How to Reset or Powerwash Your Chromebook

Factory reset your Chromebook

1. Sign out of your Chromebook.
2. Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r.
3. Select Restart.
4. In the box that appears, select Powerwash. Continue.
5. Follow the steps that appear and sign in with your Google Account. ...
6. Once you've reset your Chromebook:

1. What happens if I powerwash my Chromebook?
2. How do you power wash a managed Chromebook?
3. How do I factory reset my Chromebook without logging in?
4. How do I clean up my Chromebook?
5. What does a hard reset do on Chromebook?
6. How secure is chromebook PowerWash?
7. How can I reset a managed Chromebook back to factory?
8. Can you factory reset a managed Chromebook?
9. How do you bypass the administrator on a Chromebook?
10. How do I do a factory reset?
11. How do I get rid of login on my Chromebook?

What happens if I powerwash my Chromebook?

A Powerwash factory reset erases all the information on your Chromebook's hard drive, including your settings, apps, and files. ... Before performing the reset, back up your files on Google Drive or an external hard drive.

How do you power wash a managed Chromebook?

How to: How to Powerwash a Managed Chromebook

1. Step 1: Push Escape + Refresh + Power. Push Escape + Refresh + Power on the keyboard.
2. Step 2: Push Control + D. Push Control + D on the Keyboard.
3. Step 3: Follow the prompts on screen. Follow the prompts on the screen and your device will be reset.

How do I factory reset my Chromebook without logging in?

Factory Reset Chromebook Without Password

Restart your device and on the login screen, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R keys at once. 2. A Reset window will instantly open up. Click on “Powerwash” and then select “Reset”.

How do I clean up my Chromebook?

If your Chromebook is slow or running out of disk space, try the following fixes to free up space:

1. Delete files you don't need from your Chromebook. ...
2. Clear your browsing data and download history.
3. Uninstall apps you're not using. ...
4. Remove any extra user accounts from your Chromebook.

What does a hard reset do on Chromebook?

To fix some Chromebook problems, you might need to reset your Chromebook hardware, also called a hard reset. Try a hard reset only after other ways to fix the problem have failed. It will restart your Chromebook hardware (like your keyboard and touchpad), and might delete some files in your Downloads folder.

How secure is chromebook PowerWash?

The multiple pass wipes are a thing of a past, as they don't really work on SSDs. However, the power wash is secure because your data has been encrypted on a Chromebook. Inexperienced accounts are assumed to be spam.

How can I reset a managed Chromebook back to factory?

Factory reset your Chromebook

1. Sign out of your Chromebook.
2. Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r.
3. Select Restart.
4. In the box that appears, select Powerwash. Continue.
5. Follow the steps that appear and sign in with your Google Account. ...
6. Once you've reset your Chromebook:

Can you factory reset a managed Chromebook?

Reset and Wipe a Managed Chromebook to Factory Settings and Re-enroll it. To manage a Chrome device in your domain, you must enroll it before any user signs in to it. ... When you reset your Chromebook to factory settings, all data on the hard drive will be erased.

How do you bypass the administrator on a Chromebook?

Open your Chromebook and press the power button for 30 seconds. This should bypass the admin block.

How do I do a factory reset?

Factory reset: Step by step

1. Open up your settings.
2. Go to System > Advanced > Reset Options > Erase All Data (Factory Reset) > Reset Phone.
3. You may need to enter a password or PIN.
4. Finally, tap Erase Everything.

How do I get rid of login on my Chromebook?

Remove an account from a Chromebook

1. On the Chromebook sign-in screen, select the profile you want to remove.
2. Next to the profile name, select the Down arrow .
3. Select Remove this user.
4. In the box that appears, select Remove this user.