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Chapter9.Recoveryinformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.
AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourtablet.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourtablet,orresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtabletevenifyoucannotstartthe
operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Formore
information,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage68.
Refreshingyourtablet
Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettingsChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecoveryRecovery.
4.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.
Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings
Ifyouwanttorecycleyourtabletorjuststartover,youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourtablet,
andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.
Attention:Ifyouresetthetablettothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Toresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettingsChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecoveryRecovery.
4.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.ThentapNexttoconfirm
theoperation.
5.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
Toperformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake
severalminutes.
Toperformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
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