User's Guide

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Chapter8.Recoveryinformation
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheWindowsrecoverysolutionsontheWindows10operating
system.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Theitemsinthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)mightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettingsUpdate&securityRecovery.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Theadvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutodothefollowing:
Changethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer
ChangethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem
Startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice
RestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:Theitemsinthegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)mightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenu,andthenclickSettingsUpdate&securityRecovery.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnowTroubleshootAdvancedoptions.
3.Selectastartupoptionyouwant,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeroperatesindependentlyfromtheWindows10
operatingsystem.ItenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows10operating
systemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheon-screeninstructions.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive
YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.Withtherecovery
USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprograms
aredamaged.
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