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Windows 10 Backup And Recovery Options

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December 3, 2015, 12:23(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Accessing Windows Recovery Settings Offline

If you can’t boot into Windows you can use the above tools by booting from your Windows 8 DVD or Windows 8 Recovery Media (see my article Create Windows 8 Recovery Media ).

If booting from a recovery disk choose your keyboard.

If booting from the Win10 DVD choose Repair your computer.

Click Troubleshoot.

Click Reset, or Advanced options

For Reset you can choose to keep files or start fresh.

Advanced options allow several ways to restore including, restore points, system images, and Startup repair. You can even roll back to a previous build if need be.

 

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  1. JackL says

    December 3, 2015, 15:49(EST) at 15:49

    Hi Eric,

    Excellent guide!

    For my backups, I am using Macrium Reflect Home. It’s an excellent product with tons of options and fast, professional support. For past 10 years, I’ve used Norton Ghost and later, its Symantec derivatives. After I purchased my SSDs, Symantec System Recovery 2013 (& 2015 for that matter) could not restore its HD image to an SSD. Tons of complaints from all over. I’ve also tried Acronis but Macrium leaves them all in the dust.

    • Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) says

      December 3, 2015, 17:29(EST) at 17:29

      AFAIK they have no Linux support. That makes it unusable for me.

    • Tom Mc says

      December 3, 2015, 19:10(EST) at 19:10

      Hi Eric. I’ve been reading your articles for only a couple of weeks. They are very good and informative. Thanks!
      Ref JackL’s comment, I use Macrium Reflect Home ( FREE !!) as well and it is great for cloniing and imaging my HDD.
      Forgot to say thanks for the heads up ref another Windows “” update “”

  2. Patrick says

    December 4, 2015, 12:38(EST) at 12:38

    is there a difference between a reset and a clean install?

    • Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) says

      December 4, 2015, 13:28(EST) at 13:28

      Reset – Keeps partition setup. I don’t think it even reformats them (could be wrong). Easier, just click a few buttons. Safer, less risk in deleting info on other drives/partitions. I keep hearing reports of this failing though I haven’t had that problem.
      Clean install – Allows change in drives and or partitions. Allows formatting drives /partitions, including secure erase (using 3rd party tools). For folks that had reset fail this seems to work most of the time.

      • Patrick says

        December 4, 2015, 17:51(EST) at 17:51

        thanks yea i guess if it reformats its essential a clean install

        • Patrick says

          December 4, 2015, 17:52(EST) at 17:52

          i guess u know about the diag service being renamed in th2 sorry i know off topic

          • Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) says

            December 4, 2015, 17:56(EST) at 17:56

            Yes. Do you know where that info was uncovered?
            Yep, right here! https://www.tweakhound.com/2015/11/18/win10-diagnostics-tracking-service-gone/

  3. swarfega says

    December 6, 2015, 06:05(EST) at 06:05

    I use Uranium Backup to back up my files to my NAS box.

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