How To Factory Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 Repair Guide

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Very easy

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                          5 - 10 minutes            

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Introduction

Warning!!!Resetting your phone will erase all content stored on your phone, including apps and games (along with app data and game progress), text messages, call history, music, photos and more.

Resetting your Windows Phone will return it to the state it was in the first time you turned it on. All of your personal content will be erased, and the phone will be restored to its factory settings.

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Step 1

              How to Factory / Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520               

• 1. Turn off the phone.
• 2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power On buttons.
• 3. When you feel a vibration, release only the Power On button.
• 4. You will see on the screen an exclamation mark (!).
• 5. Press the keys in this order: • Volume Up > Volume Down > Power > Volume Down •
• The phone will restart.
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1. Turn off the phone.

2. Press and hold the Volume Down and Power On buttons.

3. When you feel a vibration, release only the Power On button.

4. You will see on the screen an exclamation mark (!).

5. Press the keys in this order: • Volume Up > Volume Down > Power > Volume Down •

The phone will restart.

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godwing4 - May 12, 2016

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i have a challenge with my Lumia 520 i cant see the apps the screen is fine its difficult to format and everything in the phone is ok just that i cant use the phone its been given me issues and i have taken it for repairs they confirmed it needs to be flashed but i dont know what to flash it with as all the technicians i took it too couldn’t flash the phone

Bawii Ali Sumail - Jan 20, 2017

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Nokia Lumia 520 IMEI 358106054625804

jessicaaa__014 - May 23, 2017

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Will this’s reboot setting helps my Nokia 520 if the touch screen is lagging and i can only use my screen for certain things?

tobiaskizito - May 28, 2018

Hi my Nokia Lumia 520 is behaving weird lately,hanging most of the time ,touch not functioning well,.Recently it request me to do booting , what am i supposed to do?

Kizito. 28/5/2018

Sibusiso Dangazela - Jul 9, 2017

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What if my lumia 520 gets stuck on turning gears (reset mode)?