Windows 7 How to factory reset Windows 7 without a CD or factory restore point

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I'm clearing out some old PCs that are running OEM Windows 7 licenses. However, I do not have the previous installation disks and there is not a factory restore point in the list of the system restores. When I go to try to reset windows in backups and restore it only lets me choose disk or restore point, no factory reset settings.I'm just trying get a clean slate on the hard drive and fresh install with none of the info on it. Outside of upgrading the system to windows 10 which is more user friendly, I'm at a loss, and even then I'd be saddling a machine that can barely run Windows 10 with no

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