How to Create and Restore System Image Backups on Windows 8.1 We previously reported that the system image backup feature was removed
in Windows 8.1. This isn’t entirely true — while the graphical interface
for creating system images was removed, you can still create system
images with a PowerShell cmdlet.
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. System images are different from recovery images
created with recimg because they contain a full snapshot of the system’s
hard drive, including user files and settings.
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