Operating Manual

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Appendix
Image Backup and Recovery Proce
dures
Windows 10 Procedures
It is very imp ortant that you create your Recovery Drive b efo re beginni ng to use your system.
It is also important that you create a backup of the con ten t of the C:\Drivers folder on
your system to writable media or an external drive. System-specic software drivers
are also available for download t hro ugh the Fujitsu support site.
Note: Most of the information below comes from the Microsoft® page
"
http://windows. microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/windows-10-recovery-options".
Please refer to it for more details.
Creating a recovery drive
A recovery drive can h
elp you troublesh oot and x problems with your PC, eve n if it
won’t start. To crea
te one, all you need is a USB ash drive. Windows will inform you
ofthesizetheUSBa
sh drive needed to hold the required data.
1. From the taskbar, s
earch for Create a recovery drive and then select it. You may be
asked to enter an ad
ministrator password or conrm your selection.
2. When the tool opens, make sure Backup system les to the recovery drive
is selected and then select Next.
3. Connect a USB driv
e to y our PC, select it, and then select Next - Create. A large number of
les need to be c
opied to the reco very drive, so this could take some time.
4. When it’s done, select Finish.
Note:
If you chose no
t to back up the system les when you created your recovery drive on
Windows 10, yo
u w on’t be able to use it to reinstall Windows.
Recovery options in Windows 10
If your PC isn’t running as quickly or reliably as it used to, try one of these recovery
options. T he following table can help you decide which one to use.
Problem Try this
Your PC isn’t working well and you recently
installed an app, driver, or update.
Restore from a system restore point
Your PC isn’t w orking well and it’s been a while
since y ou installed anything new.
Reset your PC
Your PC won’t start and you’ve created a
recovery drive.
Use a recove ry drive to reinstall Windows
Your PC won’t start and yo u haven’t created a
recovery drive.
Use installation media to reinstall Windows
Restore from a system restore point
This option takes your PC back to an earlier point in time, called a system restore point. Restore
points are generated when you install a new a pp, driver, or Windows update, and when you
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