Create a media to restore Windows 8. Restore Windows using a predetermined image

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Despite all positive sides Microsoft operating systems, they still sometimes fail. And if there is an option to get into the shell - you can solve the problem in embedded methods. But what to do if an error appears in the OS that does not allow you to reach the desktop? Today I will tell you about creating a Windows recovery disk 8. Just this tool makes it possible to return the computer performance in the event of serious problems at the program level.

Today, in most cases, users use USB drives to create appropriate solutions. True for some reason there are those who still write down the necessary data on the DVD. At the same time, the procedure is as simple as possible:

USB( )

As mentioned above, today, in most cases, users use flash drives. And it is not easy, because they are less, they are more convenient to use, less often fail. In addition, it is perfect for HP laptops, because on some models there may be no optical drive. But the USB is almost everywhere.

To record the desired tool on the USB flash drive, perform several movements:

This method is also perfect for ASUS laptops. The main thing is to have a drive suitable in terms of memory.

Problems( )

Sometimes there are cases when the above-mentioned tool simply sees your flash drive. How to create a solution you need? You should not get upset immediately - there is a way out.

To begin with, create a disk on a virtual drive. Next, make an image from it * .iso. with help Total Mounter.which can be download on the Internet:

Then, using a program that recording Windows to a USB flash drive, put a tool to the appropriate device. It can be Win to USB / DVD or something like that.

So it turns out that the desired solution appeared using an ISO image.

How to use?( )

Typically, these tools do not use often. If some problems appear in Win 8, the system independently tries to solve them. And it may be, both in the version on 64 bit and in 32.

And only when the operator cannot do anything, it will just help the decision we created earlier. To do this, carry out the following:

The tool offers several solutions:

If suddenly you do not understand something, to clarify the situation you can view the video.

In Windows 8, unlike past versions of the OS, it is possible to record USB and CD / DVDs that will help you fully restore the system's working configuration in case of serious failure and the impossibility of downloading in conventional method. Loading from the created media allows the use of advanced OS startup parameters.

USB drive to restore Windows 8

IN previous versions OS To select the start mode, it was possible to press F8, but in Windows 8 there is no such possibility, so the creation of a recovery disk for this system is the urgent question.

This feature is available in the "Restore" window, go to which in the following way:

Open the Charms Bar (side sliding panel "Eight" and select the icon with the "Parameters" inscription;
In the system parameters, start the control panel, for output full list Its elements Select the view mode in the form of small icons and open the desired tab "Restoring".

In this window, follow the link leading to the system utility that allows you to create Windows 8 recovery disk. You can go even easier if in the same Charms Bar panel to activate the search function and in the form that you want to enter the desired query. In this case, it will be possible to start creating a disk immediately after you appear the corresponding window.

Click "Next" and the program will search for devices to which you can record. You will only have to choose the desired one, in our case it is a flash drive and click on the button confirming the selected action. So the creation of a flash drive with bootload and system recovery.

CD / DVD recovery

For Windows 8, unlike version 8.1, along with USB, it is possible to create an emergency CD / DVD. To do this, also need to go to the control panel restore function, open the startup of the emergency disk utility and run the program. In the eighth version of the OS in the disk recording window, you will be prompted to create a CD / DVD disk instead of USB. If the user agrees with this action, the optical media selection window opens at the next step.

But this stage in Windows 8 can come and not so long, if you use the "Run" window. For this:

press Win + R and write the RECDISC.EXE command in the input field;
a window will open in which you need to choose disc And give the system to create a recovery disc.

After booting the computer from this disk, the recovery mode interface will open before the user, where you can select one of the way problems with the start of the system.

Transferring Recovery section for a USB flash drive

It can be noted that in the emergency disk window there is a small line with a proposal to copy the recovery partition from the device to our media. It will be active, i.e., the checkbox allowing the system is the action you can deliver only if the laptop or PCs have been purchased by you already with the pre-installed Windows 8. This means that the hard disk of the device has a hidden system recovery section.

Instructions for those who have encountered problems when restoring the factory image on tablets or laptops.

The main reason for the restoration of the factory image on my tablet was served by the windows 10, and why it is not necessary to install it. She did not like me, so kill.

So, the disposition is as follows:

Device: ASUS VIVOTAB 8 64GB

Current OS: Windows 10.

Required OS: Windows 8.1.

Problem: The Windows 10 restore menu does not have an item that allows you to roll back to factory settings or other on your choice.

All preparatory work was carried out on the enemy system of Windows 10. And now in order.

We select and mount the image of Windows

Before proceeding to destructive actions, find a disk image with a factory setting, which actually will be installed on the target device (at the end of the ladies on the factory image of the system with Windows 8.1 for ASUS Vivotab Note 8 for a flash drive with autoload).

It is usually called Install.wim or Install.esd

In my case, I climbed the 4pda forum branch for ASUS Vivotab Note 8, where I found the desired. In your case, I recommend to make the same thing: find the thematic forum and search there. If everything is bad, that is, there are still torrent trackers, where the factory images of systems on tablets and laptops often lays out the factory images.

If the image is found, it has already been done!

After that, you need to find and download files from the Windows installation disk.

Connect the ISO file of the installation disk using the built-in windows utilities Or using third-party: ultraiso, Daemon Tools. etc.

Form Install.wim. We need a little later.

Create a bootable flash drive

Insert the flash drive to the computer. Flash on 8 GB is the perfect option, because Holds any of the available ISO images.

Run interpreter command line cmd. (with administrator rights) and introduce diskpart. To start the Disk Partition utility.
After that, we start to sequentially enter the following commands:

1. Diskpart\u003e List Disk // Shows List of Active Discs 2. Diskpart\u003e Select Disk # # // Your USB Flash Drive 3. Diskpart\u003e Clean // Removes All Created Sections on USB Flashke 4. Diskpart\u003e Create Partition PRIMARY / / Creates a primary partition on a USB flash drive 5. Diskpart\u003e Select Partition 1 // Select just created Section 6. DiskPart\u003e Active // \u200b\u200bMake a new section Active 7. Diskpart\u003e Format FS \u003d NTFS // format a flash drive using file System NTFS 8. Diskpart\u003e Assign // Assign the letter to the formatted section 9. Diskpart\u003e EXIT // Release from Disk Partition

After the proceeds done, your USB drive should appear in windows Explorer With the letter appointed on it.

We make a USB flash drive loading

Before copying installation FilesWe need to make a flash drive.

To do this, use the BOOT SECTOR REGISTRATION TOOL utility ( bootsect.exe.), which is in the folder boot On an assembled ISO image.

Perform a command bootSect / NT60 J: With two parameters:

the first indicates the version of the OS bootloader (/ NT60 - the parameter required to create Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8)
the second parameter is the letter assigned to our Flash-storage

You will see an inscription about the successful execution of the team.

If the OS on which you prepare a flash drive is 32-bit and you mounted an image of a 64-bit Windows, then you will not be able to run BootSect, because This version of Bootsect is 64 bit

Create your own boot disk

For copying windows files 8 Flash from the command line, use the command Xcopy. So do not miss all sorts hidden and system files.

In the following example i. - virtual drivein which mounted ISO-image of Windows; j. - Prepared flash drive.

In the SOURCES folder on the flash drive, replace the install.wim file to the file with the factory.

Regarding ASUS Vivotab Note 8 You also need to add a file to the root SSN.TXT. from serial number Tablet in format DCNXCYXXXXXXXXC.

Using

Reboot the tablet / laptop in the BIOS / UEFI, select the download from the flash drive and follow the installation instructions.

For ASUS Vivotab 8 users I will describe in more detail

We must go to the BIOS tablet. You can get there by two main ways:

From the Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 recovery menu. Item - Additional UEFI parameters
From the "Tablet off" position: Press the volume and power, we wait for a second three when the light lights up next to the camera, we immediately release the power button and press it again. If you did everything right, then immediately get into the BIOS tablet.

In the BOOT menu, set the priority to download from the flash drive. Reboot and Alga.

In this article, I will tell you how to create a recovery disk with the Windows 8 operating system. It may be useful for you in several cases: when you occur and unstable computer operation, if the computer or laptop does not start at all, if you need to go to safe mode.

On a computer or laptop, Mouse over the mouse over the right upper corner and select "Search" on the side pop-up panel.

In the search field, enter the phrase "Recovery Disk".

On the left will show the search results. Click on the icon "Creating a recovery disk".

Now we need a disk or flash drive with a volume of no less than 256 MB. Insert the selected device into the computer.

Recovery disk is created using a wizard. In the next window, click "Next". If you bought a computer or laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8, then the device has a recovery section. In this case, the field "Copy the recovery section from the computer to the recovery disk" will be actively. If you wish, you can put a tick in it, then the files from this section will be copied to the disk or flash drive. Just keep in mind more free space on a removable device. For example, a flash drive will need to take a minimum of 16 GB.

Select the flash drive connected to the computer. If you want to create a CD, then do not connect the USB flash drive, and insert the disk drive, then there will be an item below "Create instead of a system recovery disk on a CD or DVD disk". Click "Next".

The wizard will warn that all data from the device will be deleted. If important files are stored on the flash drive, it is better to interrupt the disk creating, and copy all the files to a safe place. Click "Create".

Wait until the wizard finishes the formatting process and copy all the necessary data to the USB flash drive.

This is completed on this process, and the recovery disk with the Windows 8 operating system is ready.

If you have problems with work operating system, Using the recovery disk, you can restore the Windows 8 operating status. To do this, it will be necessary to change the prioritization of the boot in the BIOS to boot from the flash drive or disk, and then select the desired menu options.

About how to change the priority of downloading in the BIOS, I also wrote in the article Setup Windows 8. Follow the link and read more detailed information about this.

With the help of the recovery disk, you can also go to a safe mode. For many users, it will be very useful, since in Windows 8, it is not always possible to do it with the usual pressing F8 or SHIFT + F8.

If Windows 8 does not start on the computer at all, then you can create a recovery disc on a friend's computer, with the operating system installed by us. In this case, a disk or flash drive can also help from which you installed the operating system.

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Windows 8 recovery disk or Windows 8.1 recovery disk is designed to troubleshoot the operating system, if the computer is not possible. The recovery disk runs the recovery tools for restoring Windows restoration.

In the process of working on a computer, sometimes, problems caused by different reasons. Malfunctions happen due to non-standard equipment, errors software, and, perhaps, the most frequent reason: incorrect user actions.

If you have serious problems, the user can run the system recovery in different ways:

Restoration system files and parameters using the previously created system recovery points.
Computer recovery (Refresh) without deleting personal data.
Deleting all data and reset Windows.

These recovery options are started directly from the operating system. If it is impossible windows startup, it is possible to start recovery by booting with boot flash drive or with DVD Disc with the image of the operating system, and if the user does not have image of windows, After downloading from the recovery disk.

Installation DVD disk or boot flash drive from Windows 8.1 (Windows 8) can also be used as a recovery disk by entering the operating system recovery environment.

What do you need a recovery disk

The Windows 8.1 system recovery disk will be needed in the following cases:

the user does not have an installation disk or boot flash drive with the Windows1 operating system (Windows 8);
with a serious computer failure;
if you are not possible to download Windows.

After booting from the recovery disk, using the recovery tools, the user can carry out the necessary troubleshooting work on the computer.

Creating Windows 8.1 Recovery Disk

The user can independently create a Windows 8.1 recovery disk and write it on the USB flash drive.

When creating Windows 8.1 recovery disk, follow successively:

In the next window, it is proposed to copy the recovery partition from the computer to the recovery disk. If such a partition is on the computer, the user can put a tank in front of the "Copy Recovery section from a computer to the recovery disk" in order to use it to restore or return the computer in the initial state.
Click on the "Next" button.

The application will check the computer for the presence of connected disks. In Windows 8, it is possible to record on a CD / DVD disk (for this you need to run another application), in Windows 8.1, the recovery disk is created only on the flash drive.
Then the window opens with accessible discs. Select the desired disk with the USB drive. The size of the flash drive must be at least 256 MB, all information with USB devices will be deleted.

Agree with the removal of all data from the flash drive. Transferring the data (if any) from the USB device to another disk.
Click on the "Create" button.
Next, formatting and copying service files.
Recovery disk is ready, click on the "Finish" button.

Remove the USB flash drive with Windows 8.1 recovery disk from the computer.

The boot flash drive with the Windows 8.1 system recovery disk is created. Now, in the event of a failure of the operating system, the user will have a chance to return the computer into the working condition.

Windows 8.1 boot flash drive to restore the system

Now let's see how to start recovery in Windows 8.1 from the installation disk or from the loading flash drive. Recovery disk (not installation disc) will start in a similar way, only without windows to install Windows 8.

Select in the BIOS or in UEFI priority of the system loading from the connected disk (USB drive or DVD disk), or immediately log in to the boot menu to start the disk from there.

In the window " Installing Windows. 8 "Click on the" Next "button. Here, the default language and keyboard layout is already correctly selected.

In the next window, click on the "System Restore".

In the "Selecting Action" window, two options are offered:

Diagnostics - Restoration of the system, refund to the original state or use of additional funds.
Turn off computer.

Select "Diagnostics".

The following actions are proposed in the Diagnostics window:

Restore - restore the system while saving personal files.
Return to the original state - reinstalling the system with loss of personal data.
Additional parameters - the use of other recovery tools.

Select "Advanced Parameters".

The following system recovery tools are available in the "Advanced Parameters" window:

System Recovery - Windows Restores using previously created recovery points.
Restoring the System Image - Restoration of Windows using the previously created reserve image Systems.
Recovery when loading - eliminating a failure that interferes with the operating system boot.
Command Line - Run a command line to troubleshoot.

Select the desired tool to solve the problem in the computer.

Conclusions Articles

The user can create boot disk Windows 8.1 Recovery (Windows 8), which will help run the system recovery tools when there are serious problems in the operation of the computer, the impossibility of running Windows.