The switches will always show as a stack member. A standalone unit from the factory will show as Master unit 1 in it's own stack. This is by design and does not mean that the switch is not reseting to factory default.
I have two Dell M8024-k switches and they are driving me absolutely crazy. I recently placed them both in a stack for testing purposes (they're not in production). Now I want to just reset them to factory defaults as I've decided against using the stack. Here's what I did: Now what's happening is both switches are showing as Master, and when they boot up they go into their own individual stack, albeit in stand-alone mode. So, Switch A is Master of Stack A in stand-alone mode. Switch B is Master of Stack B in stand-alone mode. Is this by design? Is their no way to completely remove the stack configuration from the switches and start from scratch?
M8024-K blade switch - won't factory reset