Win8 system refresh function does not need to back up data to external hard disk in advance when reinstalling Windows.

Computer store reinstalling the operating system can help us have a brand new computer operating environment, but every time we reinstall the operating system, we will find Personal data, some important settings have disappeared, which is a bad injury for us. In fact, in Windows 8, there is now a new feature - system refresh. It helps us keep all the personal data, Metro style apps and important settings on your computer and reinstall Windows. This is a boon for fans who use Windows.

In fact, the system refresh feature will retain data, settings, and Metro style apps when you reinstall Windows. Its biggest advantage is that we can recover without having to back up the data to an external hard drive in advance.

First, the system refresh specific operation process is as follows:

1. Insert the installation of the use of DVD disc or U disk

2. Place the mouse in the lower right corner of the screen, select click “Settings>, go to the “Set" menu, select and click “More Computer Settings”

3.Select “General” in “Computer Settings" In the options on the right, you can see "Recover your computer without affecting your files"

4. At this point, the computer will prompt us. If you recover your computer, will change the content

5. If this time is not inserted DVD-ROM installation media, you will be prompted missing some documents, not refresh the system, so in this case you need to insert the device

6. click on & ldquo; recovery & rdquo; button to enter the recovery process

7. the computer automatically start began to recover computer

when using the system refreshes, and the traditional Windows installation is different, because our user account And settings, etc. have been Reservations, so we do not need to re-enter the Windows welcome screen and re-configure all initialization settings. When re-entering the system, we can log in with the same username and password as before, and all other documents and data remain in their original location.

After the system refresh in Windows 8, what settings are retained? Including:

a. Wireless Network Connection

b. Mobile Broadband Connection

c.Bitlocker and Bitlocker To Go Settings

d. Assignment of Drive Number

e. Personalization, such as lock screen background and desktop wallpaper

Second, recovery application

When we use system refresh, the computer only retains the Metro style The application and requires manual reinstallation of non-Windows native desktop applications. In fact, many people hope that when they resume their computers, they can restore their installed applications, which reduces the unnecessary troubles in the later period. But in fact, when we install the application, we will inadvertently install some "malicious" software, if it is directly restored, it will bring us some harm.

If we do need to reinstall some desktop applications after refreshing the computer, the computer will automatically save all unreserved application lists to an HTML file and place them directly on the desktop. This way we can find and reinstall the application as quickly as possible.

What if the computer does not start but wants to use the system refresh function?

If the computer starts up properly, we can set it directly by using the method just above. However, in some cases, if our computer can't start, and we want to restore the computer to normal working condition through system refresh, we can do the following:

1. Insert the DVD or U used for installation. disk

2. enter & ldquo; Windows Setup & rdquo; interface, click on the & ldquo; Next & rdquo;

3. in installation interface, click the bottom left corner of & ldquo; repair of computer & rdquo;

4. enter & ldquo; repair of computer & rdquo; after option, select the & ldquo; difficult Solution & rdquo;

5. enter & ldquo; Troubleshooting & rdquo; interface, select & ldquo; recovery computer & rdquo;

6. After entering the “Restore Computer” interface, the computer will prompt us to change the situation, click “Next”

7. select the computer you want to restore the operating system, the computer will enter recovery interface, the computer began to recover

Third, the computer is refreshed to the defined state, no need to Installing the desktop application

In Win8, we can recover the computer through system refresh, but in general, the non-Windows built-in programs we installed will disappear, we can also use the command line tool (recimg. Exe) Create a custom image to get the best state of your computer. After creating a custom image, we can not only retain personal data, settings, and Metro style apps, but also restore all desktop applications in a custom image whenever the system is refreshed.

Open a command prompt with administrator privileges and enter the following:

mkdir c:\ efreshimage

recimg /createimage c:\ efreshimage

After doing this, we will create a .wim file in the C:\ efreshimage directory, and we will be able to recover the computer from the file.

In summary, in Windows 8, we can simply restore the computer directly through the menu, of course, when the computer can not start, we also have a way to restore the computer for use. Looking forward to the improvement of the system refresh function in the official version of Windows 8.