How to Safely Master Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Easy Hard Reset ?

Nokia Lumia 520 is Nokia smartphone family with Windows Phone 8 operating system. For everyone who love to use or try to taste the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 os will like to use this Nokia Lumia 520.

 

The main Advantage specifications of Nokia Lumia 520:

LCD 4 inchi
Processor Dual Core 1Ghz
Memory Internal 8GB ROM with 512 RAM
External memory slot MicroSD upto 64GB
Camera 5 MP,  autofocus,
Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Battery Li-Ion 1430 mAh

 

How to Soft Reset or Reboot or Restart Nokia Lumia 520 ?

There are two choices when our Nokia Lumia 520 get problem and the phone become hang or frozen. How to force shutdown or soft reset or restart Nokia Lumia 520? The very easy way to do is remove the battery from Nokia Lumia 520 after open the back case. Wait about 5 seconds and we can put the battery again in the right positions. After that we can turn on again by pressing power button. The second to force soft reset when nothing can be touch in the LCD touch screen by press and hold POWER BUTTON for several second, if you see ‘slide down to power of’, do slide the phone then it will turn off. We need to press Power button again to turn on Nokia Lumia 520 on again.

 

How to Master Reset Nokia Lumia 520 to Factory Default ?

Nokia Lumia 520 use Microsoft Windows Phone 8 as the operating system. With this OS we can do many feature in Nokia Lumia 520 also we can add more applications to fit what we need. But sometime the Nokia Lumia 520 get hang or stuck or freezing or brick or not responding when we use to do something. The other problem is LCD is not responsive while touch the applications or menu. We are recommended to do soft reset by turning off the Nokia Lumia 520 with the power button to remove the cache or temporary files which can make the Nokia Lumia 520 not run properly. If the problem still appear, then we can try to do the hard reset with easy step in bellow:

 

#Option 1, How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Setting Menu:

Please remember to backup your important data before doing the hard reset to factory default, because all data and installed applications will be erased.

  1. Turn on the Nokia Lumia 520
  2. Make sure the battery is fully charge or not empty
  3. Go to menu: Setting > About > Reset Your Phone
  4. The process of formatting Nokia Lumia 520 will do by it self

 

#Option 2, How to Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Hardware Button Key:

If we can not access the menu or stuck or not responding, then we can try format Nokia Lumia 520 with hardware key:

A. BIG STEP ONE:

  1. Please remember, we have to do two BIG STEP
  2. BIG STEP ONE (a). Press and Hold the Power Button, do not release until the phone vibrate (if you feel the vibrate in Nokia Lumia 520 then release the Power Button)
  3. BIG STEP ONE (b). Press and Hold the Volume Down Button, do not release until the LCD show the exclamation mark (if you see the exclamation mark in LCD, then release the Volume Down Button)

B. BIG STEP TWO (this can be down after all BIG STEP ONE finish)

  1. To continue reset, you have to do the last step bellow
  2. Press Volume Up Button Key and release
  3. Press Volume Down Button Key and release
  4. Press Power Button Key and release
  5. Press Volume Down Button Key and release
  6. The the Nokia Lumia 520 will do the hard reset format

 

 

FAQ Nokia Lumia 520:

What to do if I forget Security Key Password Code Nokia Lumia 520 (To Unlock or Bypass the Lost Password) ?

If you forgot Nokia Lumia 520 pin password code, you have to do the hard reset with the step above. Please keep in good place your password of Nokia Lumia 520

 

What is the Secret Code Key for Hard Reset Nokia Lumia 520 ?

Until this tutorial created, it does not have secret code for hard reset Nokia Lumia 520, please tell us if you have this information, we will update it soon. But the most easy way to hard reset Nokia Lumia 520 is by doing the steps above.

 

How to Reinstall or Restore Microsoft Windows Phone Operating System at Nokia Lumia 520 (reformat)?

The default operating system of Nokia Lumia 520 is Microsoft Windows Phone 8. We should have to know that the clean factory default OS file source already saved inside this phone ROM. The installed operating system usually will run normally and not easy to be broken unless we use special unusual steps that not recommended to everyone. But in some situations the installed application can get trouble and impact to the process of operating system. Therefore, when we need to reinstall or restore clean operating system than the processes are same with hard reset or master reset above. Just follow the steps above then the clean factory default OS will be reinstall automatically. Please note, this steps are similar with reformat Nokia Lumia 520 which can make all important data removed or wipe from this phone, therefore do not forget to do backup.

 

Hard reset Nokai Lumia 520 is easy to do if you have problem with this phone, by doing the simple step above, you can restore the Nokai Lumia 520 to factory reset.

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    • Hi, since it can not go to main menu, you can try to do hard reset with Option 2 above for solve the problem of your Nokia Lumia 520.

  • Guys, I'm having a problem with my Nokia L520.
    Everything was working perfectly ... until today, I put it to charge by USB (in the notebook).
    The phone turned off, and the windows no longer starts. When I press the power button even when the phone is connected to the charger, the signal appears the battery being charged, but it is only the windows does not start. Now, if I try to turn it WITHOUT the charger (with the notebook for example), appears a sign of a battery with a question mark in the middle.
    Someone went through the same problem, or know how to fix it??
    Already tried a master reset, but it did not work.
    Thank you!

    • Hi, if you already try to do hard reset but still not working, maybe you should try to bring your Nokia Lumia 520 to nearest Nokia service center, so they can determine the problem.

  • Hello guys I am having problem with my Nokia lumia 520
    My cell was working properly but suddenly the cell switchd off automatically n then Nokia is appearing on d screen n den windows phone appears again it switches off n is continuously being on n off

    • Hi, we are afraid there are some applications error that make your Nokia Lumia 520 act like that. Please try to do hard reset with hardware button (Option 2 above).

  • Hello, I lost my Nokia Lumia 900 and via the find my phone app, I see a map that the phone is few streets away from me but somebody has it and have turned off my phone. From the find my phone app, there is an option to "Erase", "lock and "Ring". Since I had a passcode set in my phone, my question for you is, if I use that app to erase my phone contents to factory default, will it also take the passcode off and will it be easier for the person who stole my phone to gain access? Because I do not want that. Please help! When I try to "Lock" the phone, it gives me this message
    "We're sorry, but we can't lock your phone right now. But we'll keep trying, and we'll send an email if we succeed." Please help! :(

    • Hi, we are sorry for your problem, as far as we know, the applications to track or erase all data remotely is not always work in good way, because people who have already got that phone should turn off all data connection to make the remote system stop. If they do hard reset then they do not need to enter any code to make it back to factory default.

  • i reset my nokia lumia 520 the gears are still running for almost an hour, i can't use my phone because it permanently turns off...what can I do,,? somebody help me fix this..thanks

    • Hi, usually it will not more than 10 minutes to finish doing hard reset Nokia Lumia 520. After doing fully charged, try to do it again care fully.

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