Windows 8 - Windows System Protection: Command Line
Hello,
I had a question on Windows 8 and its Windows System Protection. Is there a way to run Windows System Protection - I think this is actually called System Restore if Windows 8 will not start up - I.e can you run something similar to the Windows Recovery Console and view restore points (maybe via command line) and pick a restore point to restore?
Any information would be gratefully received.
Regards,
GISVPN
I had a question on Windows 8 and its Windows System Protection. Is there a way to run Windows System Protection - I think this is actually called System Restore if Windows 8 will not start up - I.e can you run something similar to the Windows Recovery Console and view restore points (maybe via command line) and pick a restore point to restore?
Any information would be gratefully received.
Regards,
GISVPN
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Hi gisvpn - Any update on this? Please let us know if there is more we can add (except that there is no Windows 8 command line restore like Windows 7 - it changed).
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That post also suggests the use of a thumb driver or DVD which is part of recovery procedure I outlined above. So that part is the same thing.
You would have to try the Shift F8 process to see if it works on your machine. But I think it might require the recovery USB key or DVD also.
So I think the recovery options are as laid out in Action Center, Recovery.
In all cases, if done properly, data is protected, but later applications may need reinstallation.
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You would have to try the Shift F8 process to see if it works on your machine. But I think it might require the recovery USB key or DVD also.
So I think the recovery options are as laid out in Action Center, Recovery.
In all cases, if done properly, data is protected, but later applications may need reinstallation.
... Thinkpads_User
Perhaps another way to say this is that if you start a like process in Windows 7, you need the Windows 7 install CD. If you start this process in Windows 8, you need the USB Key or DVD you created.
The two systems are different in this respect.
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The two systems are different in this respect.
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Hello,
I believe the USB Key and DVD are not ones you create, but rather the ones that came with the computer if I understand correctly?
Regards,
GISVPN
I believe the USB Key and DVD are not ones you create, but rather the ones that came with the computer if I understand correctly?
Regards,
GISVPN
If you create the USB Key (or DVD) from a working system, than I believe it can be either.
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Many thanks for the input.
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I am not sure if this is the same. It would be a pity if you have to create a disk before hand.
Before you could start Windows with any Windows installation disk (i.e. you didn't have to create a recovery/restore disk before) and access the Windows Recovery Console which allowed you to access via the command line restore points and also revert back to a restore point. It was not that easy to do (from memory) however I was wondering if this was possible with Windows 8 - is there an equivalent which does not need a disk created beforehand?
Regards,
GISVPN