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.

206 thoughts on “How to Safely Master Reset Nokia Lumia 520 with Easy Hard Reset ?”

  1. Hi, the message my phone nokia lumia displays is :- ERROR : unable to find a bootable option.Press any key to shutdown,

    The hardware reset options do not work on this as it boots up, brings the nokia logo and goes back to the same place,

    how do i overcome this and get the phone working

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    • Hi, if you have done hard reset with hardware button combination key but the problems still not fix, then maybe your Nokia Lumia 520 operating system source already damage and need to get repair from Nokia authorize service center.

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  2. Hi, am using lumia 520. When I try to hard reset nothingwill happen and it automatically go to home page. After few seconds it automatically restarts. What I do please guide me.

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    • Hi, please follow steps at #option 2 above carefully to do hard reset or master format Nokia Lumia 520 using hardware button combination key. There are two big steps that you have to follow one by one.

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  3. Hi my Nokia Lumia have a problem I can’t download apps in store when I try it shows a message saying that their is a problem completing your request and an error of 80070490 plz help me

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    • Hi, if all applications can not installed, try to check internal memory storage. If everything fine but still can not install at your Nokia Lumia 520, then try to do hard reset using menu setting or hardware button combination key.

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    • Hi, sadly we only can give advice for doing hard reset Nokia Lumia 520 using hardware button combination key if you can not performing from menu setting. Maybe you can consult with Nokia authorize service center for other alternative reformat.

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  4. i tried to hard reset my lumia 520 but it takes about an hour to reset,, it shows something like lighting sign or high voltage sign,, and a setting sign on the LCD that is not removable or show any progress.

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    • Hi, usually to finish hard reset your Nokia Lumia 520 time will not take more then 10 minutes from beginning until finish. You should turn off your phone and try to do hard reset steps again using #option 2 above. Just make sure your Nokia Lumia 520 battery is fully charge before doing hard reset using hardware button combination key.

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  5. I have a problem with my nokia lumia 520. Its showing unbale to find a bootable option. Press any key to shut down.
    Kindly suggest what should i do…

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    • Hi, have you follow the #option 2 steps above carefully. If you already try to do that several time but still get the same result, then maybe you have to bring your phone to Nokia authorize service center for further check.

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  6. My nokia lumia rm-914
    When i switch on my phone it start normally and after few seconds it restart itself and again after few seconds it restart this happen continuously. When i try hard reset after exclamation sign when i press volume up, down , power key and again volume down it start normally and not go in hard rest and show gear pic. It does not hard rest, what should i do now

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    • Hi, the best way to solve this problems is by doing hard reset using hardware button combination key. The steps can be done if your phone are not get some hardware trouble. Please make sure you follow #option 2 steps carefully, because that steps are finished to fix many Nokia Lumia 520 for reformat the operating system to factory default.

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    • Hi, you have to bring your Nokia Lumia 520 to Nokia authorized service center to replace the Volume Down key button with new one.

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  7. my lumia 520 is failing to reboot it writes failure to find rebootable solution press any key to exit but if try the above method it does not work.

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    • Hi, the process to hard reset using hardware button combination key for Nokia Lumai 520 is working for many devices using steps at #option 2 above, unless there are some other hardware failure. Better to bring your phone to Nokia authorized service center for further check.

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  8. My lumia 520 is swithed off while doing factory resetting .Now it is not showing charging even i cannot swith on after recahrging also.is there any way to trouble shoot my phone

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    • Hi, maybe you need to do hard reset one more time using hardware button combination key like steps at #option 2 above to reformat your Nokia Lumia 520. However, if this phone always off by itself, perhaps the battery lifetime has been reached and it can not work for longer time. We suggest to bring your phone to nearest Nokia authorized service center or if your city does not have Nokia care, then please ask for some professional service center to check whether the battery still can be use or not.

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