X220 - Thinkvantage button (restore original hard drive)

Hello --
If I boot using the ThinkVantage button, there is an the option to restore the original hard drive. Will this also restore the preinstalled software (specifically, Norton antivirus)?
Thanks.

it will reinstall everything that was installed on the laptop when it was shipped to you.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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