Installing The Windows 10 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkPad L460 User Manual

Notes:
• If you are starting the installation DVD image from an external USB device or if your computer has an
NVM Express drive installed, do additional configurations before you start. For more information, go
to: http://www.lenovo.com/support/installwin7viausb3.
• If an NVM Express drive is installed, additional drivers also are required. For more information, go to
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.
9. Restore the C:\SWTOOLS directory that you backed up before installing the Windows 7 operating system.
10. Install the device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 63.
11. Install the Windows 7 fix modules. You can find the Windows 7 fix modules in the C:\SWTOOLS\OSFIXES\
directory. For more information, go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base home page at:
http://support.microsoft.com/
12. Install the registry patches, for example the Enabling Wake on LAN from Standby for ENERGY STAR
patch. To download and install the registry patches, go to the Lenovo Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the
ThinkPad Setup program. Otherwise the operating system will not start correctly.
When you install the Windows 7 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region
codes:
Country or region
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan

Installing the Windows 10 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.
Attention:
• The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your storage drive, including the
data that were stored in a hidden folder.
• If your computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an M.2 solid-state drive, do not use the
M.2 solid-state drive as a bootable device. The M.2 solid-state drive is used for "cache" function and to
support the Intel Rapid Start Technology.
To install the Windows 10 operating system, do the following:
1. Ensure that you set the security chip to TPM 2.0. For more information, see "Setting the security
chip" on page 56.
2. Connect the drive that contains the operating system installation program to the computer.
3. Start the ThinkPad Setup program. See "Using the ThinkPad Setup program" on page 63.
4. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.
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Code
SC
DK
FI
FR
GR
IT
JP
Country or region
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan and Hong Kong
United States
Code
NL
NO
SP
SV
TC
US