How can I do a factory recovery on my PC?
Hello there,
My name is Kyle and I own a Lenovo K430-31092JU desktop PC. I want to completely swipe my computer and start fresh at factory settings.
I don't have a recovery disc (or partition drive), so I'm wondering how I can do this.
Is this something I can do on my computer? Do I burn a disc? Should I buy a disc? How do I get my computer back to how it was when I first pulled it out of the box?
Thanks SO MUCH!!!!!!
Hello and welcome,
I think you have a Windows 7 machine. Take a look at page 20 of (English) User Guide V1 for OneKey Recovery instructions. If you have a Win 8 machine, page 24 of (English) User Guide V2 .
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