HTC One (M8) for Windows

HTC One (M8) for Windows

How to reset or restore a HTC One (M8) for Windows

If your HTC One (M8) for Windows 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.

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There are two ways to do a reset on a HTC One (M8) for Windows from the settings of the mobile itself or by performing a hard reset.

Restore HTC One (M8) for Windows using the “Settings” menu

If you want to make a reset to return to the factory settings a HTC One (M8) for Windows through phone settings you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step: Swipe the home screen of your HTC One (M8) for Windows 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 One (M8) for Windows 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 8.1.1.

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Restore HTC One (M8) for Windows through a hard reset

If you want to make a hard reset to return to the factory settings a HTC One (M8) for Windows you have to follow these simple steps:

1- Turn off your HTC One (M8) for Windows.

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 One (M8) for Windows 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.

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About the device:

HTC One (M8) for Windows is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in), a weight of 160 grams, , a screen resolution of 5.0 inches (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio).

It has a processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, a graphics card Adreno 330, a RAM memory 2 GB RAM and an internal memory of 32 GB.

The HTC One (M8) for Windows comes from the factory with the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1.1 operating system.