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Appendix
Image Backup and Recovery Proce
dures
Windows 10 Procedures
It is very important that you create your Recovery Drive before beg inn ing t o use your system.
It is also important that you create a backup of the content of C:\Drivers on your
system to writable media or an external drive. System-specicsoftwaredriversare
also available for down load through the Fujitsu support site.
Note: Most of the information below comes from the Microsoft® page
"
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/windows-10-recovery-options".
Please refer to it for more details.
Creating a recovery drive
A recovery drive can h
elp you troubleshoot a nd x problems with your PC, even if it w on’t
start. To create one
, all you need is a USB ash drive. Windows will inform you of the
size of the USB ash d
rive need ed to hold the required data.
1. From the taskbar, s
earch for Create a recovery drive and then select it. You may be
asked to enter an ad
ministrator password or conrm your selection.
2. When the tool opens, make sure Backup system les to the recovery drive
is selected and th en select Next.
3. Connect a U SB driv
e to your PC, select it, and then select Next - Create. A large number of
les need to be c
opied to the recovery d rive, so this could take some time.
4. When it’s done, select Finish.
Note:
Ifyouchoseno
t to back up the system les when you created your recovery drive on
Windows 10, yo
u won’t be able to use it to reinstall Windows.
Recovery options in Windows 10
If your PC isn’t running as quickly or reliably as it used to, try o ne of these recovery
options. The following table can help you decide which one to use.
Problem Try this
Your PC isn’t working well and you recently
installed an app, driver, or update.
Restore from a system restore point
Your PC isn’t working well and it’s been a while
since you inst alled anything new.
Reset your PC
Your PC won’t start and you’ve created a
recovery drive.
Use a recovery drive to reinstall Windows
Your PC won’t start and you haven’t created a
recovery drive.
Use installation media to reinstall W indow s
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