G'day stewie, Welcome to linux.org
Sounds like you may have acted in haste, and were not impressed with the outcome ?
Just out of curiosity, which Linux Mint did you install ?
Which OS do you intend to put back on your computer ?
Seeing you are going to put a fresh install of Linux on your pc....there is no need to wipe or erase.....Just go about installing the fresh copy in the same manner as you installed the first one.
The Linux installer will take care of anything that is on the hard drive....it will completely erase and wipe it.
If you have anything on that first install that you wish to save/keep, make sure you do that before you install the fresh copy.
A good app to have set up is Timeshift. It is a default app on most Linux distributions. Save the 'snapshots that you take to an external hard drive........then if something goes south, you can simply go back to one of the snapshots when everything worked like a charm.
It is a good idea to take a snapshot as soon as you have installed.
Wine is a sometimes hit, sometimes miss thing. I have next to no experience with it because when I swapped to Linux (6+ years ago), I left windows behind completely.
There are people here who have more than a passing knowledge with Wine....so just post a fresh topic about that.
If you need to partition the new install any further, GParted is a good place to do that. It is a default app....just click on menu and type in Gparted. Have a look around it first to familiarise yourself with it.
Seeing you are going to put a fresh install of Linux on your pc....there is no need to wipe or erase.....Just go about installing the fresh copy in the same manner as you installed the first one.
The Linux installer will take care of anything that is on the hard drive....it will completely erase and wipe it.
If you have anything on that first install that you wish to save/keep, make sure you do that before you install the fresh copy.
A good app to have set up is Timeshift. It is a default app on most Linux distributions. Save the 'snapshots that you take to an external hard drive........then if something goes south, you can simply go back to one of the snapshots when everything worked like a charm.
It is a good idea to take a snapshot as soon as you have installed.
Wine is a sometimes hit, sometimes miss thing. I have next to no experience with it because when I swapped to Linux (6+ years ago), I left windows behind completely.
There are people here who have more than a passing knowledge with Wine....so just post a fresh topic about that.
If you need to partition the new install any further, GParted is a good place to do that. It is a default app....just click on menu and type in Gparted. Have a look around it first to familiarise yourself with it.
You DO NOT need to go back to windows or wipe the computer clean. A fresh Install will wipe the hard drive FOR YOU.Need to know how to get back to windows and wipe this computer clean to start fresh on Linux mint
With the installation USB (or optical disc) of Linux Mint you can 'wipe' the hard drive by formatting it using Gparted which is included in the installation media. Boot the USB, when it loads and is at the desktop find Gparted in the applications menu. Start up Gparted and from there you can erase partitions (or make new ones) and format the drive. This will effectively "erase and wipe" the computer.I completely uninstalled windows and changed my computer to Linux mint GUI . Now I want to just completely erase and wipe my computer . How do I do this ?
Going to try nowWith the installation USB (or optical disc) of Linux Mint you can 'wipe' the hard drive by formatting it using Gparted which is included in the installation media. Boot the USB, when it loads and is at the desktop find Gparted in the applications menu. Start up Gparted and from there you can erase partitions (or make new ones) and format the drive. This will effectively "erase and wipe" the computer.
Secure erase (wipe) is another matter entirely.
With the installation USB (or optical disc) of Linux Mint you can 'wipe' the hard drive by formatting it using Gparted which is included in the installation media. Boot the USB, when it loads and is at the desktop find Gparted in the applications menu. Start up Gparted and from there you can erase partitions (or make new ones) and format the drive. This will effectively "erase and wipe" the computer.
Secure erase (wipe) is another matter entirely.
But how would I open the windows specific application .All cool. Messing up in Linux is quite common.....you are not the first and you sure won't be the last !!
You probably installed the Linux on there by making bootable USB...? (or a bootable DVD ?)
You can use the same USB again......(or make another one on the same USB, if you are changing OS's...same principle applies, no need to wipe the USB)
Plug the USb in and boot the PC to that USB. When it is up and running, (this is called Live mode )....just click the 'Install Linux Mint" icon on the desktop, and it will do its thing just the same as it did before. It will not keep any of the old install
You can always install Windows on a virtual machine under GNU/Linux if you need to have Windows for some specific things that only works on Windows.Ok so my factory key is for windows 8 so I’m a download the iso for Windows then do what I gotta do on windows then go back to Linux . Thanks guys
Now insert installation media - reboot - install operating system. Easy-peasy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯View attachment 8096
Now what lol