folders, you must transfer them to the 'DATA (D:)' partition, on a USB key or an external hard drive before starting the restoration of Windows 8. If you still have personal data in the 'My documents', Pictures.
WARNING : when you launch the restoration of Windows 8 using the recovery DVDs previously burned on DVDs, this partition will be completely erased.
OS_Install (C:) : this partition contains your installation of Windows 8, as well as the 'My documents', Pictures.If we look at the partitions of our laptop, they are always those created by the manufacturer : Windows 8 installation restored to factory stateĪt present, this is what our MSI laptop PC looks like.Īs you can see, we installed 2 web browsers (Firefox and Google Chrome) and we used a Windows 8 wallpaper.Thanks to the Recovery DVDs that you could create via the Burn Recovery program preinstalled on your MSI laptop, you can restore the Windows 8 installation to its factory state without erasing your personal data.
