Operation Manual
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.
2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.
3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.
4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.
5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8andWindows8.1operating
systems,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem
TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.
ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage72.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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