NOOK User Guide Settings 1832 Tap Device > Disable purchase password protection.3 In the form, type the account password of the Barnes & Noble online account to which yourNOOK is registered, and then tap Submit. If you type your password incorrectly, you can tryagain as many times as needed.Resetting to Factory SettingsYou can reset your NOOK to factory settings. You might want to do this before selling your NOOK,for example.Resetting your NOOK deletes all B&N content from your NOOK. It also deletes allpersonal content from your NOOK’s internal memory. Make sure anything you want tokeep is backed up to your personal computer. Resetting your NOOK to factory settingsdoes not unregister your NOOK. You must unregister your NOOK first.Resetting your NOOK to factory settings:• Deletes B&N content on your NOOK• Deletes personal content in the internal memory• Does not delete personal content on a supplemental microSD card if present. Delete personalcontent using USB or remove the microSD card as appropriate.• Deletes all metadata (for example, bookmarks, highlights, notes, and current reading position)• Deletes information used to unlock DRM-secured content• Resets settings to factory defaults. Wi-Fi hotspots and the owner and device profile are deleted.To reset your NOOK factory settings:Unregister your NOOK as a separate, prior step. Resetting to factory defaults does notdelete content on a supplemental microSD card. Delete content using USB or remove thecard as appropriate.1 On the Home menu, tap settings.2 Unregister your NOOK. Tap Device > Unregister your nook. If the unregistration does notsucceed, make sure you have network connectivity and try again later.3 After the unregistration succeeds, reset your NOOK to factory settings. Tap Device > Reset tofactory settings. Then tap Confirm twice.
