How to hard reset an Xbox One. Hold the power button on the front of the console down for 10 seconds, releasing it only after the device shuts down. Disconnect the power cable and wait for an ...

Your Xbox console stores all of your personal information and gaming information. If you wish to delete all of them before selling the console or giving it away, here's the easiest way to do it.

If you have landed on this page, then it’s most likely your Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One is stuck on the Preparing console screen when you tried to reset the console to factory defaults.This post ...

Turn off the Xbox One console and unplug the power cable from the Xbox and wall outlet. Wait for 10 seconds to allow the PSU to reset. Afterwards, connect the power cable to the wall outlet but ...

UPDATE 7/3/25: Microsoft has fixed the issue that reset some Xbox Insider consoles back to factory settings, ... "This one actually factory reset my Series X," another user wrote.