Manual

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestorethestoragedrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage107
.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfroma
rescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalstoragedrive,adisc,a
USBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.
Youmustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdeviceinthestartupdevice
sequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarilyorpermanently
changethestartupdevicesequence,see“Startupmenu”onpage79
.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem
TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.
ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage113.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
Note:IfSettingsisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllappsandfindSettingsintheshownlist.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
Note:IfSettingsisnotdisplayedontheStartmenu,clickAllappsandfindSettingsintheshownlist.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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