Factory reset Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
How to reset or restore a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
If your Microsoft Lumia 950 XL smartphone is running very slowly, hanging, you want to bypass the screen lock, or you have a full memory and want to erase everything, or you want to sell or give it away and want to ensure that nobody can access your files and passwords, you can do a factory reset to restore it to its original state like the first day.
Keep in mind that a reset or return to the factory state on a mobile deletes all its content, so make a backup of your data before doing it if you don't want to lose everything.
We advise you to consult the following article before restoring the %s: What to do before selling an iPhone.
There are two ways to do a reset on a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL from the settings of the mobile itself or by performing a hard reset.
Restore Microsoft Lumia 950 XL using the “Settings” menu
If you want to make a reset to return to the factory settings a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL through phone settings you have to follow these simple steps:
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
1- First step: Swipe the home screen of your Microsoft Lumia 950 XL toward the left.
2- Second step: Go to “Settings”.
3- Third step: Search and access the option “Information”.
4- Fourth step: Press the “Reset phone” option.
5- Fifth step: Click “Yes” when you are asked to confirm if you want to reset the phone.
6- Sixth step: Press “Yes” again to start the process. Your device Lumia 950 XL from Microsoft it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Microsoft Windows 10.
Restore Microsoft Lumia 950 XL through a hard reset
If you want to make a hard reset to return to the factory settings a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL you have to follow these simple steps:
1- Turn off your Microsoft Lumia 950 XL.
2- Press the power button and the moment the phone vibrates press and hold the volume down button until an exclamation appears on the screen.
3- While the exclamation appears on the screen, press volume up, volume down, power button and volume down.
4- Your device Lumia 950 XL from Microsoft it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Microsoft Windows Phone.
About the device:
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm (5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in), a weight of 165 grams, , a screen resolution of 5.7 inches (~74.3% screen-to-body ratio).
It has a processor Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57), a graphics card Adreno 430, a RAM memory 3 GB RAM and an internal memory of 32 GB.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL comes from the factory with the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system.
