Lenovo OneKey Recovery system
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.
Lenovo OneKey Recovery system is backup and recovery software pre‐
installed on select models of Lenovo computers. It consists of two
components: the backup application and the recovery environment.
Component
Backup
application
Recovery
environment
Create a user restore point
Using the Lenovo OneKey Recovery system, you can create a restore point of
the system partition.
Note: The system partition is a logical partition on which Windows is pre‐installed. It is
typically assigned the drive letter of C.
1 In Windows, start the OneKey Recovery system.
Note: If you cannot find the OneKey Recovery system, it may not be pre‐installed on your
computer. Use the restore and recovery options of Windows instead.
2 Select System Backup; choose a location to save the image file and select
Next.
Note: When choosing where to save the image file, choose a location on an external storage
drive or a partition other than the system partition.
Function
backs up the system
partition to an image file
(user restore point).
restores the system partition
to the factory restore point or
a user restore point.
Chapter 3. Recovery system
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How to start?
Start the OneKey Recovery
application in Windows.
Shut down the computer and
press the Novo button to start
the recovery environment.
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