What if your tech device or computer is lost or stolen? You can wipe your devices remotely, but you do need to set up the capability ahead of time.

Want to permanently wipe data from a hard drive or solid-state drive? Here's how to use the HP Disk Sanitizer or Secure Erase on Windows PC.

Before we go about actually wiping any data from the laptop itself, it’s important to first disconnect and deactivate any and all of your linked accounts, online services, and cloud-synced data.