Solving Recovery Problems; Recovery Information For The Windows 8.1 Operating System; Refreshing Your Computer; Resetting Your Computer To The Factory-Default Settings - Lenovo ThinkCentre M79 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Note: Reinstall device drivers will change the current configuration of your computer. Reinstall device drivers
only when it is necessary to correct a problem with your computer.

Solving recovery problems

Note: Ensure that your rescue device is set as the first boot device in the startup device sequence in
the Setup Utility program. See "Selecting a startup device" on page 64 for detailed information about
temporarily or permanently changing the startup device sequence. For more information about the Setup
Utility program, see "Using the Setup Utility program" on page 61.
If you cannot access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment, do one of the
following:
• Use a rescue medium to start the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See "Creating and using a rescue
medium" on page 96.
• Use recovery media if all other methods of recovery have failed and you must restore the hard disk drive
to the factory-default settings. See "Creating and using recovery media" on page 93.
It is important to create a rescue medium and a set of recovery media as early as possible and store them
in a safe place for future use.

Recovery information for the Windows 8.1 operating system

This section contains the following topics:
• "Refreshing your computer" on page 98
• "Resetting your computer to the factory-default settings" on page 98
• "Using the advanced startup options" on page 99
• "Recovering your operating system if Windows 8.1 fails to start" on page 99

Refreshing your computer

If your computer does not perform well and the problem might be caused by a recently installed program,
you can refresh your computer.
Attention: If you refresh your computer, the programs preinstalled on your computer and the programs that
you installed from Windows Store will be reinstalled. However, all other programs will be uninstalled.
To refresh your computer, do the following:
1. Move the pointer to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. Click
Settings ➙ Change PC settings ➙ Update and recovery ➙ Recovery.
2. In the Refresh your PC without affecting your files section, click Get started.

Resetting your computer to the factory-default settings

You can reset your computer to the factory-default settings. Resetting the computer will reinstall the
operating system and all the programs that come with your computer.
Attention: If you reset your computer, all your personal files and settings will be deleted. To avoid data loss,
make a backup copy of all the data that you want to keep.
To reset your computer, do the following:
1. Move the pointer to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. Click
Settings ➙ Change PC settings ➙ Update and recovery ➙ Recovery.
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