It's important to keep in mind what a recovery image contains. When it's done, you can check that it is the current recovery image by typing You cannot set the file name - it will always be called CustomRefresh.wim. Where is the folder you want the image in, eg C:\Recovery. Next, create the recovery image by typing: You can create a recovery image using the recimg.exe tool.įirst, open an elevated command prompt (type cmd and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter). The recovery image is an image of your computer that Windows will use when you select the 'refresh my pc' option. If you go ahead and create the USB anyway, you will be able to boot to it, but you won't be able to reinstall Windows unless you have the installation media (or possibly a system image, though I haven't tried that). Since you have upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, you will probably not be able to check this option, as it will be greyed out (like it is in the picture in Colakid's post). If you do not check this option, you will still need installation media to reset your PC. When the wizard starts, there is an option to 'copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive'. However, the 'recovery USB' can be a bit misleading.
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Your options are to:Ĭolakid's post talks you through how to make a recovery USB: from control panel, choose Recovery, then Create a Recovery Drive, and follow the prompts. As colakid posted, in Windows 8 the ability to create a recovery CD/DVD has gone.
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