What’s the safest way to completely wipe a Lenovo laptop before selling it?

[Jennifer Aniston]

I’m planning to sell my laptop and want to know how to wipe a lenovo laptop properly so none of my personal files can be recovered. It’s running Windows 11. Should I use the built-in “Reset this PC” option and remove everything, or is there a Lenovo recovery tool that’s better? Also, do I need to manually delete partitions from BIOS, or is that unnecessary? I want to make sure accounts, browser data, and documents are permanently removed before handing it over.

 

[Audrey]

The safest way is to back up data, sign out of accounts, then use Reset this PC in Windows with “Remove everything” and “Fully clean the drive.” For extra security, enable BitLocker before resetting.

 

[Avika]

Yes - some owners claim to have been able to upgrade a Lenovo Legion Pro 5i to 64 GB RAM even though the official descriptions state that the limit is 32 GB. Users on forums have provided comments that 2x32 GB DDR5 sticks can be used without significant problems and Crucial/third party sellers are offering compatible 64GB kits.