Chapter 5. Recover Or Restore Your Computer; Windows 10 Recovery Options; Restore From A System Restore Point - Lenovo V720-14 User Manual

Chapter 5. Recover or restore your computer

You may need to recover or restore Windows if you encounter the following situations.
• Your computer cannot start properly.
• Your computer does not work well after installing apps, drivers, or updates.
Use the tools included with Windows to recover or restore Windows. If Lenovo OneKey Recovery system is
preinstalled on your computer, you also can use it to recover or restore Windows.
Note: Lenovo OneKey Recovery system is only available on Windows 7 preinstalled models.

Windows 10 recovery options

Windows 10 provides several options for you to recover or restore Windows. The following table helps you
decide which option to use if you're having problems with your computer.
Problem
Your computer isn't working well after installing apps, drivers, or
updates.
Your computer isn't working well and you don't know what causes
the problem.
Windows cannot start properly.
You want to recycle or donate your computer.

Restore from a system restore point

Step 1. In the search box of Windows desktop, search for Recovery and then select it.
Step 2. Select Open System Restore ➙ Next.
Step 3. Select a restore point and then select Next ➙ Finish.
Note: You may select Scan for affected programs to check which program and driver installation
is associated with a particular restore point.
Windows System Restore
System Restore is a tool included in Windows. It monitors changes to Windows system files and saves
system state as a restore point. If your computer does work well after installing apps, drivers, or updates,
you can revert your system to a previous restore point.
Note: If you revert your system to a previous restore point, personal data is not affected.
System Restore creates restore points in three cases:
• automatically when it detects changes to Windows system files.
• at regular intervals. (if set up by the user)
• at any time by the user.
Create a system restore point manually
You can use Windows System Restore to create restore point at any time.
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Available options
Restore from a system restore point.
Reset your computer.
Use a recovery drive to recover or restore
your computer.
Reset your computer.
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