Assist does not work on Sony Vaio. How to restore the system and configure drivers in Sony Vaio laptops. Restoring Samsung laptops

Notebook series Sony Vaio is a rather specific line of computer devices, if not unique. The fact is that in Sony Vaio laptop models you can do it even without installation or boot disk, the use of which is envisaged in most cases. However, not all owners of these devices fully understand how to perform such actions. As it turns out, everything is quite simple. This does not require any special knowledge.

Sony Vaio. what you need to know initially

The very first and most important thing is that most models in this series are equipped with a special Assist button directly on the keyboard panel, which activates the call to the corresponding menu.

If there is no such key, in Sony laptops Vaio or any other OS can be accessed by accessing the main menu through a special hard section disk. Only in this case should you use (F12, F11, F10 or F9) when turning off the device. Which button is intended to be accessed depends solely on the model. As a last resort, you can simply read the technical documentation.

Using the Main Menu

So, we assume that when you press a key or a button, access to the main menu is achieved. System recovery on a Sony Vaio laptop can be done in several basic ways.

You can use a normal restore, diagnostics, or factory reset. Depending on the degree of damage to the OS or its system components and select the desired section.

And if with a regular rollback everything looks quite simple, then to return to the original settings you will have to work a little.

Restoring the system (Sony Vaio Recovery Mode) to factory condition

Let's consider the main algorithm using the example of resuscitation of Windows 8 (although this procedure can also be applied to the tenth modification).

After selecting the appropriate section, the download will begin (a logo will appear on the screen), and then you will be asked to select a keyboard layout. We select exactly what is required, after which we go to the diagnostics in the action selection menu.

In the new window you need to select the line to return to the original state. After this, a notification will appear indicating that all user data will be reset. Feel free to click the continue button and select the installed operating system.

Now the most important thing. You can only use delete user files, or you can do a complete cleaning. As a rule, experts recommend choosing the second option. Select the appropriate section and click on the return button, which is located at the bottom of the window.

On a Sony Vaio laptop, system recovery will continue with the logo reappearing, and notifications will be displayed on the screen about the progress of the process and the degree to which the rollback is ready.

When all actions are completed, a sign of their successful completion will be the appearance of a notification prompting you to select the OS language. Actually, this completes all the actions necessary for the rollback.

How long will such actions take?

Unfortunately, many laptop owners of this model range will have to disappoint. The point is that when choosing complete cleaning with a return to the initial state in Sony Vaio, system restoration will take about several hours (usually up to three). Therefore, whether you like it or not, you will have to be patient. It is also important to remember that the process must not be interrupted under any circumstances. You need to make sure that the power is connected in advance, because otherwise, if the restoration is not completed, no one will guarantee that it can be done again.

The problem of impossibility of recovery may also be that some kind of virus is firmly entrenched on the laptop. Therefore, before proceeding directly to it, it is advisable to check it using some disk utility like Kaspersky Rescue Disk. This program is considered one of the most powerful and is capable of loading its own interface even before the OS starts. In this case, you can choose a graphical shell or support command line in the form of DOS mode. Naturally, if you wish, you can specify the desired language (Russian is supported).

Instead of a total

It remains to add that the process of rolling back to any state is quite simple, as can already be understood from the material presented above. The most basic thing to pay attention to is the choice of means of accessing the recovery menu using a special button or function key. And, of course, when cleaning, you should think a hundred times about deleting only user data or applying a complete wipe. Perhaps, if the hard drive has extremely necessary information, it would be wiser to refuse deep cleaning. Well, the rest is up to the user.

1. Press the ASSIST button on the switched on VAIO laptop to launch the application VAIO Care (Desktop).

If a window is displayed User Account Control, select Yes.

2. Select Additional tools(Advanced Tools), Restore and recovery And Create Recovery Media.

3. Read the on-screen instructions carefully and select Next.

4. Select the desired media type (in my case, “USB flash drive”).

5. If we select the flash drive, a window appears:

6. Connect the USB, and make sure that it is detected in the “USB flash drive detected” section and click next..

7. Pay attention to the warning and click “Create media”.

And the process has begun:

And finally:

Note

It may take some time for the current progress to be displayed.

Do not remove or disconnect the disk while creating a recovery disk, as this may prevent it from being created.

Keep the recovery disc in a safe place.

Notes on creating a recovery disc

The recovery tool is only intended for the VAIO computer on which it was created.

You cannot update your VAIO computer using a recovery disc.

Create a recovery disc as soon as you prepare your VAIO computer for use. The following are situations in which you may not be able to restore your computer using the recovery partition and will need a recovery disc:

- the data in the recovery partition was changed using a data modification application;
- an operating system other than operating system, preinstalled on the computer;
- the built-in storage device has been formatted without using VAIO Care (rescue mode): recovery or maintenance systems (VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) : Recover or maintain your system) .

Do not touch or contaminate the surface of the discs. Fingerprints and dust on the surface of discs may cause read/write errors.

To create a recovery tool, you need free space on drive C that is more than twice the capacity of the media you are using. Depending on the model purchased, it is not possible to create a recovery tool during delivery due to limited free space, even if the drive optical disks Supports Blu-ray media or dual-layer DVDs.

If you are using a USB flash drive as the recovery drive, please read the help file included with the VAIO Care.

Hello friends, in this article we decided to tell you how to restore laptop to factory settings. Let's start with the manufacturer Toshiba (who is interested, you can read a separate article -), the second we will consider the Sony laptop, the third HP pavilion. Separate articles are written for laptops, and,. Well, then we will try to supplement the article with information on products from other manufacturers; judging by your letters, this topic is of interest to many of our readers.

Good day, I wanted to ask you how to restore a laptop to its original factory settings? I know that these settings are in a hidden section hard drive, but I carelessly deleted this partition and now when I try to roll back to factory settings I get an error. I haven’t created recovery DVDs and in general, I’ve never had to restore a laptop to factory settings. What is the way out of my situation?
Hello admin, please explain what I should do. A Toshiba laptop, it has a hidden partition, also a C: drive and a D: drive. I didn’t touch the hidden partition, but on drive D: I deleted everything, and now I can’t roll back to factory settings, they say Toshiba laptops use a hidden partition and some other folder HDD RECOVERY, which is located on the disk, to restore factory settings D:. What should I do now?
I bought a Toshiba laptop, the instructions for the laptop say, if you want to roll back to factory settings, press the F8 key, the recovery program will start. I pressed it, but Additional download options are launched and that’s it... And then what to do? And another question, when you first started it, a message appeared - We recommend that you create a resuscitator media on a USB flash drive or DVDs, using the Recovery program, it will help you restore the contents of the computer to the original factory state, even in the event of serious damage to the computer. Explain how to use this resuscitator media in case of problems?
Hello, tell me how to restore a Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptop to factory settings if the laptop does not boot at all. When loading Windows exits with an error.
Admin, answer this question. All laptop manufacturers include them special program RECOVERY, located in a hidden partition, using this program you can roll back your laptop to factory settings in case of serious problems with the operating system. Question – Is there any alternative to this program?

How to restore a laptop to factory settings

When does the thought of restoring our laptop to factory settings occur to us? That’s right, when we no longer understand what’s going on with it, and most importantly, the laptop itself doesn’t understand what’s happening to it, because of the dozens of unnecessary partitions created on it, four installed operating systems, thousands of different programs and three antiviruses.

Note: Before performing a factory reset, you can copy all data from the C: drive and desktop using .

Many users may notice that in such a situation you can reinstall Windows with all programs, drivers and everything. But I, in turn, will notice restore laptop to factory settings, for an inexperienced user, much easier. Then you won’t have to worry about finding and installing drivers for all devices, you just need to install it again necessary programs that's all. The only thing that confuses many people in this situation is that many have never tried restoring the laptop to factory settings even once in their lives. To introduce you to this restoration is the purpose of our article; I hope after reading it, you will have a better idea of how this can be done.

I have to restore factory settings on various laptops quite often and I want to say that the recovery mechanism itself is almost the same on all laptops, but of course there are always nuances that are better to know in advance.

First rule. During a factory reset, network adapter The power supply must be permanently connected to the laptop.

You reboot the laptop and press a certain key on the keyboard when loading, then the factory reset program starts, this is where you need to be careful. The factory reset program may offer you the option of restoring just the C: drive or restoring the entire hard drive. If you select drive C:, then only it will be restored to factory settings, and the remaining partitions with your data will remain untouched. If you choose to restore the entire hard drive to factory settings, then all the partitions you created, with all your files, will be deleted and your laptop will be in the same condition as at the time of purchase.

Where is the laptop factory settings program located?

Typically, the hidden section of the laptop, called the “Recovery Partition,” has a capacity of up to 20-plus gigabytes. You can see it if you go to Computer Management->Disk Management. It is advisable not to delete this partition, otherwise you will not be able to restore the laptop to factory settings.

Owners of a Toshiba laptop need to know that in addition to the hidden RECOVERY section, they also have a HDD RECOVERY folder located on the D: drive, which cannot be deleted either.

Note: Friends, if the hidden partitions on your laptop are not deleted, but the factory reset program is not working, read our article -.

Why create laptop recovery DVDs?

As soon as we bought the laptop and turned it on, on the screen, immediately after the working Windows desktop, a service window from the laptop manufacturer appears asking you to create– DVD disc and laptop restoration. That is, we will create this same hidden partition with factory settings, but on DVDs. This is done in case the hidden section of the laptop, for some reason (usually due to the user’s fault), becomes damaged or is deleted completely.
To create recovery DVDs, you usually need 3 blank CDs. If there are serious problems with your laptop, for example, you cannot load the operating system at all, and your hidden partition has been deleted, we can restore factory condition laptop using the recovery DVDs you created earlier.

Hotkeys for restoring laptops to factory settings

ASUS – When the ASUS splash screen appears, press F9

Acer - Alt+F10

HP pavilion - when turning on the laptop, press the esc key. Enter the start menu, then press the F11 key

Samsung - F4

Sony vaio - F10. New Sony VAIO laptops use a special button Assist, try pressing it when loading. Loading VAIO Care, select from the menu Start troubleshooting (Recovery) -> Select keyboard layout Russian -> Diagnostics -> VAIO Recovery Tools -> Windows 8 -> Run the Recovery Wizard(System recovery in step-by-step mode).

Toshiba - F8 or on the latest models 0 or even sometimes you need to press Fn+0

Packard Bell - F10

Dell inspiron - when the dell splash screen appears, press Ctrl+F11

Fujitsu Siemens - F8

LG-F11

Lenovo-F11

So, first we restore the Toshiba laptop to factory settings, press F8 when loading (if you have one of the latest models of Toshiba laptop, then immediately when you turn on the laptop, press and hold 0), a window appears Additional download options. Choose Troubleshooting your computer and press Enter.

Selecting language settings.

Next. OK .

We select the Toshiba HDD RECOVERY recovery tool or it may be called Toshiba Recovery Wizard.

In the next window, we are warned that drive C: will be restored to its original state, that is, everything will be deleted from it and its state will be restored to the state at the time of purchase of the laptop, drive D: will remain untouched.

You cannot interrupt the operation, so make sure that the AC adapter is connected to the laptop. Click Yes and start the process of restoring the laptop to its original factory state.

A factory reset process is in progress.

Software and drivers are being installed.

Choose a username and password for your account. We set the date and time, they are usually correct by default. If you wish, you can register your laptop to extend the warranty.

First Windows startup. That's it

How to factory reset a Sony laptop

Press the F10 key when loading and enter the Manager Windows boot, select using the keyboard Launching VAIO Recovery Center.

A window appears in front of us, in which we can familiarize ourselves with the recovery options.

For example, we choose Recover drive C: and in the next window we read information about what will be restored.

Disk C: is restored to its factory state, everything is reinstalled software, but not software installed after purchasing the computer, it will have to be installed again. This program deletes all files on the C: drive, but does not affect files on other partitions.

If you and I choose Completely restore the system, then everything on the C: drive and all other partitions will be deleted. After recovery, all disk space will be occupied by drive C:

How to restore an HP laptop to factory settings

If the laptop does not boot at all due to system errors and you want to restore its original settings, then, in order not to lose your data, you can boot it from any Live CD, then transfer important files to a portable hard drive, then restore the factory settings, since Restoring factory settings will delete all your data from your laptop.

Press the key when turning on the laptop Esc.

We enter boot menu As you can see, the F11 key is responsible for restoring factory settings - System Recovery. Press the F11 key.

A window appears HP Recovery Manager. Here we need the item “ Restoring the system to its original condition when shipped from the manufacturer».

Click on “ Recover without creation backup copy files" and click Next.

Now you need to disconnect all external devices: printer, scanner, mouse, click Next and the process of restoring the HP laptop to factory settings will begin.

Is there an alternative to the laptop's built-in factory reset program? Yes there are, these are programs and and they have much more opportunities.

Laptops that come out of the factory are often equipped with Windows OS, which is pre-installed for your model, except for budget laptops with FreeDOS or Linux. At this point, the PC already has several native programs and a basic set of drivers/kodaks.

Resetting the laptop to factory settings may be necessary in cases of OS failures, especially important if you can’t even start it. Rollback to basic settings implies restoration of the original state of the system and can be a solution to the vast majority of malfunctions.

Will it be possible to restore factory settings?

As with any action, recovery requires a source that will provide the necessary information, and through processing it will lead to a rollback. Windows contains the necessary data in a hidden system partition, so unless you formatted the drive, it should remain.

This often occurs as a result of calling a technician who either does not know how to do a correct installation or is simply not interested in it. This situation leads to the partition being overwritten and, of course, cannot be used.

Also, when purchasing a laptop and using it for the first time, you will be offered to backup this hidden recovery partition onto a DVD disc, which can serve well in the future. Usually you need to have about 3 discs for recording.

Also, if you bought a laptop with FreeDOS, Linux and its versions, then you will not have this section, since you reinstalled the OS on Windows. This makes it easier to simply restore the system from installation disk or reinstall completely.

Why is returning to factory settings a higher priority than simply reinstalling the system? It's all about ease of use. An ordinary user who has never installed the system or restored settings can easily perform this operation, but problems may arise during the process of rewriting the OS. Also, along with ease of perception, there is also speed of action, since there is no need to install drivers, because everything is already there.

The main differentiating information is that each manufacturer has developed a unique access to the recovery program. Mostly changes hotkey on the laptop during the startup process, also almost all have a program with Windows interface, that is, you can restore directly from the desktop.

How to restore factory settings on an Asus laptop?

There is nothing complicated in the rollback process, only one nuance is the need to deactivate the quick start system. This function blocks the recovery utility. This is done from the BIOS or UEFI. To perform the actions you need:

To turn off Boot functions Booster needs to press F2 during startup to get to the BIOS window. Using the keyboard, go to the “Boot” section, where the corresponding item is located. Change the setting's status to "Disabled". Now press "Back" or Esc and save the settings;

Now again in the process of starting the system in Asus laptop press the F9 key, after which the program screen will be displayed;
Next, the preparation process will begin, when all the necessary operations are completed and the laptop is ready to perform the operation, you will see a warning window about the action of deleting all files. You should agree, but perhaps first, if you have access to the desktop, you need to backup your data;
As a result, auto recovery will start; user participation is not required. You should not be afraid of problems when the laptop reboots several times during the process.

An important nuance that needs to be taken into account is that your laptop must be connected to the network so that during the installation process it does not turn off due to battery discharge.

Recovery on an HP laptop

A similar way of doing things for this manufacturer, you should:

Press F11 when starting the laptop;
Now find the item “System recovery”;
Before performing recovery, you will have the opportunity to write important files to removable media;
Wait until the recovery is complete, then you can install the programs you need and get the full work environment work.

The HP PC has a built-in Recovery Manager utility, which we accessed via a Live CD, but the same can be done with a login. Use the search by program name and run it.

Factory reset in Acer

The main difference from other manufacturers is the process of entering the recovery menu. To do this, you need to hold Alt and press F10 every half second. Immediately after this you will see a protection window; it will require you to enter a password, standard 000000, or, if you have already made settings in the system, then enter your own.

Among the pre-installed Acer programs there is also Recovery Management, which can fulfill your desire to roll back the system directly through working window programs.

Restoring Samsung laptops

During the OS startup process, press F4;
Now select "Restore";
Then click on “Complete restore”;
You will need to select the point to which the rollback will be made, the factory settings are called “Computer Initial Status”.

You can also run in Windows Samsung utility Recovery Solutio, it performs the same steps, follow the instructions in the same way.

Rollback on a Toshiba laptop

The process is also automatic, the only thing you need to know is how to enter the utility. You require:

Turn off your PC;
While holding 0 (on the character block of the keyboard), press the “Power” button, turn on the computer;
Release the key when you hear a characteristic squeak.

Restoring factory settings on Sony Vaio

Most laptops are equipped with a special “Assist” button, press it at startup and you will be taken to the desired menu, then:

Select the “Start troubleshooting” section;
Select the layout (language), now set the selection to “Diagnostics”;
Go to "VAIO Recovery Tools";
Now select the item that characterizes your version of Windows;
Finally, click on “Run Recovery Wizard”.

If you do not find your laptop among those presented, then use the manufacturer’s official documentation, which undoubtedly contains this section.

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After updating the operating system on a Sony VAIO laptop from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, I cannot reset the laptop to factory settings. When I try to reset, I get the error: “The required disk partition is missing” or “The partition is locked.” Helped alternative way restoring factory settings:

Click the button ASSIST when your VAIO computer is turned off.

The screen appears VAIO Care Rescue Mode.

Select Recover or maintain your system.

A language selection window will appear. Select your language.

A window will appear to select a recovery option.

Select Diagnostics (Troubleshoot)

Select Recovery and maintenance.

A window will appear to select the operating system to restore (in our case it will be Windows 8.1):

Select Windows 8 (Windows 8.1)

The VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) window appears:

Select an item Start recovery wizard.

A window will appear:

Here the VAIO Care system asks if we want to save our data. In this case, I have already copied all my personal files from the laptop to an external drive, so I don’t need to save any data, I need full reset to factory settings - completely clean. If you also need a “clean” reset (without saving personal files and programs), then select "Skip rescue"

A window will appear warning us that all files will be erased and asking if we are sure we want to start the recovery process.

Place a check mark next to the inscription “Yes, I’m sure.”. Next, the button is activated [Start recovery]. Click this button, a progress bar will appear, which will display the process of restoring the laptop to factory settings.