Restoring a System Image
If you can’t reset your PC because you don’t have your Windows 8 install media or a recovery drive, you can still get your system back on its feet if you created a backup system image, as we described in Chapter 32.
To learn how to create a system image, see “Setting System Restore Points,” p. 767.
Follow these steps to restore a system image:
1. If you saved the system image to an external hard drive, connect that hard drive. If you used DVDs, insert the last DVD in the set.
2. Boot to the RE, as described earlier (see “Accessing the Recovery Environment”).
3. Click Advanced Options. The Advanced Options screen appears. ...
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