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Useful Information
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Disk recovery
YoucanreinstalltheOSthatwaspre-installedatthetimeofpurchase(Windows10orWindows7).
CAUTION
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Iftherecoverypartitionisdeleted,youcannotperformharddisk(ashmemory)recovery.
Ifreinstallationusingthemethoddescribedin“ResetthisPC”isnotsuccessful,fol-
lowthestepsbelow.
Preparation
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RemoveallperipheralsandSDmemorycardetc.
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ConnecttheACadaptoranddonotremoveituntilinstallationiscomplete.
1 Start the Setup Utility.
A
Click
(Start)-[Settings]-[Update&security]-[Recovery].
B
Click[Restartnow]under“Advancedstartup”.
C
Click[Troubleshoot]-[Advancedoptions]-[UEFIFirmwareSettings]-[Restart].
Turnonthecomputer,andpress
F2
or
Del
while[Panasonic]bootscreenisdisplayed.
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Ifthe[Panasonic]bootscreenisnotdisplayed,turnonthecomputerwhileholdingdown
F2
or
Del
.
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Ifthepasswordisrequested,entertheSupervisorPassword.
2 Write down all of the contents of the Setup Utility and press
F9
.
Attheconrmationmessage,select[Yes]andpress
Enter
.
3 Check the [UEFI Boot] setting of the Setup Utility.
Checkthe[UEFIBoot]settingoftheSetupUtility.
[UEFIBoot]shouldbesettoasfollows.
WheninstallingWindows10:[Enabled]
WheninstallingWindows7 :[Disabled]
4 Press
F10
.
Attheconrmationmessage,select[Yes]andpress
Enter
.
Computerwillrestart.
5 Press
F2
or
Del
while [Panasonic] boot screen is displayed.
TheSetupUtilitystartsup.
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Ifthepasswordisrequested,entertheSupervisorPassword.
6 Select the [Exit] menu, then select [Recovery Partition] and press
Enter
.
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Click [Recovery].
Click[CANCEL]toaborttheoperation.
Click [Reinstall Windows] and click [Next].
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At the License Agreement screen, click [Yes, I agree to the
provisions above and wish to continue!] and click [Next].
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Click [Disk 0].