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How to factory reset Amazon Firestick [Quick Guide]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Factory resetting your Firestick resolves lagging issues and eliminates bugs. However, it also erases your settings and data.
Therefore, if you are only looking to speed improve the device’s performance, you can try out other options first.
For example, clearing your cache, data, and cookies are recommended steps to take before going ahead to factory reset the Firestick.
If these don’t work, or you want to factory reset the device for other reasons, continue to the next section.
How do I factory reset the Amazon Firestick?
1. Factory reset Firestick with remote
By default, if you don’t click onContinueinstep 4above, the device proceeds with the factory reset on your Firestick.
2. Factory reset Firestick with computer
3. Factory reset Firestick without pin
Note:At the end of the Parental Controls page, ensure to choose your Firestick to apply the parental control settings. Without doing this, the PIN won’t change for theFire TVStick.
4. Factory reset Firestick without remote
You can factory reset Firestick without remote with either a USB mouse or smartphone app acting as the remote. If you have a USB mouse, connect it to your device and continue fromstep 3below.
Otherwise, download theFire TV app on Android. For iOS devices, get it fromthis link. Follow the steps below to use theFire TVapp.
To avoid having to do a factory reset on Firestick, it’s best you limit the number of apps you download onto the device. The more free space, the smoother the Firestick runs, and the fewer errors you incur.
Also, if your Fire TV Stick has an SD card slot, you may want to make use of that when storing data.
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
