Lenovo 80SF0001US - Recovery System; Push-Button Reset and Recovery Options

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Chapter 3. Recovery system
 Introduction
Push‐buttonresetisabuilt‐inrecoverytoolthatenablesuserstorestore
theiroperatingsystemtoitsoriginalstate.Thispreservestheir dataand
importantcustomizations,withouttheneedtoback uptheirdatainadvance.
ThefollowingPush‐buttonresetfeaturesareavailabletousersfrom
multiplelocationswithinWindows:
Refreshing the computer
Fixessoftwareproblemsbyreinstallingthefactorydefaultconfiguration.
Thispreservestheuser’sdata,importantsettings,andanyWindowsStore
appspreviouslypurchasedfromtheWindowsStore.
Resetting the computer
Preparesthecomputerforrecyclingortransferofownership.Thisreinstalls
thefactorydefaultconfiguration andreturnsalluserdataand applicationsto
thestateoftheiroriginalOut‐of‐BoxExperience(OOBE).
 Using Push-button reset
Push‐buttonresetcanbelaunchedusingoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Novobutton:
‐ Shutdownthecomputer andwaitatleastfiveseconds.PresstheNovo
buttonandthenselectSystemRecovery.
• Settings:
‐ SettingsUpdate&securityRecoveryAdvancedstartupselect
Restartnow.
Formoreinstructions,seetheWindowsHelpandSupportfileonyour
computer.
WhenIpurchasedmycomputer,itincludedacopyofWindows.HowcanI
determinewhetherthecopyofWindowsispreinstalledbyLenovo?
Ontheoutsideofthesalespackageofyourcomputer,youshouldfinda
labelcontainingconfigurationinformationforyourcomputer.Checkthe
printedstringnexttoOS.IfitcontainsWindowsorWIN,thecopyof
Windowswaspreinstalledby Lenovo.
WhatistheRecoveryPartition?
IfyourcomputerispreinstalledwithanyversionofWindows10,the
storagedeviceofyourcomputercontainsaRecoveryPartition.This