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Hi I'm facing issues with my Laptop.Defender is not working and Laptop has become slowed down inspite of the fact that only Microsoft Teams and Avast are installed. So should I reset my Laptop? How long will it take with Remove Everything option. How long will it take? Will it get stucked?(Windows 10 Home)
Laptop Specs:-
HP 15s-gr0006au
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Is it safe to reset in my case??
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I don't call installing Windows on a fresh new drive a clean-install. JMO.
Yes, you can delete it and use the HDD as a secondary storage device providing more storage space for the laptop.
As VM @DonVarnau said, please be patient, we all live in different time zones, so our replies will be delayed. (OT: I think I said this twice or thrice.)
Sure but if I clean install/reset in future then all the issues will be gone,no?(including Windows Defender issue)
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Not all of them. A clean-install can't fix hardware issues. There's nothing much to worry other than hope that it'll be fixed after reinstallation.
