Factory Image Restore on Dell with SupportAssist OS Recovery
Guide by the manufacturer on how to use the tool. Includes step by step video guide. Relevant part of the video guide starts at 1m20s: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177401
Short instructions:
- From F12 to the Boot menu
- Select SupportAssist OS Recovery on the right
- Connect to the network (WiFi SSID / password)
- It does not allow connection with username/password authentication - e.g. eduroam.
- Select Start Recovery → the tool downloads the files
- It may immediately show the error App failed
- on a new attempt it usually lets you proceed
- Select Approve to continue

- Select Reset in the lower right → Start reset
- If the WiFi connection has dropped: Set Up Network → Reconnect → Next
- The window shows the OS information → Select Next
This may require that the computer originally came with Windows 11.
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- Created by Sebastian Vesala, last updated by Lassi Bågman on 9.9.2026 1 minute read
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