9 System backup and recovery
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8
Your computer includes tools provided by HP and Windows to help you safeguard your information
and retrieve it if you ever need to. These tools will help you return your computer to a proper working state
or even back to the original factory state, all with simple steps.
This section provides information about the following processes:
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Creating recovery media and backups
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Restoring and recovering your system
NOTE: This section describes an overview of backing up, restoring, and recovering options. For more details
about the tools provided, see Help and Support. From the Start screen, type h, and then select Help and
Support.
Creating recovery media and backups
Recovery after a system failure is only as good as your most recent backup.
1. After you successfully set up the computer, create recovery media. This step creates a backup of the
recovery partition on the computer. The backup can be used to reinstall the original operating system in
cases where the hard drive is corrupted or has been replaced.
You will use a USB flash drive to create a bootable recovery drive that can be used to troubleshoot a
Windows 8 computer that is unable to start. The USB flash drive can be used to reinstall the original
operating system and the programs that were installed at the factory.
NOTE: Any information on the USB flash drive will be erased before the recovery media is created.
To create the recovery media, from the Start screen, type recovery drive, and then click on
Settings, then click on Create a recovery drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue.
2. As you add hardware and software programs, create system restore points. A system restore point is a
snapshot of certain hard drive contents saved by Windows System Restore at a specific time. A system
restore point contains information that Windows uses, such as registry settings. Windows creates a
system restore point for you automatically during a Windows update and during other system
maintenance (such as a software update, security scanning, or system diagnostics). You can also
manually create a system restore point at any time. For more information and steps for creating
specific system restore points, see Windows Help and Support. From the Start screen, type h, and then
select Help and Support.
3. As you add photos, video, music, and other personal files, create a backup of your personal information.
Windows File History can be set to regularly and automatically back up files from libraries, desktop,
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