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Required Equipment

Reinstallation of Windows 8.1 with Bing requires specific items when installing to the Dell Venue 8 Pro 5830 tablet. At a minimum you will need:

• USB Windows 8.1 media with Bing (Figure 1) (Dell part number: MCD3Y)
  
  
  Figure 1
  
• USB Y-adapter (Figure 2) (Dell part number: 9XHRG)
  
  
  Figure 2
  
• Venue 8 Pro AC power adapter with USB cable (Figure 3 & 4)
  
  
  Figure 3
  
  
  Figure 4
  

Steps to Reinstall Windows 8.1 with Bing

Follow these steps to Reinstall Windows 8.1 with Bing:

1. Connect the USB Y-Adapter to the tablet, then connect the AC adapter to it using the Micro-USB port of the adapter and insert the USB Operating system media in the USB port.
2. Power on the system. Before the Dell Logo is displayed, immediately press the Volume Up button on the right side of the tablet to get to the Windows Boot Menu.
3. Boot to Windows 8.1 w/ Bing media.
4. Choose your desired language. (Click "See more languages" to show more languages ,if your desired language is not shown.)
5. Choose your desired keyboard layout.
6. Choose "Troubleshoot" (Tools Icon).
7. Choose "Reset your PC" (Cycle Icon).
8. If a previous version of Windows was installed, then choose the previous version.
9. Click "Next".
10. Choose the first option "Yes, repartition the drives".
11. Continue installation based on your need to backup data or wipe the partition clean.