Using The Windows Recovery Program On The Windows 8 Operating System - Lenovo B5400 Touch User Manual

Chapter 3. Recovery system
Using the Windows recovery program on the
Windows 8 operating system
Your computer comes with a built-in recovery program provided by
Windows. On the Windows 8 operating system, the program enables you to
do the following:
• Refreshing your computer settings
Refreshing enables you to restore your computer settings to factory
contents only, without removing all the personal data and applications
that you have installed from the Windows Store.
To refresh your computer settings, do the following:
1 Move your cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen to bring up
the charms. Then click Settings
2 In the Refresh your PC without affecting your files section, click Get
started. Then follow the on-screen instructions to refresh your
computer settings.
• Resetting your computer settings
When you use the recovery program to reset your computer settings, all
the data you have stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted and the
computer settings will be restored to the factory default settings.
Attention:
• To avoid data loss, back up all the data that will be in use later.
To reset your computer settings, do the following:
1 Move your cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen to bring up
the charms. Then click Settings
2 In the Remove everything and reinstall Windows section, click Get
started. Then follow the on-screen instructions to reset your computer
settings.
Note: After restoring your computer settings to the factory contents, you might need to
reinstall the drivers for some devices.
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Change PC settings
Change PC settings
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