22 - Quick start guide
f. Your computer will restart.
5. During startup, press <
F12
> to open the boot menu. The boot menu
allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive.
a. Use your arrow keys to select
USB Device
, then press
Enter
.
b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal
startup process.
6. Select your keyboard type.
7. Select
Troubleshoot
and then choose the type of recovery to use:
a. Click
Advanced
then
System Restore
to start Microsoft System
Restore:
Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your
system settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of
hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of these
restore points to get your system running again.
b. Click
Reset your PC
to start the reset process:
Reset your PC
deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls
Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your
system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back
them up now. See
"Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on
page 22
.
c. Click
Refresh your PC
to start the refresh process:
Refresh your PC
will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will
reinstall all software and drivers. Software installed since you
purchased your PC will be removed (except software installed from
the Windows Store). See
"Refresh your PC from the recovery
backup" on page 23
.
Reset your PC from the recovery backup
Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive.
1. The
Reset your PC
window opens.
Images for reference only.
2. Click
Next.
3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is
available).
4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive: