HP ENVY x2 User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 87

Changing the boot order, Removing the HP Recovery partition

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To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition: 1. Press f11 while the computer boots. - or - Press and hold f11 as you press the power button. 2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu. 3. Select HP Recovery Manager, and follow the on-screen instructions. Changing the boot order If the computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive. To change the boot order: 1. Insert the HP Recovery media you created. 2. Restart the computer. 3. Press and hold esc while the computer is restarting, and then press f9 for boot options. 4. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. Removing the HP Recovery partition HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space. IMPORTANT: Removing the HP Recovery partition means you can no longer use Windows Refresh, the Windows Remove everything and reinstall Windows option, or the HP Recovery Manager option for minimized image recovery. Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition: 1. On the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager. 2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and follow the on-screen instructions to continue. Restore and recovery 77

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To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:
1.
Press
f11
while the computer boots.
– or –
Press and hold
f11
as you press the power button.
2.
Select
Troubleshoot
from the boot options menu.
3.
Select
HP Recovery Manager
, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the boot order
If the computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,
which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can
change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1.
Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2.
Restart the computer.
3.
Press and hold
esc
while the computer is restarting, and then press
f9
for boot options.
4.
Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive
space.
IMPORTANT:
Removing the HP Recovery partition means you can no longer use Windows
Refresh, the Windows Remove everything and reinstall Windows option, or the HP Recovery
Manager option for minimized image recovery.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1.
On the Start screen, type
recovery
, and then select
HP Recovery Manager
.
2.
Select
Remove Recovery Partition
, and follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
Restore and recovery
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