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 I am using a Lumia 520 my problem is ever since it was new it presses the back pad by itself then write speech not supported in this language I've returned it n they did a hard reset but still does the same thing so far I've done about four hard resets but still it does the same thing immediately after resetting it freezes every now n then but my biggest problem is that it presses the back pad so I could be on the net or texting then it would just go all the way back to home screen

    • Hi, basically when you bring your Nokia Lumia 520 at Nokia authorize service center, unless you only bring to the store that you have bought, usually the does not have expert technician, then they will inspect all possibility that can make your phone become trouble. Doing hard reset or reformat is the first solutions to fix applications problems, but if the trouble still happen, then if seems your phone hardware is getting problem as well. If you can, please bring your Nokia Lumia 520 phone to real Nokia Authorize Service Center for further check.

  • I have a problem with my Nokia lumia 520.It was working normally but for some days now where it just automatically freezes,goes off alone and then come on again.it really disturbs me bc the problem is recurrent

    • Hi, this problems usually happen because apps trouble, please uninstall some not use applications, if you still get the same problem, then please consider to do hard reset or master format, but you have to backup all important data, because all data and applications will be wipe or removed and back to factory default.

  • ERROR: Unable to find boot option press any key to shut down. My handset NOKIA 52) has turned into a paper weight. Now what i have on my black screen i sthe above message in white font. I tried useing NSRT but the phone device is not recognised. Will hard reset work is highly doubtful. Event he customer care does not have a resolution and claimed they will try if anything can be done .

    would highly appreciate if anyone can guie me to restrore my NOKIA 520 back to normal . Thanks

    • Hi, unfortunately the problems at your Nokia Lumia 520 seems get trouble with firmware or hardware, the right solutions is bring your phone to Nokia authorize service center, but if they also can not help for that damage, then nothing we can advice as well. Hopefully some other community member or visitor can give other advice / solutions.

    • Hi, you need to make sure weather that your Nokia Lumia 520 problem because of applications or hardware trouble. First you can try to use headset for listen music or sound, if it work, then you need to test your speaker hardware, but unfortunately you need to consider doing hard reset first. Hard reset will clean all not working applications and restore back all setting to factory default, so it will fix your speaker if the problem comes from applications or setting. If after doing hard reset, your Nokia Lumia 520 speaker still not work, then your hardware speaker are broken and need to get repair at Nokia authorize service center

  • Whenever I try to get signed in my Ms account it shows that can't connect ...
    Even after changing the date and time setting it's not getting signed in could u pls help me out

    • Hi, first you have to make sure your Microsoft account are correct, you can try from Internet browser to Microsoft website. If you still get the same problems, please consider to do hard reset or reformat your Nokia Lumia 520, then you can try to login again with Microsoft account.

    • Hi, soft reset at Nokia 520 will restart or reboot your Nokia Lumia 520. Some applications will create temporary files or cache while an application run at this phone, sometime the temporary files or cache can make our Nokia Lumia 520 become stuck or hang, therefore we need to make soft reset when we get first time problems at some applications. If the phone still not working well, then please try to uninstall last installed applications and try again after soft reset / reboot your Nokia 520.

  • My phone was working fine. My Nokia charger stop working so I got an universal charger. Well now it will take 6 hrs to be at a 100% then be warm to touch after charged. After 30 mins of sitting idled my batter drops from 100 to 4%. My emails won't sync. If I call someone phone dies. I take it off charger after it is 100%. What do I do.

    • Hi, please becareful while using universal charger for your Nokia Lumia 520. You have to make sure that charger minimum have 1A current output, above that is no problem as far as the charger have current limited protection. If you charger less than 1A current output, then you will need more time to charge and sometime the phone will not get charge correctly like easy to battery drop. Please use other original charger like Android charger also have the same specification for Nokia Lumia 520.

  • good day. my lumia 520 is not booting to background it only shows a sign :( then it goes of and returns to the same sign repeatedly. pls help. Thanks

    • Hi, then you have to try doing hard reset or reformat your Nokia Lumia 520 using hardware button combination key at steps at #Option 2 above. But remember to fully charge your phone, and follow the #Option 2 steps start from BIG STEPS ONE (do it until finish) and continue to BIG STEPS TWO until finish as well.

    • Hi, doing SOFT reset is different with HARD reset. Soft reset is safe to do anytime, because it is the same procedure with shutdown/turn off and turn on again, the soft reset will not remove or delete any important data or pictures or applications at your Nokia Lumia 520.

      But this is different with HARD RESET, you should backup all important data to other location or external memory before doing hard reset, because all important data will be remove or wipe from your phone.

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