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11-07-2019 05:47 PM
What do you mean by "a recovery"?
What HP provides to do PC recovery is something known as HP Recovery Media ...
HP Recovery Media is a set of DVDs and a CD, or USB stick, that will erase the hard drive (removing all data, settings, and applications, reinstall the original OS, drivers, and some HP Utilities.
In some cases, you may be able to order a USB stick instead of disks. You have to order these from HP; they can not be downloaded.
You can look online for Recovery Media starting with the linked paged: http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers
Once there, input your Product name or number. On your Software and Drivers Download page, select your Operating System and and Version. Click "Update".
If HP Recovery Media is available for your machine, down near the bottom of the page, you will see an entry for Order Recovery Media-CD/DVD/USB. Click the "+" symbol to expand that entry and click on Order Media for details.
Or, if you prefer, you can do the same by contacting HP Customer Service:
If you live in the US or Canada, contact information is on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/phone-assist.html#section1
If you live elsewhere, contact information is on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.html
NOTE: After you get through, stay on the line until you are finally able to talk to some one -- it can take a while!
When you get the media, if it is a USB stick, insert it into your PC, pressing F9 to get a Boot menu, then select the External USB Hard Drive to boot from it.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
11-08-2019 02:35 AM
Hi,
No other way than to order recovery media from HP if you want to factory reset OS.
- If Windows 10 loads correctly, see the section titled Perform a Windows 10 system reset in Windows in this document.
- If Windows 10 does not start correctly, see the section titled Perform a Windows 10 system reset through Windows Recovery Environment in this document.
For more info about resetting OS, please check out the help document via below link.
11-08-2019 07:08 AM
Hi @MEERIAAAM
Can you provide the exact model or product number of your Spectre for further help. Here is how to find it:
Let me know,
David