iPhone XR forgot screen passcode screen lock pin how to reset to factory setting with a Windows PC

1. First charge your iPhone to full

2. Get the USB cable for iPhone ready

3. Install "Apple Devices" app on Windows 10/11 PC, and run it

4. Turn off your iPhone: Press and hold both the side button and the Volume down button until the power off slider appears.

5. Connect one end of USB cable to computer

6. Press and hold the side button of phone and at the same time immediately connect the other end of USB cable to phone,

keep holding the side button until the image of a computer and cable appears.

(iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and later, including iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation) use the side button.

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus use the Volume down button. iPhone SE (1st generation), and iPhone 6s and earlier use the Home button. )

7. Choose "Restore and Update" on computer when you see the option to Restore or Update. Your computer downloads software for your iPhone and begins the restore process.

8. If the download takes more than 15 minutes and your device exits the recovery mode screen, let the download finish by: right click

computer task bar, select task manager, select more details, check the Apple Devices app network bandwidth usage becomes 0, then

turn off your iPhone and start again.

9. Wait for the process to finish. When the process finishes, your device will restart and show a setup screen.

10. Disconnect your iPhone from the computer, then set up and use your iPhone.