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• The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your internal storage drive,
including the data stored in a hidden folder.
1. If you are using the Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption feature and your computer has a Trusted
Platform Module, ensure that you have disabled the feature.
2. Ensure that the security chip is set to Active.
a. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to enter the BIOS menu.
b. Select Security ➙ Security Chip and press Enter. The Security Chip submenu opens.
c. Ensure that the security chip for TPM 2.0 is set to Active.
d. Press F10 to save the settings and exit the BIOS menu.
3. Connect the drive that contains the operating system installation program to the computer.
4. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to enter the BIOS menu.
5. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.
6. Select the drive that contains the operating system installation program, for example, USB HDD. Then,
press Esc.
Attention: After you change the startup sequence, ensure that you select the correct device during a
copy, a save, or a format operation. If you select the wrong device, the data on that device might be
erased or overwritten.
7. Select Restart and ensure that OS Optimized Defaults is enabled. Then, press F10 to save the settings
and exit the BIOS menu.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the device drivers and necessary programs.
9. After installing the device drivers, apply Windows Update to get the latest updates, for example the
security patches.
10. Go to Microsoft Store to download and install the latest version of Lenovo Vantage.
Note: After installing the operating system, do not change the initial UEFI/Legacy Boot setting in the BIOS
menu. Otherwise, the operating system will not start correctly.
Install device drivers
You should download the latest driver for a component when you notice poor performance from that
component or when you added a component. This action might eliminate the driver as the potential cause of
a problem. Download and install the latest driver by one of the following methods:
• From Lenovo Vantage:
1. Open the Start menu and click Lenovo Vantage.
2. Click System Update. In the Lenovo System Update section, click Check For Updates. The
available update packages are displayed and categorized by critical, recommended, or optional.
3. Select the update packages you want and click Install selected. Then, the update packages will be
downloaded and installed automatically.
• From the Lenovo Support Web site:
Go to
https://support.lenovo.com
instructions to download and install necessary drivers and software.
and select the entry for your computer. Then, follow the on-screen
.
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