Factory reset HTC Windows Phone 8S
HTC Windows Phone 8S
How to reset or restore a HTC Windows Phone 8S
If your HTC Windows Phone 8S smartphone is running very slowly, hanging, you want to bypass the screen lock, or you have a full memory and want to erase everything, or you want to sell or give it away and want to ensure that nobody can access your files and passwords, you can do a factory reset to restore it to its original state like the first day.
Keep in mind that a reset or return to the factory state on a mobile deletes all its content, so make a backup of your data before doing it if you don't want to lose everything.
We advise you to consult the following article before restoring the %s: What to do before selling an iPhone.
There are two ways to do a reset on a HTC Windows Phone 8S from the settings of the mobile itself or by performing a hard reset.
Restore HTC Windows Phone 8S using the “Settings” menu
If you want to make a reset to return to the factory settings a HTC Windows Phone 8S through phone settings you have to follow these simple steps:
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
1- First step: Swipe the home screen of your HTC Windows Phone 8S toward the left.
2- Second step: Go to “Settings”.
3- Third step: Search and access the option “Information”.
4- Fourth step: Press the “Reset phone” option.
5- Fifth step: Click “Yes” when you are asked to confirm if you want to reset the phone.
6- Sixth step: Press “Yes” again to start the process. Your device Windows Phone 8S from HTC it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Microsoft Windows Phone 8| upgradeable to WP8 GDR3.
Restore HTC Windows Phone 8S through a hard reset
If you want to make a hard reset to return to the factory settings a HTC Windows Phone 8S you have to follow these simple steps:
1- Turn off your HTC Windows Phone 8S.
2- Press the power button and the moment the phone vibrates press and hold the volume down button until an exclamation appears on the screen.
3- While the exclamation appears on the screen, press volume up, volume down, power button and volume down.
4- Your device Windows Phone 8S from HTC it will restart and take several minutes to start while restoring the device to its factory state and optimizing the applications pre-installed in the operative system Microsoft Windows Phone.
About the device:
HTC Windows Phone 8S is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in), a weight of 113 grams, , a screen resolution of 4.0 inches (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio).
It has a processor Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait, a graphics card Adreno 305, a RAM memory 512 MB RAM and an internal memory of 4 GB.
The HTC Windows Phone 8S comes from the factory with the Microsoft Windows Phone 8| upgradeable to WP8 GDR3 operating system.
