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10 Windows - Backing up, restoring, and recovering This chapter provides information about the following processes: ● Creating recovery media and backups ● Restoring and recovering your system NOTE: This chapter describes an overview of backing up, restoring and recovering options. For more details about the tools provided, see the HP Support Assistant. To access the HP Support Assistant, from the Start screen, select the HP Support Assistant app. Use the search field to access information about backup, restore, refresh, and other recovery topics, and then follow the information provided. Creating recovery media and backups 1. After you successfully set up the computer, create HP Recovery media. 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. HP Recovery media you create will provide the following recovery options: ● System Recovery-Reinstalls the original operating system and the programs that were installed at the factory. ● Minimized Image Recovery-Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but not other software applications. ● Factory Reset-Restores the computer to the state its original factory state by deleting all information from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating system and the software that was installed at the factory. See Creating recovery media and backups on page 104. 2. Use the Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information. For more information and steps, see the HP Support Assistant. To access the HP Support Assistant, from the Start screen, select the HP Support Assistant app. Use the search field to access information about backup, restore, refresh, and other recovery topics, and then follow the information provided. Creating HP Recovery media HP Recovery Manager is a software program that offers a way to create recovery media 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 the software programs installed at the factory, and then configures 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. ● Only one set of HP Recovery media can be created. Handle these recovery tools carefully, and keep them in a safe place. ● HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the blank USB flash drive or the number of blank DVD discs that will be required. 104 Chapter 10 Windows - Backing up, restoring, and recovering

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10
Windows – Backing up, restoring, and
recovering
This chapter provides information about the following processes:
●
Creating recovery media and backups
●
Restoring and recovering your system
NOTE:
This chapter describes an overview of backing up, restoring and recovering options. For more details
about the tools provided, see the HP Support Assistant. To access the HP Support Assistant, from the Start
screen, select the
HP Support Assistant app
. Use the search field to access information about backup,
restore, refresh, and other recovery topics, and then follow the information provided.
Creating recovery media and backups
1.
After you successfully set up the computer, create HP Recovery media. 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.
HP Recovery media you create will provide the following recovery options:
●
System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system and the programs that were installed
at the factory.
●
Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and
software, but not other software applications.
●
Factory Reset—Restores the computer to the state its original factory state by deleting all
information from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating
system and the software that was installed at the factory.
See
Creating recovery media and backups
on page
104
.
2.
Use the Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information. For
more information and steps, see the HP Support Assistant. To access the HP Support Assistant, from
the Start screen, select the
HP Support Assistant
app. Use the search field to access information about
backup, restore, refresh, and other recovery topics, and then follow the information provided.
Creating HP Recovery media
HP Recovery Manager is a software program that offers a way to create recovery media 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 the software
programs installed at the factory, and then configures 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.
●
Only one set of HP Recovery media can be created. Handle these recovery tools carefully, and keep
them in a safe place.
●
HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the
blank USB flash drive or the number of blank DVD discs that will be required.
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Windows – Backing up, restoring, and recovering