Easily recover system methods with Win8 system refresh and system reset

Win8 has a simpler recovery method. The win8 system's built-in "system refresh" & "quo system reset" components allow us to easily restore normal status when the Windows 8 system goes wrong — — Official installation, non-toxic, no plug-ins.

Tips: What is "System Refresh" and "System Reset" &

System Refresh: Win8 will retain personalization, personal files, drivers and through the Windows Store The installed application, remove other applications, and restore to the default state. Simply put, the effect is equivalent to the recovery of Ghost backup.

System reset: The system is completely reinstalled, delete all other files of non-system programs, and re-install the new system after execution. The entire reload operation is fully automated and requires no user intervention and operation.

1. Extract the image file to prepare the system to refresh

The system refresh and reset by default requires the support of the Win8 installation CD. First, you need to extract the installation image file “install.wim” to the local hard disk. For backup preparation.

Download the Win8 installation file (ISO format) and place it on the D drive. Right-click on the ISO file and select “Load” to load it into the virtual drive. Then extract the “virtual drive” sourcesinstall.wim” E disk is spare. Then start the command prompt as an administrator and enter “reagentc /setosimage /path e: /index 1”, the screen prompts "Operation succeeds" (see Figure 1).

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After completing the above operation, enter “reagentc /info” at the command prompt again to ensure that “Setup enabled:” is displayed as “1”, And “Os recovery image:” The path shown is the partition where “install.wim” is located (Figure 2).

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2. Prepare for data backup

System refresh and reset operations may cause user data loss, so it is recommended before performing this operation. Use Win8's own "Create System Image" component to back up the data.

Open the Control Panel, expand “ Control Panel → All Control Panel Items & Rarr; Restore Windows 7 Backup & rdquo;, then click on the left pane of the "Create System Image" button (Figure 3).

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Then follow the prompts of the Backup Wizard to back up the current system partition to another partition. Assume that the backup target partition is a J drive. After the backup is completed, open the “J:WindowsImageBackup computer name Backup 2011-10-28 171207”, under which you can see something like “fbcde2aa-e79c-11e0-99f1-806e6f6e6963.vhdx” The file (Win8 created is a .vhdx file, as shown in Figure 4).

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After completing the above backup, after refreshing or resetting, if you want to extract the backup data, just open the backup directory and select the file right-clicking ".vhdx" Select “Mount" to load, then you can open the virtual disk extraction file in Explorer.

3.Recovering the system using the system refresh and reset function

The system refresh function does not delete the user's personal files, so you can not lose personal files if the system fails. Use this feature to quickly recover. The system reset function operates similarly (just select different menus). The following is a detailed explanation of the recovery process by taking the system refresh as an example.

Situation A: Win8 can enter, there is still a breath

If Win8 can also enter, enter the Win8 system and open the control panel, and then expand "Control Panel & Rarr; System and Security & Rarr; File History”, then click on “Reaset your PC” in the left pane. At this point, the recovery interface will pop up. Click the “Get Started” button after clicking “Refresh” to activate the system reset operation (see Figure 5).

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In the pop-up wizard, read the refresh notes carefully, click “next”, and the rest of the operations follow the on-screen prompts to complete the reboot. After rebooting, the system will automatically enter the system refresh operation. Click the “Ttoubleshoot” button in the graphical startup menu that appears (Figure 6). Then click on the prompt in the window that opens and click “Refresh your PC” to activate the system refresh component (Figure 7). The rest of the operations follow the refresh wizard and click “Next”

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After the system refresh is completed, Win8 will automatically restart and enter the system. At this time, our personal files and settings will not be lost. Just reinstall the application and it will be used. All the settings of the system have been restored to the default settings, and the original system will be automatically saved in the directory "c:windows.old". The system reset operation is similar. Just click the corresponding “reset your PC” button, and the remaining operations are completed according to the screen prompt. After the reset is successful, the same as the initial installation of Win8, set the login user name and password, and complete the initial setting. Start using Win8.

Situation B: Win8 is ill, can't enter

If the system encounters a serious fault and can't enter the desktop, you can use Win8's own repair environment to enter the recovery interface.

When the Win8 graphical startup interface appears after starting the computer, click "Change default or choose other option" in the lower left corner of the screen (Figure 8).

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Then enter the original system administrator account password login in the window that opens. After the login is successful, the rest of the operation is the same as “Scenario A”, follow the on-screen prompts. Just operate.

TIPS: For Win7+Win8 dual system, and Win7 is the default startup user (Win8 is the default startup user operation with the same Win8 user), just select Win8 in the multi-start interface, then press F8, then In the Windows Advanced Launch Interface menu, select “Repair Computer” and the rest of the operations are the same as Win8 users.