Just like any internet-enabled device, the Amazon Fire TV Stick will encounter issues and bugs. Whether you have issues with navigating through menus or the Amazon Fire TV Stick’s performance is low or you are running out of storage or you just want to sell off your Fire TV Stick, the need to factory reset your streaming device will arise. Whichever reason you hold at heart, this guide will detail for you a step-by-step guide on how to factory reset your Amazon Fire TV Stick.
1. Turn on your Amazon Firestick and get to the home screen.
2. Find and select the Settings option (gear icon). Alternatively, you can hold down your remote’s Back button and Right button at the same time for ten seconds to open a screen where you can either continue the reset process or cancel it.
3. Scroll down and select My Fire TV. On some Firesticks, you might see Device or System instead of My Fire TV.
4. Scroll to Reset to Factory Defaults and select it. You will be urged to confirm if you want to reset your Fire TV, if you want to proceed click “Reset.”
5. On the next page you will be reminded that resetting your Fire TV to factory settings will erase all data. If you are okay with that confirm that you want to reset the system. As soon as you have confirmed the reset activity, the reset process will commence.
6. Hereafter the Fire TV Stick will be powered off and shortly after then, it will reboot back on. This process might take a while. Once the reboot process is complete, you will have to set up your Fire TV Stick. If you are planning to sell off or give out the device, you will skip the next step. However, if you plan on using your Fire TV Stick continue on with the setup process. First, you will be prompted to connect your remote, set the default language, connect to your Wifi network, update your Fire Stick and sign in to your account. Kudos! you have managed to reset and set up your Fire TV stick.