11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in
Windows 8.1
This chapter provides information about the following processes. The information in the chapter is standard
procedure for most products.
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Creating recovery media and backups
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Restoring and recovering your system
For additional information, refer to Help and Support.
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From the Start screen, type help, and then select Help and Support.
IMPORTANT: If you will be using F11 startup recovery or USB media recovery to recover your system, the
tablet battery must be at least 70% charged before you start the recovery process.
Creating recovery media and backups
The following methods of creating recovery media and backups are available on select products only. Choose
the available method according to your computer model.
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Use HP Recovery Manager to create HP Recovery media after you successfully set up the computer. This
step creates a backup of the HP 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. For
information on creating recovery media, see Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 71. For
information on the recovery options that are available using the recovery media, see Recovering using
HP Recovery Manager on page 65.
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Use Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information.
For more information, see Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page 69.
NOTE: If storage is 32 GB or less, Microsoft System Restore is disabled by default.
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
IMPORTANT: If your computer does not list a Create recovery media option, you can obtain recovery media
for your system from HP. See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet included with the computer. You can
also nd contact information on the HP website. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or
region, and follow the on-screen instructions.
HP Recovery Manager is a software program that allows you to create recovery media (using either a ash
drive or a set of DVDs) after you successfully set up the computer. HP Recovery media can be used to perform
system recovery if the hard drive becomes corrupted. System recovery reinstalls the original operating
system and software programs that were installed at the factory and then congures the settings for the
programs. HP Recovery media can also be used to customize the system or restore the factory image if you
replace the hard drive.
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