I have a laptop running Windows 10 which has become noticeably clogged up (storage) and I don't want to go and delete all the unnecessary stuff or use software. I just want to know if resetting it will harm it in any way or make it slower. I ask because I have had 2 other laptops in the past reset to factory (what I want to do) and the fan gets significantly louder and hotter. This laptop is better than them both and is a completely different laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 510) the previous were pretty bad (HP Pavilion G6 and ASUS K53E) I do not want my fan to get louder or hotter. I did also notice that the battery wore out faster after I resetted the other ones about twice. I have never performed a factory reset on my new laptop though I have upgraded the OS but not properly. It came with Windows 10 Home and I upgraded to Pro. Will factory resetting harm the laptop in any way? It runs on an Intel Core i3 (6th generation) with 4GB DDR4 RAM and a 1TB Hard Drive
Will factory resetting a laptop affect the fan? DO NOT TELL ME WHAT RESETTING IS Please
If you reset, you may well end up with default software device drivers. Some of those will not be tuned for your particular device. It will be easy to download the necessary drivers for your hardware from your hardware manufacturer.
The fans will probably run loud while the factory reset is in progress because re-installing an OS is pretty resource intensive. But, once the system is re-installed, the fans should go down.
Just make sure to fully update Windows and install the latest drivers to ensure that it works correctly.
If possible, take out the battery, plug the laptop to power and do the restore that way. AFAIK, system resets shouldn't affect the battery.
A "factory reset" should not affect fan performance.
However: it's possible that some "post-factory" update contains an update for your chipset drivers. These could affect fan operation.
If you do the "factory restore", re-install all updates before evaluating fan operation.
Fans are only rated for one install per Microsoft's EULA. You'll need to purchase another license to continue using the fan or else face damaging your CPU.