Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e (English) User Guide - Page 76
Installing the Windows 8.1 operating system
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When you install the Windows 7 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region codes: Country or region China Finland Germany Japan Norway Sweden United States Code SC FI GR JP NO SV US Country or region Denmark France Italy Netherlands Spain Taiwan and Hong Kong Code DK FR IT NL SP TC 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 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 61. 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 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 device drivers. See "Installing device drivers" on page 61. 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. When you install the Windows 8.1 operating system, you might need one of the following country or region codes: Country or region China Finland Germany Japan Norway Code SC FI GR JP NO Country or region Denmark France Italy Netherlands Spain Code DK FR IT NL SP 60 User Guide