User guide

HowcanIrestoremycomputersettings?

Yourcomputerprovidesaprogramthatenablesyoutorestorethecomputersettings.Formoreinformation,

seeChapter8“Recoveryinformation”onpage63

Additionally,incaseofahard-disk-drivefailure,youcanorderarecoverydiscsetfromtheLenovoCustomer

SupportCenter.ForinformationaboutcontactingtheCustomerSupportCenter,seeChapter10“Getting

information,help,andservice”onpage127.Beforeusingtherecoverydiscset,refertothedocumentation

thatcomeswiththediscset.

Note:Arecoverydiscsetmightcontainmultiplediscs.Ensurethatyouhaveallofthediscsreadybefore

startingtherecoveryprocess.Duringtherecoveryprocess,youmightbepromptedtochangediscs.

WherecanIﬁndhelpabouttheWindowsoperatingsystem?

TheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystemprovidesyouwithdetailedinformationaboutusing

theWindowsoperatingsystem.ToaccesstheWindowsHelpandSupportinformationsystem,doone

ofthefollowing:

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙HelpandSupport.

•OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthe

screentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙Help.Additionally,theWindows8.1operating

systemprovidesaHelp+TipsapplicationthatyoucanopenfromtheStartscreenorAppsscreen.

HowcanIchangetheWindows8.1startupbehaviortoopeneitherthedesktoportheStartscreen?

OntheWindows8.1operatingsystem,youcansetthecomputertoopeneitherthedesktoportheStart

screenbydefault.Tosetthedefaultstartupscreen,dothefollowing:

1.Onthedesktop,right-clickonthetaskbaratthebottomofthescreen.

2.ClickProperties.The“TaskbarandNavigationproperties”windowisdisplayed.

3.OntheNavigationtab,locatetheStartscreensection,andthendooneofthefollowing:

•Tosetthedesktopasyourdefaultstartupscreen,selectWhenIsigninorcloseallappsona

screen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartsoacheckisvisible.

•TosettheStartscreenasyourdefaultstartupscreen,cleartheWhenIsigninorcloseallappson

ascreen,gotothedesktopinsteadofStartcheckbox.

4.ClickOKtosavethenewsetting.

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