ThinkPad S440 - Chapter 8. Advanced configuration; Installing a new operating system

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and
clickSearch.
2.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows8:
TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.
•ForWindows8.1:
TyperecoveryintheSearchfieldandclicktheSearchbutton.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.
3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThenclickNext.
Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon
yourcomputerisdamaged.
5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.
6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.
7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.
•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.
Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina
safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill
needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.
8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.
Usingrecoverymedia
Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.
Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.
2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.
3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.
4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.
5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8andWindows8.1operating
systems,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800
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