Want to permanently wipe data from a hard drive or solid-state drive? Here's how to use the HP Disk Sanitizer or Secure Erase on Windows PC.

Got an old laptop laying around? By selling it or donating it to someone, you can clear up space in your home, maybe earn a little cash, and extend its useful life, delaying the inevitable one-wa ...

You can factory reset an HP laptop using Windows Settings or Windows Recovery to revert the laptop to its original state.

Mac or PC — you need to completely erase your personal data from your device before passing it off.

The simplest way to do that is with a factory reset, which wipes your data from the hard drive and returns the computer to its original settings. With a Chromebook, a Mac, or a Windows PC, it ...