Win8.1 system backup and configuration recovery image skills

  
First, hot backup of Win8.1 system
1. Create a custom image through the command line tool (recimg.exe), get the best state of the computer, create a custom image;
2. Use administrator privileges Open a command prompt and enter the following:
mkdir d:refreshimage
recimg /createimage d:refreshimage
(/createimage - Capture a new custom recovery image in the specified location and set it Restore the image for the activity)
3. After performing the above operation, a CustomRefresh.wim file will be created in the d:refreshimage directory. This is the backup of our system and is set as the active recovery image by the system. In the future, we can use this backup file to restore the computer.

4. We can use the reagentc /info command to view the system Windows RE status and recovery image configuration.

5.recimg.exe command line tool allows you to configure a custom recovery image for Windows to use when restoring your computer. When you create a custom recovery image, it will contain the desktop applications that are already installed, as well as the Windows system files that are in the current state. The recovery image does not contain your documents, personal settings, user profiles, or apps from the Windows Store, as it is retained when you restore your computer.
6. When creating a custom recovery image, recimg will store it in the specified directory and set it as the active recovery image. If you set up a custom recovery image as an active recovery image, Windows will use it when you resume your computer. You can use the /setcurrent and /deregister options to choose which recovery image Windows will use. All recovery images have the file name CustomRefresh.wim.

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