Restoring Your Computer; Reset This Pc And Keep My Files - Acer Aspire XC-1780 I5400 User Manual

12 - Recovery

Restoring your computer

Recovery Management allows you to quickly and easily restore your
computer back to its default status. You can choose to keep your files
or remove them before reinstalling Windows.

Reset this PC and keep my files

1. From Start, select Care Center in all apps list then Recovery
Management.
2. Select the Restore tab and click Get started to open the
window.
3. Click Reset PC to Choose an option.
4. Select Keep my files to refresh your PC and reinstall your operating
system without removing your personal files.
5. Choose from the two options - Cloud download or Local reinstall
to reinstall Windows. (Ensure you are connected to the internet
when using Cloud download.)
6. Click Change settings to open the Choose settings options.
7. Choose your settings options and follow the instructions on screen.
Click Confirm then Next to continue.
Important
If you have apps installed on your PC, they will be removed.
8. Resetting the PC will reinstall Windows, change settings back to
their factory defaults and remove all preinstalled apps and programs
without removing your personal files. Click Reset to continue. This
will take a while and your PC will restart.
9. You will be shown the reset progress on the screen. The screen will
turn off during the reset process.
10.The screen will turn back on when it is installing Windows. Your PC
will restart several times during the reset process.
11.Follow the process until it completes.
12.When your PC has completed the reset process, Windows will
have been reset back to its factory default settings without removing
your personal files.
Recovery