Using Hp Recovery Media To Recover; Changing The Computer Boot Order; Removing The Hp Recovery Partition - HP 15 Maintenance And Service Manual

1. Press
– or –
Press and hold
2. Choose your keyboard layout.
3. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
4. Select Recovery Manager, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP Recovery media to recover

You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your system does
not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the HP Recovery media that you created, and then restart the computer.
NOTE:
boot order. See
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is the
order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the
selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1. Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2. Restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press
3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Removing the HP Recovery partition

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space.
IMPORTANT:
option, the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows, or the HP Recovery Manager option.
So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see
on page 109.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1. From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager.
2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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f11 while the computer boots.
f11 as you press the power button.
If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
Changing the computer boot order on page
After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows Refresh
112.
f9 for boot options.
Creating HP Recovery media