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How to Troubleshoot and Reinstall the Operating System on Precision Desktop Workstations

Summary: This article provides information about troubleshooting operating system issues with Precision Desktop Workstations.

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Table of Contents:

  1. Specific Issues with the Operating System and Precision Desktop Workstations
  2. Troubleshooting drivers, BIOS, and software downloads within Windows
  3. How to Restore the Operating System to the Factory Image
  4. How to run the Recovery Utilities and Use Basic Commands and Utilities within the Operating System
  5. How to Reinstall the Operating System on your Precision Desktop Workstation
  6. How to Perform a Clean Install of the Operating System on your Precision Desktop Workstation

Specific Issues with the Operating System and Precision Desktop Workstations

The following articles provide information about operating system issues specific to Precision Desktop Workstations:

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Troubleshooting drivers, BIOS, and software downloads within Windows

The following articles provide information about troubleshooting drivers, BIOS updates, and the Dell Digital Delivery utility for software downloads:

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How to Restore the Operating System to the Factory Image

To restore your computer's operating system back to its original factory image, follow the relevant steps in Dell Windows Backup Media and Recovery Options.

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How to run the Recovery Utilities and Use Basic Commands and Utilities within the Operating System

The following articles provide information about using the various operating system recovery utilities and basic troubleshooting commands within the operating system:

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How to Reinstall the Operating System on your Precision Desktop Workstation

The following articles provide information about how to perform a reinstall of the operating system on your computer:

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How to perform a Clean Install of the Operating System on your Precision Desktop Workstation

The following articles provide information about how to do a clean install of the operating system:

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Additional Information

Affected Products

Fixed Workstations
Article Properties
Article Number: 000137762
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Sept 2024
Version:  17
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