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Question posted by vzldad5 on August 9th, 2014

How To Restore A Dell Inspiron 15r N5010 To Out Of Box Settings

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Answer #1: Posted by techyagent on August 13th, 2014 11:16 AM
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1 Turn on the computer.

2 As the computer starts, press <F8> on the keyboard until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.

3 Press the <Down Arrow> on the keyboard to select Repair Your Computer on the Advanced Boot Options menu, and then press <Enter>.


4 Specify the language settings that you want, and then click Next.


5 Log in as a user who has administrative credentials, and then click OK.


6 Click Dell Factory Image Restore.


7 In the Dell Factory Image Restore window, click Next.


8 Click to select the Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory conditioncheck box.


9 Click Next.
The computer is restored to the default factory configuration.

Thanks


Techygirl

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