Restore and recovery
There are several options for recovering your system. Choose the method that best matches your situation
and level of expertise:
IMPORTANT:
Not all methods are available on all products.
●
Windows offers several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the tablet, and resetting the tablet
to its original state. For more information see the Get started app.
▲
Select the Start button, and then select the Get started app.
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If you need to correct a problem with a preinstalled application or driver, use the Reinstall drivers and/or
applications option (select products only) of HP Recovery Manager to reinstall the individual application
or driver.
▲
Type
recovery
in the taskbar search box, select HP Recovery Manager, select Reinstall drivers
and/or applications, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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If you want to recover the Windows partition to original factory content, you can choose the System
Recovery option from the HP Recovery partition (select products only) or use the HP Recovery media.
For more information, see
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 62
. If you have not already
created recovery media, see
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page 60
.
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On select products, if you want to recover the tablet’s original factory partition and content, or if you
have replaced the hard drive, you can use the Factory Reset option of HP Recovery media. For more
information, see
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 62
.
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On select products, if you want to remove the recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space, HP
Recovery Manager offers the Remove Recovery Partition option.
For more information, see
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) on page 64
.
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to recover the tablet to its original factory state by using the HP
Recovery media that you either created or that you obtained from HP, or by using the HP Recovery partition
(select products only). If you have not already created recovery media, see
Creating HP Recovery media
(select products only) on page 60
.
What you need to know before you get started
●
HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not provided
with this tablet, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website or reinstall the
software from the media provided by the manufacturer.
IMPORTANT:
Recovery through HP Recovery Manager should be used as a final attempt to correct
issues.
●
HP Recovery media must be used if the hard drive fails. If you have not already created recovery media,
see
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page 60
.
●
To use the Factory Reset option (select products only), you must use HP Recovery media. If you have not
already created recovery media, see
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page 60
.
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If your tablet does not allow the creation of HP Recovery media or if the HP Recovery media does not
work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from support. See the Worldwide Telephone
Numbers booklet included with the tablet. You can also find contact information from the HP website. Go
to
http://www.hp.com/support
, select your country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Chapter 6 Backup and recovery
Summary of Contents for ELITE x2 1012 G1
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Page 43: ...Reverse this procedure to replace the WLAN module Component replacement procedures 35 ...
Page 53: ...Reverse this procedure to replace the microphone board Component replacement procedures 45 ...
Page 57: ...Reverse this procedure to replace the USB type C bracket Component replacement procedures 49 ...
Page 61: ...Reverse this procedure to replace the button board Component replacement procedures 53 ...
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