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System Recovery

Windows 10 Models

Using Windows RE

Windows 10 has a recovery environment (Windows RE) that provides recovery, repair, and troubleshooting tools. The tools are referred to as

Advanced Startup Options. You can access these options by selecting 

Settings  Update & security . There are several choices:

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System Restore

This option allows you to restore Windows to an earlier point in time if you have created a restore point.

Recover from a drive

If you have created a recovery drive on Windows 10, you can use the recovery drive to reinstall Windows.

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Reset this PC

This option allows you to reinstall Windows with or without keeping your files.

See Microsoft website for more information.

NOTE:

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If you are in a situation where your computer won’t boot into Windows, you can access the Advanced Startup Options by running the BIOS Setup

Utility and selecting Advanced  Windows RE .

System recovery for Windows 10 typically will take several hours to complete.

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Using Recovery Partition

When necessary, you can restore your Windows 10 system to the factory default state by using the “recovery partition” feature. Recovery partition is a portion of your hard disk drive that is set aside by the manufacturer to hold the original image of your system.

WARNING:

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Using this feature will reinstall Windows to your system and configure it to the system’s factory default settings. All data on the hard disk drive will be lost.

Make sure that power is not interrupted during the recovery process. An unsuccessful recovery may result in Windows startup problems.

To restore your system to the factory default state:

1.

Connect the AC adapter.

2.

Run BIOS Setup Utility. Select Advanced  Recovery Partition . (See

Chapter 5 for more information.)

3.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.

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Windows 7 Models

Use System Recovery when:

 The Windows 7 operating system does not start at all.

 You want to restore the system to the factory state.

WARNING:

 Using this feature will reinstall Windows to your system and configure it to the system’s factory default settings. All data on the hard disk drive will be lost.

 Make sure that power is not interrupted during the recovery process. An unsuccessful recovery may result in Windows startup problems.

To run System Recovery:

1.

Connect the AC adapter.

2.

Turn on the Tablet PC. During system startup when the Getac logo screen appears, double-tap the screen. In the menu that appears, select HDI

Recovery .

Or, if a keyboard is connected, you can press Ctrl + Alt + F2 keys for four seconds instead of tapping the screen.

3.

In the screen that appears, select Recovery to start the recovery process.

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4.

The progress bar shows the percentage completed. When it reaches

100%, the system turns off.

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Turn on the Tablet PC. The Windows setup wizard starts. Follow the onscreen prompts to continue.

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When the system restarts, the installer screen appears. The installer will perform system hardware detection and driver installation.

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When completed, the system restarts and displays Windows desktop.

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