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Chapter 4 Configure, Restore, and Update System Settings
Restore the OS Image
To restore the OS image on your computer, perform the following steps.
1. Copy the WIM and BAT files on your computer desktop to the bootable
USB drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. During POST, press F10 to access the Boot menu.
4. Use the down arrow to toggle down and select the bootable USB drive
that you created, and then press Enter.
The Microsoft Windows Protective Environment (WinPE) then boots
from the USB drive.
5. Navigate to the directory where the BAT file is located.
For example, type D: and press Enter if you know that the BAT file is on
the D drive.
6. Once in the directory, type RestoreImageUEFI.bat NameFile.wim
where NameFile is the name of the file that you wish to restore.
The screen capture below is merely an example of a possible file name
but it illustrates the correct character structure.
7. After you have added that information, press Enter.
You receive a confirmation screen similar to the following:
8. If the targeted drive is correct, press Y and then Enter.
The following script appears after the restoration process is completed.
9. After the OS image is restored, do one of the following:
• To restart the computer, type exit and then press Enter.
• To shut down the computer, type wpeutil shutdown and then press
Enter.
The OS image has been restored successfully to your computer storage drive.
IMPORTANT Before you can restore the OS image, you must first Download the Accessory
Files on page 26 and Create a Bootable USB Drive on page 27.
When you restore the OS image, all files on your computer storage drive are
erased.
To perform these steps, an external mouse and keyboard must be connected to
the computer.
IMPORTANT The image file name cannot have any space characters; use
underscore characters instead.
IMPORTANT The device name and capacity of your computer can differ from what
is shown in the following example.