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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="how-do-i-perform-a-powerwash-to-restore-my-chromebook-to-factory-defaults"><em>How do I perform a Powerwash to restore my Chromebook to factory defaults?</em></h2><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":270,"width":480,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Yn-1E5vj1j4\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"Yn-1E5vj1j4","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yn-1E5vj1j4","embedType":"youtube","name":"Chromebooks - Reset to Factory Defaults from the Login Screen","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yn-1E5vj1j4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/Yn-1E5vj1j4" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/Yn-1E5vj1j4 </a> </div><p>Use the following steps to restore the Chrome OS:</p><ol><li>Turn off your Chromebook.</li><li>Press and hold the <strong>Esc</strong> key and <strong>refresh (F3)</strong> key and then press the power button to turn on the Chromebook.</li><li>The Chromebook will boot to Developer Mode. Press <strong>Ctrl</strong> + <strong>D</strong> to turn off OS verification.</li><li>When prompted to turn OS verification off, press <strong>Enter</strong> and the Chromebook will restart.</li><li>At the OS verification is OFF screen, do not press the spacebar. The recovery process will start automatically after approximately 15 seconds.</li><li>The restore process takes about 5 minutes. A progress bar appears at the top of the screen.</li><li>The Chromebook restarts and prompts to re-enable verification. Press the <strong>spacebar</strong>.</li><li>Press <strong>Enter</strong> to confirm that you wish to turn OS verification on.</li><li>OS verification is back on and Chromebook reboots automatically.</li><li>The "Welcome!" screen will be displayed and you can complete the on screen instructions.</li></ol><p>Your Chromebook is now set to factory default settings.</p> </article> </main>
