You can't use this feature to
restore system image backups on different computers, as the differences in hardware mean there would be issues with hardware drivers.
This is good news for system administrators, as it allows them to create and
restore system image backups without switching to third - party tools like Norton Ghost.
Luckily, they haven't removed this feature entirely, so system administrators and geeks can continue to create and
restore system image backups on Windows 8.1 — no third - party software required.
While you can't
restore a system image backup on another PC, you can extract individual files from a system image backup.
System Image Backups should continue to work for now, but you may have trouble restoring them in the future if the ability to
restore a system image backup is removed from future versions of Windows.
You must
restore the system image backup to the same PC hardware you originally created it on or Windows won't work properly.
Not exact matches
The
Image Backup The best way to clean a
system before it has been infected by malware is to
restore it from an earlier time when there was no malware.
You'll see a «
System Image Backup» link, which will open the «
Backup and
Restore (Windows 7)» tool.
Compared to a baseline time of 24 minutes 29 seconds for
restoring the same contents from a
system image backup, most of these times show a considerable improvement.
Microsoft introduced a robust
Backup and
Restore Tool in Windows 7, that let users create
backups of their User files as well as
System Images.
After many user complaints, it was
restored and is still available in the final version of Windows 8.1 — click
System Image Backup on the File History Control Panel.
To create a
System Image Backup in Windows 7, open Control Panel >
Backup and
Restore.
Windows says you can't
restore multiple files from the
system image backup, but we've covered a way to extract individual files from a
system image backup.
The
system repair disc also gives you tools for
restoring your PC from an
image backup that you've created.
If you want to create a
system image backup or
restore from one, you'll need to use third - party
backup software.
The biggest missing feature is definitely the removal of
system image backup and
restore, so people who depend on Windows» integrated
system image support will have to look for other dedicated
backup and
restore applications.
Macs include an integrated way to create
system images, and Apple advises you only
restore system files on the same Mac the
backup was created on.
In the event that your PC won't even boot, you will want to
restore your data using the
system image that is included in the Windows
backup.
The biggest disadvantage with
system image backups — other than taking a bit longer — is that you can't
restore the
backup to a different PC.
Image backups are great for
restoring an entire
system to its original state, but there's no need to create new
images constantly when only a few files may change on a
system daily.
Windows 7: Open Control Panel and select
System and maintenance > Backup and Restore > Create a system
System and maintenance >
Backup and
Restore > Create a
system system image.
Windows 7 has integrated tools for creating
system image backups and
restoring them.
This recovery media will also allow you to use
System Restore, recover your computer using a system image backup you've previously created, and run a Windows Memory Diagnostic to check your computer's RAM for pro
System Restore, recover your computer using a
system image backup you've previously created, and run a Windows Memory Diagnostic to check your computer's RAM for pro
system image backup you've previously created, and run a Windows Memory Diagnostic to check your computer's RAM for problems.
If you want to easily
restore individual files, you should use another type of
backup — but you don't have to
restore an entire
system image to get a few important files back.
System image backups are meant for restoring an entire s
System image backups are meant for
restoring an entire
systemsystem.
After the
backup is complete, you'll also be prompted to create a
system repair disc that you'll be able to use to start a computer and then
restore your
image backup.