The Sony Vaio series of laptops is a fairly specific line of computer devices, if not unique. The fact is that in Sony Vaio laptop models, system recovery can be carried out even without an installation or boot disk, the use of which is provided in most cases. However, not all owners of these devices fully and fully understand how to perform such actions. As it turns out, everything is quite simple. For this, some special knowledge is not required.
Sony Vaio. System recovery: what you need to know initially
The very first and most important thing is that most models of this series are equipped with a special Assist button directly on the keyboard panel, which activates the call of the corresponding menu.
If there is no such key, Sony Vaio laptops can restore the Windows 7 system or any other OS by accessing the main menu through a special section of the hard drive. Only in this case should the function keys (F12, F11, F10 or F9) be used when the device is turned off. Which button is intended for access depends solely on the model. In an extreme case, you can just read the technical documentation.
Using the main menu
So, we assume that by pressing the keys or the button, access to the main menu is made. System recovery on a Sony Vaio laptop can be done in several basic ways.
You can use normal recovery, diagnostics, or factory reset. Depending on the degree of damage to the OS or its system components, the desired section is selected.
And if everything looks simple enough with the usual rollback, then you will have to work a little to return to the original settings.
System Restore (Sony Vaio Recovery Mode) to the factory state
Consider the basic algorithm for the example of resuscitation of Windows 8 (although this procedure can be applied to the tenth modification).
After selecting the appropriate section, downloading will begin (a logo will appear on the screen), and then you will be prompted to select a keyboard layout. We select exactly what is required, after which we go to the diagnostics in the action selection menu.
In a new window, you need to select the return line to the original state. After that, a notification appears 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 the deletion of user files, or you can perform a complete cleanup. 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 the Sony Vaio laptop, system recovery will continue with the reappearance of the logo, and notifications of the progress of the process and the degree of readiness for rollback will be displayed on the screen.
When all the actions are completed, a sign of their successful execution will be a notification with a suggestion of choosing the OS language. Actually, on this all the actions necessary for the rollback are completed.
How long will such actions take
Unfortunately, many laptop owners of this lineup will have to be upset. The fact is that when choosing a full cleaning with a return to the initial state in Sony Vaio, system recovery will take about several hours (usually up to three). Therefore, whether you like it or not, you will have to suffer. It is important to remember that the process must not be interrupted in any case. You need to make sure that the power is connected, because otherwise, if the restoration is not completed, no one will guarantee that it can be done again.
The problem of the impossibility of recovery may also be that some virus is firmly seated on the laptop. Therefore, before proceeding directly to the rollback of the system, 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 able to load its own interface even before the start of the OS. In this case, you can choose a graphical shell or command line support in the form of DOS-mode. Naturally, if you wish, you can specify the desired language (there is Russian support).
Instead of a total
It remains to add that the process of rolling back to any state is quite simple, as this can already be understood from the above material. The most basic thing to pay attention to is the choice of a 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 full cleaning. Perhaps if the hard drive has critical information, it will be wiser to refuse from deep cleaning. Well, the rest is up to the user.