26 - Recovery
the Windows Store). See Customized Restore with Gateway
Recovery Management on page 27.
Restore Factory Settings with Gateway Recovery Management
1. Click Restore Factory Settings.
2. The Reset your PC window opens.
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3. Click Next, then choose how to erase your files:
a. Just remove my files quickly erases all files before restoring
your computer and takes about 30 minutes.
b. Fully clean the drive completely cleans the drive after each file is
erased, so no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the
drive takes much longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure
as old files are completely removed.
4. Click Reset.
5. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then
continues by copying files to your hard drive.
’Restore Factory Settings’ will erase all files on your hard drive.