Can I Power Down Computer While MBL is Doing Full Factory Restore?

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Good Morning

I am planning to do a full factory restore and it looks to take a long time. I started the process on my laptop but was wondering if I could shut down the laptop while the MBL is completing the restore?

I figured it should be no problem since all the activity is done on the MBL and the laptop is only showing the current status but I just want to be sure.

Thank you!

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The same as when you are updating the firmware, it is not recommended to turn the computer off, close or refresh the browser while the restore is running.

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You can safely close the browser and disconnect your computer from the network - while the full factory restore is running.  The full restore takes a “long” time.  You can periodically recconect to the MBL from any browser to check on the status of the restore.   I did this myself without any consequences  - however - it does get a little weird towards the end of the restore and you have to make sure that the restore step completes - as well as the reboot step after the restore completes (which also takes quite a bit of time).

It would probably be best if you were to do the full factory restore from a machine that can be left on with the browser open to the restore page - until the process completes in it’s entirety.  If you don’t have a spare machine that can be dedicated to the restore - and you need to disconnect, reboot, or use your computer for other purposes while the restore is running - then it should be okay to do so - just pay close attention to the MBL and tail end of the restore process.

~Scott