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10 Windows – Backing up, restoring,
and recovering
This chapter provides information about the following processes:
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Creating recovery media and backups
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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:
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System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system and the programs that were
installed at the factory.
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Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers
and software, but not other software applications.
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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 108.
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
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