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Chapter 3. Recovering or restoring Windows
Creating a system restore point manually
You can use Windows System Restore to create a restore point at any time.
1 In the search box of Windows desktop, search for Create a restore point and then select it.
2 Select the System Protection tab and then select Create.
Resetting your computer ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
If your computer isnʹt working well and youʹre not sure why, you can reset your computer.
1 To reset your computer:
- When the computer is off, press the Fn + Power button to open the Novo Button Menu;
select System Recovery > Troubleshoot > Reset this PC.
-In Windows, go to Settings > Update & security > Recovery; under Reset this PC, select
Get started.
2 Choose an option.
- If you want to keep your personal files, select Keep my files.
- Otherwise, select Remove everything.
Note: If youʹre planning to donate, recycle, or sell your PC, use this option and choose to fully clean the
drive. This might take an hour or two, but it makes it harder for other people to recover files youʹve
removed.
Using a recovery drive to restore or recover Windows ..........................
If Windows cannot start properly, you can use a recovery drive (created in advance) to restore or
recover Windows.
1 Connect the recovery drive to your computer; restart your computer and set it up to start
from the recovery drive.
2 On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot.
3 Choose a recovery option.
- Select Advanced Options > Sytem Restore to restore your computer to a system restore
point.
- Select Recover from a drive.
Note: If you did not select the Back up system files to the recovery drive option when creating the
recovery drive, Recovery from a drive is not available.
Attention: All personal files created on your computer will be deleted after recovering from the drive.
