Soldato
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I'm contemplating selling one or two laptops and wondering how best to ensure:
1) Laptop is fully functional (i.e. Windows installed), but with no username / password.
2) No data can be recovered from the SSD / HDD.
With regards to Windows installs, I'm fairly familiar with the process, as I like to do fresh installs from time to time, however, I'm wondering how best to supply a "user-neutral" interface to a potential Windows newbie (i.e. the purchaser).
Maybe set up a generic "user" and "password123" account?
With regards to wiping the SSD / HDD, I'm aware of software that can do zero-fills, but doesn't this take a LONG time? Is there a quick way of securely wiping data so that it can't be recovered?
Any advice on these appreciated!
1) Laptop is fully functional (i.e. Windows installed), but with no username / password.
2) No data can be recovered from the SSD / HDD.
With regards to Windows installs, I'm fairly familiar with the process, as I like to do fresh installs from time to time, however, I'm wondering how best to supply a "user-neutral" interface to a potential Windows newbie (i.e. the purchaser).
Maybe set up a generic "user" and "password123" account?
With regards to wiping the SSD / HDD, I'm aware of software that can do zero-fills, but doesn't this take a LONG time? Is there a quick way of securely wiping data so that it can't be recovered?
Any advice on these appreciated!