Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

2

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

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  • Nokia Windows 8 Phone All Models - Factory Reset
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Introduction

Nokia Lumia - Icon, 520, 525, 530, 620, 625, 630, 635, 720, 730, 820, 830, 920, 925, 928, 930, 1020, 1320, 1520,

Microsoft Lumia - 430, 435, 532, 535, 540, 550, 640, 950, 1030,

HTC Windows Phone - 8S, 8X

Video Overview

Step 1

              Nokia Windows 8 Phone All Models - Factory Reset               
  • Turn off the phone.
  • Press and hold the Volume Down and the Power buttons.
  • When you feel a vibration, release only the Power button,
  • or,
  • press and hold the Volume down button and connect the charger.
  • You will see an exclamation mark.

Turn off the phone.

Press and hold the Volume Down and the Power buttons.

When you feel a vibration, release only the Power button,

or,

press and hold the Volume down button and connect the charger.

You will see an exclamation mark.

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Step 2

  • Press the keys in this order:
  • Volume Up
  • Volume Down
  • Power
  • Volume Down
  • The phone will reset and restart. This may take a few minutes.
  • .
  • Did you do it successfully?

Press the keys in this order:

Volume Up

Volume Down

Power

The phone will reset and restart. This may take a few minutes.

.

Did you do it successfully?

If it doesn’t work, try the procedure again.

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Shonna Milam - Jul 7, 2016

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dint work still asking for password to unlock the phone

Peter Stevens - Jan 23, 2021

i just got my cell second hand i found it on the skytrain it says no sim but its locked how can i us this phone then i need hrlp

Dragon Slayer - Sep 16, 2016

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Thanks It worked

sherriewatkins12 - Nov 4, 2016

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It worked….yay

Klutse Godson - Feb 4, 2017

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It was excellent but I lost all my files so how do I retrieve my file back