Installing The Windows 8.1 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkPad E450 User Manual

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Installing the Windows 8.1 operating system

Before you start, print these instructions.
Attention: The process of installing a new operating system deletes all the data on your hard disk drive,
hybrid drive, or solid-state drive, including the data that were stored in a hidden folder.
To install the Windows 8.1 operating system, do the following:
1. Start the ThinkPad Setup program. See "Using the ThinkPad Setup program" on page 65.
2. Select Startup ➙ Boot to display the Boot Priority Order submenu.
3. Select the drive that contains the Windows 8.1 operating system installation program, for example
USB HDD.
4. Press the F10 key to exit the ThinkPad Setup program.
5. Connect the drive that contains the Windows 8.1 operating system installation program to the computer,
and restart the computer.
6. Install the Windows 8.1 fix modules. Go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base home page at
http://support.microsoft.com/. Type the number of the fix module in the search field, then click Search.
7. 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
8. Install the device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 65.
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.
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