How am I best sorting my Windows 11 laptop ready to sell?

[JamesUK]

Hi, I have a Dell G5 5500 laptop that I am selling, as I recently got a new one.

In the time I had my Dell laptop, I have upgraded the SSD, so in the process, don't have the recovery image etc
I was wanting to do a clean install and have the setup at the point where the person can put their name etc in, what they want to call their profile, like it would be when you just get one new.

But that is where I feel a bit stuck, because I don't have the Dell recovery image now, none of the build in Dell software would be then included if I do it that way.

During a fresh installation of Windows 11, how do I know when I am at a point where it can stop the installation, so when the person gets it, they just finalise it to their liking?

Would you, just not bother with the Dell built in software, and sell it as I have mentioned above?

Regards
James

 

[JamesUK]

Thanks guys, I have reinstalled windows 11 on it now, just to make sure, i turned it off at the point after it installed, it then asked me to set my country.
This is the right point to turn it off isn't it ready to sell?

 

[JamesUK]

Hi, sorry to bring this topic back.
I am just in the process of about selling my laptop, I done the above, which i thought would work fine (reinstalling Windows 11 on a blank drive) and pressing the power button until the laptop turns off at the point it asks to select country and region)
I tried turning it on before just to make sure it started back at that point, so when the person gets it, it will feel like they have just got it fresh.
And i was greeted with a recovery screen saying it looks like windows hasn't loaded correctly.

And then 2 options, either advanced repair options or restart pc. i have been testing this and if i go to restart pc, it then does go back to the set region screen, which is good.

I have tried this now a few times, and for a few times it then did go back to the set region screen, but every couple of times, it would go back to this recovery screen.

I really want this to just get to the person and know it will start at the correct screen, so they don't have to contact me and say its not working correctly if they are a total novice.

Does anyone know why it might be doing this?

James