User guide
12  | What’s New in AppAssure 5 
About the Local Mount Utility on page 75 Modified topic. It describes the Local Mount 
Utility (the LMU). Updated language in this 
topic and in each related subtopic for clarity. 
Dismounting a Recovery Point Using the Local 
Mount Utility on page 79
Modified topic. It describes how to dismount 
recovery points in the LMU. Clarified steps to 
launch the LMU; changed the presentation of 
some content to procedural steps; clarified 
that closing the LMU window minimizes the 
application; and added steps to close the LMU 
properly through the tray menu.
About the Local Mount Utility Tray Menu on 
page 80
Modified topic. It describes the LMU tray 
menu. Changed the presentation of content 
to tabular form for clarity and updated 
references to user interface elements.
About Protecting Workstations and Servers on 
page 92
Modified topic. It describes the requirements 
for protecting your data using the AppAssure 
5 Core Console. Information about Windows 
8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 was added to 
note regarding FAT32 EFI partitions. 
Information about the support of Microsoft 
Windows Storage Spaces was added. 
Additionally, information was added with 
regard to bare metal restore and Windows 8.1 
Storage Spaces.
Mounting a Recovery Point for a Windows 
Machine on page 136
Modified topic. It describes how to mount a 
recovery point for a Windows machine to 
access stored data through a local file system. 
Added step regarding monitoring the 
completed task using the Active Task dialog 
box. Information about mounting recovery 
points from restored data with data 
deduplication enabled was also added to the 
topic.
Restoring Data on page 142 Modified topic. It describes how to export 
protected data from a Windows machine to a 
virtual machine or roll back a Windows or 
Linux machine to a previous recovery point. 
Information about Windows 8.1 and Windows 
Server 2012 R2 was added to note regarding 
FAT32 EFI partitions. Information was also 
added with regard to the support of Microsoft 
Windows Storage Spaces and data 
deduplication on Windows 8.1. 
Exporting Backup Information for your Windows 
Machine to a Virtual Machine on page 144
Modified topic. It describes how to export 
data from a Windows machine to a virtual 
machine. It also lists the virtual machines that 
are supported. In this release of AppAssure 5, 
Version 5.3.6.125, a limitation exists when 
attempting to perform a VM export on 
machines that have Windows 8.1 or Windows 
Server 2012 R2 installed. 
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