So, you want a fresh start. Maybe you're sick of the way your iPhone is set up, or you're sick of being confronted with the realities of the past four years every time you unlock your home screen.

Sony's PlayStation 5 and its variants, like the recently released PlayStation 5 Slim and the new, upgraded PlayStation 5 Pro, are remarkable pieces of hardware. While you might not think of your sleek ...

For mobile users, knowing how to wipe and take an Android device back to its factory default settings can be an essential skill. Not least of all because, as with any piece of software, Android isn’t ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Whether you've run into technical glitches on your phone, or you've sold it and want to make sure the new owner can't access your data, a factory ...

Always reset your Mac before selling or passing it along to a friend. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Selling your old Mac or passing it to a friend or family member? It is always a good idea to ...

After you’ve been using the same phone for many months, or many years, it can start to feel slow, sluggish and even start to act up. A quick way to fix this is to do a soft reset, or even restoring to ...

You can reset an iPad to its factory settings if you're experiencing significant problems with it or are planning to sell it or give it away. You can restart your iPad with the push of a few button ...

If you need to hand the Apple Vision Pro to a new owner, or want to start again from scratch, you can quickly wipe the headset and get it back to how you first received it. Here's how to factory reset ...

Here's how to quickly reset your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD back to factory settings. Whether you’re looking to give your Apple TV away, recycle it, or simply trying to solve a technical glitch, ...

You bought a smartphone so it could become your external brain, filled with all the phone numbers, links, contacts, and data you don’t really want–or need–to keep in your head. So why would you want ...

Performing a hard reset on your Wear OS 3 smartwatch allows you to easily start from a blank slate once again, with the watch returning to its original factory settings. Even better is the fact it’s ...