How to create a bootable Windows 8 recovery tool

June 12, 2013

Reader Larry wrote me regarding his new Asus machine, which came without any kind of recovery disks (which would be used to restore Windows in the event of a major system meltdown). That's not uncommon these days. Even on systems that have optical drives (which are increasingly rare), computer vendors opt to save money by skipping the Windows restore/recover disks that were once common. Fortunately, Windows 8 makes this much less of a problem. For starters, the OS includes two new features, Reset and Refresh, that can help overcome the kinds of problems that would normally require recovery media. Refresh effectively reinstalls Windows while retaining all your programs, settings, and data—a great way to troubleshoot a system that's gone flaky on you. Reset, on the other hand, does a system wipe and reinstall, giving you the equivalent of a factory-new installation. Neither option requires any kind extra media. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2041569/how-to-create-a-bootable-windows-8-recovery-tool.html#tk.rss_howto