How do I boot from USB recovery?

Please note that this will reset all data on the machine. Anything on the hard drive will be deleted.

Hard shut down the machine by holding the power button for 10-15 seconds until there are no lights on.
Insert the USB recovery that we have provided for you, or that you have created.
Turn on the machine and press F2 continuously (For tablets press A2 or touch continuously at upper left side of the screen).
Once in BIOS setup, select Exit Tab.
Select USB (named as general USB FLASH DISK or similar) and then Enter.
On windows setup screen select "Next".
Click on "Install now".
Select "I don't have a product key" and "Next" ( Windows 10 will be activated later). click on "Accept the license terms" then "Next".
Select "Custom installation".
Select partition named as "Windows" then "Next".
After this point, the installation will start and will take some minutes to let you create your user account

If you have not received a USB Recovery with one of our orders, please see the below instructions from Microsoft on how to create a Windows Installation Media.

_https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d_

Updated on: 01/02/2025