User guide

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Getting Started
Refresh or Reset your PC
❖ During the Refresh or Reset process your computer
must be connected to an external power source via
the AC adaptor.
❖ When you Refresh your system, only the operating
system files and drivers originally shipped with the
computer may be restored. Any files that you created
may not be restored during this process. Be sure to
separately save the files you have created to external
media using Windows
®
or another backup program.
For more information, see “Backing up your work” on
page 56.
Refresh your PC (with user’s data)
Using “Refresh your PC” recovers your Windows
®
installation to an earlier state while attempting to keep
your data and apps you installed from the Windows
®
Store. Your PC settings and any Desktop Applications
installed from media or websites will be deleted. Toshiba
does not guarantee that your data will not be deleted
during the Refresh process. Please make a back up of
your data to external media before executing this
process. For more information, see “Backing up your
work” on page 56.
During the recovery process your computer must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
You can recover the factory default software (refresh your
PC), while the computer will attempt to back up your data
using the utilities stored on your computer’s internal storage
drive:
Reset your PC This option allows you to remove all data from your
system and reinstall Windows
®
.
See “Reset your PC” on page 45.
Recovery option Description
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