Htc Windows Phone 8S Factory Hard Reset Repair Guide

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Very easy

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                          10 minutes            

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Introduction

The factory Rest will remove your primary Microsoft account and you may lose data if it has not been synced. Be sure to back up any data and files you want to keep before you do a factory reset.

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Step 1

              HTC Windows Phone 8S - Factory Hard Reset               

• Switch off the phone.
• Press and hold the Volume Down button and connect the charger.
• Hold the Volume Down button until you see an exclamation mark.
• Press the buttons in sequence:

• VOLUME UP

• VOLUME DOWN

• POWER

• VOLUME DOWN.

Switch off the phone.

Press and hold the Volume Down button and connect the charger.

Hold the Volume Down button until you see an exclamation mark.

Press the buttons in sequence:

VOLUME UP

VOLUME DOWN

POWER

VOLUME DOWN.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Foued Toumi - Jan 9, 2018

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sa na pas marcher pourquoi

sa na pas marcher pourqoui

mbuh joel - Apr 21, 2018

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Not working for me why???

Michael Cole - Sep 20, 2018

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I have a HTC Windows phone 8S, its stuck in a restart cycle, it looks as though it is going to factory reset but it is stuck in a repeat cycle like a broken record. I keep trying to reset it! Help me please. Discover the truth and fix this record gone array. (array?)

František - Jan 8, 2021

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I have the same issue as Michael. Turns on, exclamation mark (or htc logo, blue screen), turns off