How to Reinstall Windows From a Partition on a Toshiba Satellite Pro L40
- 1). Copy all of your important data files to an external hard drive or USB flash drive before reinstalling Windows on your Satellite Pro L40 laptop.
- 2). Turn off the L40 laptop.
- 3). Press and hold the F11 key while you push the power button on Toshiba L40 laptop. Continue to hold the F11 key until the Toshiba Recovery Wizard appears.
- 4). Press the down-arrow key to position the cursor over the "Recovery of Factory Default Software" option, then press the "Enter" key. Select the "Recover to out-of-box state" option and press the "Enter" key.
- 5). Follow the on-screen prompts on the recovery screens carefully. The recovery program will reinstall Windows and other original software on your L40 laptop computer. Press any key to restart the laptop, when the recovery program prompts you to do so.
- 6). Allow the laptop to boot into Windows. Copy any backup files back to your laptop and install other programs as needed.
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