HP Pavilion 17 G100 Notebook Pc Series Touch Manual

xSelecttheStartbutton,andthenselecttheGet startedapp.

BIfyouneedtocorrectaproblemwithapreinstalledapplicationordriver,usetheReinstalldriversand/or
applicationsoption(selectproductsonly)ofHPRecoveryManagertoreinstalltheindividualapplication ordriver.

xTypereFover\inthetaskbarsearchbox,selectHP Recovery Manager,selectReinstall drivers 
and/or applications
,andthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions....

Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
TheHPRecoverypartitionallowsyoutoperformasystemrecoverywithouttheneedforrecoverydiscsorarecoveryUSB

xTurnonorrestartthetablet,andthenquicklyholddownthevolumedownbutton;thenselectf9.
-or-
Turnonorrestartthetablet,andthenquicklyholddowntheWindowsbutton;thenselectf9.
3.SelecttheopticaldriveorUSB

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
HPRecoveryManagersoftwareallowsyoutoremovetheHPRecoverypartitiontofreeupharddrivespace.
IMPORTANT:AfteryouremovetheHPRecoverypartition,youwillnotbeabletoperformSystemRecovery
orcreateHPrecoverymediafromtheHPRecoverypartition.NOTE:TheRemoveRecoveryPartitionoptionisonlyavailableonproductsthatsupportthisfunction.
FollowthesestepstoremovetheHPRecoverypartition:...

15Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8.1
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingprocesses.Theinformationinthechapterisstandard
procedureformostmodels.

BCreatingrecoverymediaandbackups

BRestoringandrecoveringyoursystem
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheHPSupportAssistant.

xFromtheStartscreen,typesupport,andthenselecttheHP Support Assistantapp.
-or-
FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickthequestionmarkiconinthenoti

discssuchasCD±RW,DVD±RW,double-layerDVD±RW,orBD-RE(rewritableBlu-ray)discs;theyarenot
compatiblewithHPRecoveryManagersoftware.Or,instead,youcanuseahigh-qualityblankUSB

xFromtheStartscreen,typereFover\,selectHP Recovery Manager,selectDrivers and 
Applications Reinstall
,andthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions.

BOnselectmodels,ifyouwanttoresetyourcomputerusingaminimizedimage,youcanchoosetheHP
MinimizedImageRecoveryoptionfromtheHPRecoverypartitionorHPRecoverymedia.Minimized...

TheHPRecoverypartition(selectmodelsonly)allowsSystemRecoveryandMinimizedImageRecovery(selectmodelsonly).
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
TheHPRecoverypartitionallowsyoutoperformasystemrecoveryorminimizedimagerecovery(selectmodelsonly)withouttheneedforrecoverydiscsorarecoveryUSB

FollowthesestepstoremovetheHPRecoverypartition:
1.FromtheStartscreen,typereFover\,andthenselectHP Recovery Manager.
2.SelectRemove Recovery Partition,andthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions.
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