Useful Information
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Installing Software
Installing software will return the computer to the default condition. When you install the
software, the hard disk data will be erased.
Back up important data to other media or an external hard disk before installation.
CAUTION
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Do not delete the Recovery Partition on the hard disk. The disk space in the partition is not
available to store data.
To check the Recovery Partition, perform the following methods.
Right-click
at the bottom left corner of the Desktop screen.
Click (Start) and right-click [Computer], then click [Manage].
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A standard user needs to enter an administrator password.
Click [Disk Management].
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Remove everything and reinstall Windows
Preparation
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Remove all peripherals and SD memory card, etc.
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Connect the AC adaptor and do not remove it until installation is complete.
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Perform “Remove everything and reinstall Windows”.
Display “Charm” and click - [Change PC settings] - [Update and recovery] - [Recovery].
Click [Get Started] under “Remove everything and reinstall Windows”.
Click [Next].
Select the option.
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Just remove my files
Perform the reinstallation of the Windows in a few moments (Approximately 20
minutes).
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Fully clean the drive
By fully cleaning, the deleted files can not be recovered easily and the security level
will be increased. The processing time will be longer (Approximately 140 minutes).
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After the reinstallation, the computer will restart.
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Do not interrupt installation, for example by turning off the computer or performing other
operation.
Otherwise installation may become unavailable as Windows may not start up or the
data may be corrupted.
2
Perform the “First-time Operation” (
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NOTE
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The date and time, and the time zone may not be correct. Be sure to set them correctly.
3
Perform Windows Update.
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<Only for model with TPM> Clear TPM.
Perform either of the following procedures.
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Right-click
at the bottom left corner of the Desktop screen.
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Click on the Start screen.
Click [Run], then input [tpm.msc] and click [OK].
Click [Clear TPM…] under “Actions” on the right of the “TPM Manager on Local
Computer” screen.
