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3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenu.TapSettingsUpdate&securityRecovery.
Note:SettingsmightnotbedisplayedintheStartmenu.Inthiscase,tapAllappstofindSettings.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnowTroubleshootAdvancedoptions.
3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemiftheWindows10operatingsystem
failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryappsonyourtabletarecapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows10
operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows10
operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive
YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryapps.Withtherecovery
USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryappsare
damaged.
CreatingarecoveryUSBdrive
TheUSBdrivethatyouusetocreatetherecoveryUSBdrivemustbeatleast16GBofstorage.Theactual
USBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:ThecreationprocessdeletesanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.
1.ConnectaproperUSBdrive(atleast16GBofstorage).
2.Typerecoveryinthesearchboxonthetaskbar.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.
3.TapYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorapptostart.
4.IntheRecoveryDrivewindow,followtheon-screeninstructionstocreatearecoveryUSBdrive.
UsingtherecoveryUSBdrive
Ifyoucannotstartyourtablet,referto“Frequentlyaskedquestions”onpage39.Ifyoustillcannotstartyour
tablet,usetherecoveryUSBdrivetorecoveryourtablet.
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