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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
At this point you can touch “Scan for affected programs”
to determine what the impact of using the chosen
Restore Point will be.
5
Verify that the Restore point you chose is the correct
one. If it is not, touch
Back
to return to the previous
step.
6
Close all programs and save all open files.
7
Touch
Finish
, and then
Yes
to begin the system restore.
Your Windows operating system configuration will now
be restored to the state it was in when the chosen
restore point was created, and then the device will be
automatically restarted.
Backing up your data or your entire device
with the Windows operating system
The most valuable component of your device is the data you
create and store on its internal storage drive. Since problems
with either hardware or software can make the data
inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable
component of your device may be a recent backup of your
data.
Fortunately, the Windows operating system offers a
convenient way to back up your device or just your
important files to a flash drive, or external hard drives. An
external hard drive is recommended in case the internal
storage drive fails.
Follow these steps to back up your device or files to a flash
drive, or an external storage drive:
You cannot back up the device while running on battery
power. Connect the Micro USB/AC adaptor before
continuing.
1
In the
Search
field, type
Save backup copies of your
files with File History
.
2
Touch
Save backup copies of your files with File
History
and follow the on-screen instructions to back
up your files.
For additional Help, launch the Windows Help and Support
screen. Search for “back up files.”
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