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English 34 f. Your computer will restart. 5. During startup, press to open the boot menu. The boot menu allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive. a. Use your arrow keys to select USB Device, then press Enter. b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal startup process. 6. Select your keyboard type. 7. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to use: a. Click Advanced then System Restore to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your system settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your system running again. b. Click Reset your PC to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. See "Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on page 34. c. Click Refresh your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers. Software installed since you purchased your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). See "Refresh your PC from the recovery backup" on page 35. Reset your PC from the recovery backup Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive. 1. The Reset your PC window opens. Images for reference only. 2. Click Next. 3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is available). 4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive:

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34
English
f.
Your computer will restart.
5. During startup, press <
F12
> to open the boot menu. The boot menu allows
you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive.
a. Use your arrow keys to select
USB Device
, then press
Enter
.
b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal startup
process.
6. Select your keyboard type.
7. Select
Troubleshoot
and then choose the type of recovery to use:
a. Click
Advanced
then
System Restore
to start Microsoft System
Restore:
Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your system
settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-
resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points
to get your system running again.
b. Click
Reset your PC
to start the reset process:
Reset your PC
deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls
Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your
system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them
up now. See
"Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on page 34
.
c. Click
Refresh your PC
to start the refresh process:
Refresh your PC
will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will
reinstall all software and drivers. Software installed since you purchased
your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows
Store). See
"Refresh your PC from the recovery backup" on page 35
.
Reset your PC from the recovery backup
Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive.
1. The
Reset your PC
window opens.
Images for reference only.
2. Click
Next.
3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is
available).
4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive: