Gateway NV76R, Quick Start Manual

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22 - Quick start guide
4. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues
by copying files to your hard drive. This process takes about 30 minutes.
Recovering from a recovery backup
To recover from a recovery backup on a USB drive:
1. Find your recovery backup.
2. Plug in the USB drive and turn on your computer.
3. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the
F12 Boot Menu :
a. Press < F2 > when starting your computer.
b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Main menu.
c. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press < F5 > to
change this setting to Enabled .
d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select Save
Changes and Exit or Exit Saving Changes and press Enter . Select
OK or Yes to confirm.
f. Your computer will restart.
4. 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.
5. Select your keyboard type.
6. 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 23 .
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 .