•Inthesubfolderforthedevice,lookfortheexecutablefile(afilewiththeextension.exe).Double-click
thefile,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedriversforyourcomputer,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindows
UpdateWebsite.ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversare
current”onpage84.
Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage112.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrive
orhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage109.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdriveor
hybriddrive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthe
startupdevicesequence.Youmustfirstmakesurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdevicein
thestartupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationonhowtotemporarily
orpermanentlychangethestartupdevicesequence,see“Startupmenu”onpage79.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem
TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.
ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage115
.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
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