I can get into recovery through pressing 0 or f12

My laptop is Toshiba Setellite s55t-b5260.
I want to recover my OS system. I tried to press 0 or f12 when start the laptop to get into recovery. However, nothing happens. The laptop just start as usual.
Can anyone tell me whether I didn't follow the right process or there is something wrong with the laptop?
Thanks
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I just want to know whether F12 or 0 method can work on my laptop. In case of system failure, I can recover through this way.
The best way to prepare for this is to create recovery media. See p. 47 in the User's Manual. You can use that to reach the recovery environment or to restore the hard disk to its original out-of-the-box contents. Select the Repair option when you boot it to reach the recovery environment.
Another way to prepare is to use Windows 8.1 to create a repair flash drive. (Optical discs are no longer used for this in Windows 8.1.)  This feature is built into Windows, but may turn out to be the same as what Toshiba provides for your OEM version.
   How to Create a Recovery USB Flash Drive in Windows 8 and 8.1
Otherwise, F12 should work during boot. Scroll down to THROUGH F12 AT STARTUP here. But some report difficulty with that (as you have).
-Jerry

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