Lenovo ThinkPad S430 - Recovery Overview for the Windows 8 Operating System; Refreshing Your Computer; Resetting Your Computer to the Factory Default Settings; Advanced Startup Options

•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage59.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfroma
rescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdrive,adisc,
aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.
Youmustrstensurethatyourrescuedeviceissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequencein
theThinkPadSetupprogram.See“Startupmenu”onpage102
fordetailedinformationabouttemporarilyor
permanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem
ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyWindows8operatingsystem.
Refreshingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TaptheSettingscharm.
3.TapChangePCsettings.
4.TapGeneral.
5.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.
Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings
Youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstallthe
operatingsystem,andreinstallalltheprogramsandsettingsthatcamewithyourcomputer.
Attention:Ifyouresetyourcomputer,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,
makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.
Advancedstartupoptions
AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsofyourWindowsoperatingsystem,
startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothebottomrightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings
➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
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