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 that personal data and some important settings have disappeared, which is a serious problem 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 reinstalling 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 "Settings", enter the "Settings" menu After that, select and click "More Computer Settings"
3. Select "General" in "Computer Settings", and you can see "Recover your computer without affecting your files" in the options on the right side
4. At this time, the computer will prompt us to change the contents of the computer if it is restored
5. If the DVD disc installation media is not inserted at this time, it will prompt that some files are missing and the system cannot be refreshed. So you need to insert the device at this time
6. Click the "Restore" button to enter the recovery process.
7. The computer starts to automatically resume the computer
When using the system refresh, and Traditional installation of Windows is different, because our user accounts and settings have been retained, so we do not need to re-enter the Windows Welcome screen and reconfigure 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.
What settings are retained after the system refresh in Windows 8? Including:
a. Wireless network connection
b. Mobile broadband connection
c.Bitlocker and Bitlocker To Go settings
d.Driver number assignment
e. Personalization settings, such as lock screen Background and desktop wallpapers
Second, recovery applications
When we use system refresh, the computer only retains the Metro style application, and requires manual reinstallation of non-Windows 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 we recover it directly, it will bring us some harm.
If after refreshing the computer, we really need to reinstall some desktop applications, the computer will automatically save all unreserved application lists to an Html file and place them directly on the desktop, so we will The application can be found and reinstalled most quickly.
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 disc or USB flash drive used for installation
2. Enter the "Windows Installer" interface, click "Next"
3. In the installation interface, click "Repair Computer" in the lower left corner
4. Enter the "Repair Computer" option After that, select "Troubleshooting"
5. Enter the "Troubleshooting" interface, select "Restore the computer"
6. After entering the "Recovery Computer" interface, the computer will prompt us to change. In the case, click "Next"
7. Select the operating system to restore the computer, the computer will enter the recovery interface, start the computer recovery
Third, the computer is refreshed to the defined state, There is no need to reinstall the desktop application.
In Win8, we can restore 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, get the best computer status. 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 the above, we will be at C:\
efreshimage Create a .wim file in the directory, then we can recover the computer through 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.