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HP Spectre ONE 23-e010se All-in-One CTO Desktop PC User Manual

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can choose to restore to a previous point. For more information and steps for using Windows
System Restore, from the Start screen, type h, and then select Help and Support.

If you want a quick and easy way to recover the system without losing your personal data,
settings, pre-installed apps on your computer, consider using Windows Refresh. This option
does not require backing up data to another drive. See

Using Windows Refresh for quick and

easy recovery on page 40

.

Should you choose to reset your computer to its original state, Windows provides an easy way to
remove all personal data, apps, and settings, and reinstall Windows. For more information, see

Remove everything and reinstall Windows on page 40

.

If you want to recover the computer's original factory partitioning and content, you can choose
the System Recovery option from the HP Recovery media. For more information, see

Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 41

.

If you are replacing the hard drive, you can use the Factory Reset option of HP Recovery media
to restore the factory image to the replacement drive. For more information, see

Recovering

using HP Recovery Manager on page 41

.

If you want to remove the recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space, HP Recovery Manager
offers the Remove Recovery Partition option. For more information, see

Removing the HP

Recovery partition (select models only) on page 42

.

CAUTION:

To prevent the loss of unsaved information, HP recommends that you create

recovery media before removing the Recovery Partition.

Restore and recovery

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