Dell System Recovery Partition Hotkey & Instructions (Dell PC Restore)

**Doctor Inferno** · by **Doctor Inferno** on Sun 22 Mar 2009, 2:56 am

To access the recovery partition on your Dell computer for recovery, follow the steps listed below.

1. Power on the computer
2. At the Dell logo, hold the Ctrl key and press the F11 key simultaneously.
2. The Dell PC Restore screen will come up.
3. Select Restore or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. if you wish to continue, click Confirm, or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click Finish, or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.

Jerry Parnell · by Jerry Parnell on Sun 22 Mar 2009, 9:55 pm

Alternative Guide for Dimension based Dell products.

Hit F11 to access the boot menu.
Select "Repair my PC" from the menu that follows.
You will boot into an environment with diagnostic and repair tools. Select "Factory Image Restore".

KWEST · by KWEST on Mon 20 Jul 2009, 11:41 am

Are there similar steps for a Gateway computer (with Windows XP)? Thanks.

**Doctor Inferno** · by **Doctor Inferno** on Tue 21 Jul 2009, 1:29 am

Hello KWEST,

Yes there is. For a Gateway PC, press F11.

Take a look here for more info: http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/Medialess/MLXPH2/MLXPH2faq6.shtml

alilujah · by alilujah on Sat 25 Jul 2009, 3:07 pm

The model that I have doesn't have an F11 key, at the Dell screen there is an option to hit 2 for Setup and 0 for Boot Options. Not sure where to go from there.

**Doctor Inferno** · by **Doctor Inferno** on Sat 25 Jul 2009, 7:44 pm

Then it would be 0.

mariablahut · by mariablahut on Wed 27 Jan 2010, 3:34 pm

When I press cntrl+f11 nothing happens. How do I restore my computer if it doesn't work? Please help!! F8 doesn't work either or hitting f11.

Mastema · by Mastema on Mon 22 Feb 2010, 6:29 pm

I made this account just to thank you man ;) this guide is super helpful...thanks again ^^

Dell System Recovery Partition Hotkey & Instructions (Dell PC Restore)

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Thanks Alot Doctor Inferno!!!!