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Use Windows 7 System Image Recovery to restore a hard disk Your email has been sent In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery to revive an ...

In the event that you are unable to start Windows or wish to restore your hard drives to a previous backup you can use the System Image Recovery program from the Windows 7 or Windows 8 Recovery ...

Microsoft Windows has system recovery options available through an advanced startup menu. When powering on the computer, you can enter the startup menu and select the system recovery options you need.

When your Windows PC encounters problems during startup, Advanced Boot Options can help get to the bottom of it. These options let you quickly diagnose and fix various issues without extensive ...

The Windows Vista DVD includes System Recovery Options, which is a set of utilities designed to restore or repair the operating system. Most computer manufacturers no longer ship recovery discs or the ...

A powerful new feature in Windows Vista is the ability to use System Restore while in the Vista Recovery Environment. This allows you to restore your computer to a previous working state even in the ...

It is always advisable to create recovery media when installing a new operating system or upgrading the existing one. In the event of a system failure, you can always boot the computer with the ...

I did something really stupid that resulted in me not being able to access my harddrive. I have a fully encrypted system drive using Truecrypt. I wade a registry change that should not have affected ...

On a multi-boot computer, during start-up, Windows 11/10 will display all the operating systems which have been installed on the computer for a particular period of time, before booting into the ...

Snapshots are virtual copies that can rapidly recover data but depending on the approach can have very different performance characteristics. Snapshots are a very popular way to create virtual copies ...