Manual
1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe
on-screeninstructionstorefreshyourcomputer.
•Resettingyourcomputer
Whenyouusetherecoveryprogramtoresetyourcomputer,allthedatastoredontheharddiskdrivewill
bedeletedandthecomputerwillberestoredtothefactorydefaultsettings.
Attention:Toavoiddataloss,backupyourdatainadvance.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.Thenfollowthe
on-screeninstructionstorefreshyourcomputer.
Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallthedrivers
forsomedevices.
•Advancedstartupoptions
Advancedstartupoptionsenableyoutostartupfromanexternaldriveordisc,changeyourcomputer
settings,changethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,orrestoretheWindowsoperating
systemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoption,dothefollowing:
1.Movethecursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.Then
followtheon-screeninstructionstochangethesettingsasdesired.
Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourcomputer,refertotheonlinehelp
informationsystemoftheWindows8operatingsystem.
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