Gigabyte Q1700C, User Manual

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Windows 8.1 Recovery Guide

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 
key to launch the tool.

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Turn off and restart the laptop.

There are two options for system recovery

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Refresh your PC 

You can refresh your laptop to improve the system stability without losing your 

files.

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 Reset your PC 

If you want to remove all of your files, you can reset your PC completely.

Caution: All personal data and files will be lost.

Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose 

“Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8.1 for files or 

data backup.)

Here are what will happen

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Your files and personalization settings won’t be changed.

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Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings.

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Apps from Windows Store will be kept.

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Apps you installed from discs or websites will be removed.

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A list of removed apps will be saved on your desktop.

Here are what will happen

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All of your personal files and apps will be removed.

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Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings.

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Choose “Refresh your PC”

Choose an account to continue.

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Choose “Reset your PC”

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Just remove my files

Only personal data and files will be removed, but computer settings will 

be kept.

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Fully clean the drive

The drive will be completely restored to factory default settings. It takes 
more time. > [Click on “Reset” to execute recovery function.]