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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:
a. If you have deleted the recovery partition or otherwise changed the
partitions on the hard drive and want to keep these changes, select
No
.
b. To completely restore your computer to Factory Settings, select
Yes
.
5. Choose how to erase your files:
a.
Just remove my files
quickly erases all files before restoring your
computer and takes about 30 minutes.
b.
Fully clean the drive
completely cleans the drive after each file is
erased, so no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the
drive takes much longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure as
old files are completely removed.
6. Click
Reset
.
7. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer by
repeating the first-start process.
Refresh your PC from the recovery backup
1. The
Refresh your PC
window opens.
2. Click
Next
.
3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is
available).
4. Click
Refresh
.
5. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues
by copying files to your hard drive. This process takes about 30 minutes.
