1. Ensure that your computer is connected to ac power.
2. Prepare a USB drive with at least 16 GB of storage capacity. The actual USB capacity required depends
on the size of the recovery image.
3. Connect the prepared USB drive to the computer.
4. Type
recovery
in the search box. Then, click
Create a recovery drive
.
5. Click
Yes
in the User Account Control window to allow the Recovery Media Creator program to start.
6. In the Recovery Drive window, follow the on-screen instructions to create a recovery USB drive.
Use the recovery USB drive
1. Ensure that your computer is connected to ac power.
2. Connect the recovery USB drive to the computer.
3. Turn on or restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F12. The Boot Menu window
opens.
4. Select the recovery USB drive as the boot device.
5. Click
Troubleshoot
to display optional recovery solutions.
6. Select a recovery solution as desired. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
Install Windows 10 and drivers
This section provides instructions on installing a Windows 10 operating system and device drivers.
Install a Windows 10 operating system
Microsoft constantly makes updates to the Windows 10 operating system. Before installing a particular
Windows 10 version, check the compatibility list for the Windows version. For details, go to
support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/windows-support
Attention:
• It is recommended that you update your operating system through official channels. Any unofficial update
might cause security risks.
• The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your internal storage drive,
including the data stored in a hidden folder.
1. If you are using the Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature and your computer has a Trusted
Platform Module, ensure that you have disabled the feature.
2. Ensure that the security chip is set to
Active
.
a. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to enter the UEFI BIOS menu.
b. Select
Security
➙
Security Chip
and press Enter. The
Security Chip
submenu opens.
c. Ensure that the security chip for TPM 2.0 is set to
Active
.
d. Press F10 to save the settings and exit.
3. Connect the drive that contains the operating system installation program to the computer.
4. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to enter the UEFI BIOS menu.
5. Select
Startup
➙
Boot
to display the
Boot Priority Order
submenu.
6. Select the drive that contains the operating system installation program, for example,
USB HDD
. Then,
press Esc.
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