ThinkPad S540 - Solving Recovery Problems; Recovery Overview for the Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Operating Systems; Refreshing Your Computer

Attention:Ifyouneedupdateddevicedrivers,donotdownloadthemfromtheWindowsUpdateWebsite.
ObtainthemfromLenovo.Formoreinformation,see“Makingsuredevicedriversarecurrent”onpage100
.
Solvingrecoveryproblems
IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironment,doone
ofthefollowing:
•UsearescuemediumtostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See“Creatingandusingarescue
medium”onpage60
.
•Userecoverymediaifallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailedandyouneedtorestoretheharddiskdrive
orhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.See“Creatingandusingarecoverymedia”onpage57.
•SettheUSB3.0ModeasDisabledfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Note:IfyouareunabletoaccesstheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortheWindowsenvironmentfrom
arescuemediumorrecoverymedia,youmightnothavetherescuedevice(aninternalharddiskdriveor
hybriddrive,adisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orotherexternaldevices)setasthefirstbootdeviceinthe
startupdevicesequence.Youmustfirstensurethatyourrescuedeviceissetasthefirstbootdevicein
thestartupdevicesequenceintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Fordetailedinformationabouttemporarilyor
permanentlychangingthestartupdevicesequence,see“Startupmenu”onpage94
.
Itisimportanttocreatearescuemediumandasetofrecoverymediaasearlyaspossibleandstorethem
inasafeplaceforfutureuse.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8andWindows8.1operating
systems
ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8andWindows8.1
operatingsystems.
AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8orWindows8.1operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyas
possible.Formoreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage64
.
Refreshingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows8:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
•ForWindows8.1:
Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.
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