CAUTION: This
process formats the hard drive and removes all data on your computer.
Ensure that you back up data on your computer before beginning this
task.
NOTE: Before
reinstalling Windows, ensure your computer has more than 2 GB of memory
and more than 32 GB of storage space.
NOTE: This process may
take up to an hour to complete and your computer will restart during
the recovery process.
Connect the USB recovery drive to your computer.
Restart your computer.
Press F12 after the Dell logo is displayed
on the screen to access the boot menu.
A Preparing one-time boot menu message appears.
After the boot menu loads, select the USB
recovery device under UEFI BOOT.
The system reboots and a screen to Choose the keyboard layout is displayed.
Choose your keyboard layout.
In the Choose an option screen, click Troubleshoot.
Click Recover from a drive.
Choose one of the following options:
Just remove my files to
do a quick format.
Fully clean the drive to
do a complete format.
Click Recover to start
the recovery process.
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