ZDNET's key takeaways Soft restart fixes most Roku glitches without erasing your settings.Factory reset wipes everything and ...

Whether you’re planning to upgrade to the new iPhone or are experiencing some problems with your current model, knowing how to restart iOS from scratch is a tool you need in your wheelhouse. If it’s ...

Forgot your iPad passcode? Learn how to reset and erase your iPad without a computer using Apple’s official method.

Resetting an iPad can help in several ways. It can fix software-related issues, clear memory, and storage, and reset the device to its original factory settings. This can be especially useful if the ...

Always remember to do a backup of your data because you may lose it in the process. Speaking of the process, it may take quite a lot of time, so it's better to keep your PC plug-in to charge. N.B.

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 ...

Whether you're ready to sell your Android or you've got to get it repaired, you'll want to see how to restore your phone to its original factory flavor of Android. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt ...

Resetting your Windows PC back to its factory settings may help alleviate many problems, including slow performance, software bugs, or malware issues. However, doing so involves wiping away all ...

You can instruct Windows 8 to restore the computer to its original state from within the operating system itself; you no longer need to boot to a recovery partition ...

Almost 50% of American smartphone users have an iPhone, according to Statista. We are long past the time when phones were used only to make calls. Text messages, photos, videos, music, emails and ...