How to Format a Calculator

• If the computer’s original operating system was Windows 8 instead of Windows 8.1, formatting and reinstalling will return the device to Windows 8. ^[2] However, Don’t worry – you still have a chance to upgrade your computer to Windows 8.1 for free right after you install it.

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. This is the gear icon on the Charms menu.

• If you still use your computer and don’t worry about others accessing your deleted files, you can click Just remove my files. Thus, the drive will not be formatted.
• A more thorough way to wipe the hard drive is to use a third-party data erasing tool like DBAN (Darik’s Boot and Nuke). DBAN and similar tools prevent other people from finding pieces of deleted files, so this is a useful option if you want to sell or give away to your computer. Just make sure you have recovery media so you can reinstall Windows right after. Learn how to erase a hard drive for more details.

• If you’re using a laptop, make sure you’ve connected the device to a power source so that formatting is not interrupted.
• After the computer formatting process is complete, the computer will restart and proceed to reinstall Windows. Follow the on-screen instructions if you want.

• You can release your hands from the keys when you see the Apple logo or the start screen.

• Name: Enter a name to identify the hard drive.
• Format: Leave your internal hard drive’s default format as APFS unless you have a specific reason not to. ^[4]
• Scheme: Select Choose GUID Partition Map

• If your computer has multiple hard drives, you can format them now using Disk Utility.