said yes format properly
