Lenovo Yoga 11 failed during the factory re-install of windows...now doesn't boot at all

Hi guys, thanks for providing this forum !!
Whilst preparing my Yoga 11 for a clean and for sale, I decided that it was a good idea to clean the PC by doing a complete 'factory settings' re-install of the Windows 8 RT software.   I started this process just before bed, and the message that said this would take several hours, so I figured it would be finished by morning.
I was met this morning with the PC in a crashed state. It was non-respondant and just sat on the Lenovo boot screen, with no activity to the progress.
I pressed the on off button for 10 seconds and hard booted the machine.   This now attempts to boot, although has obviously crashed part way during the windows re-install process.   The message I get on screen now states
'The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. WIndows installation cannot proceed. To install windows click 'OK' to restart the computer, and then restart the installation'
I can no longer boot to windows, and I just receive the message above.
I do not have an install disc...I assume the files are on a recovery partition.   Is there a boot / recovery / safe mode menu for the Yoga, that will allow me to recover this Yoga to it's factory state ??
Kind Regards
smiley.
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I think he just left the thread without sharing his information. How rude.
Until I discovered the green section with a link:
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