You administer Windows 8.1 laptops in your company network.
You install several custom desktop applications on the laptops. You need to create a custom recovery image for Windows to use when selecting the Refresh your PC option. The custom recovery image must include the custom desktop applications.
Which command should you use to create the custom recovery image?
A. Recdisc.exe
B. Recover.exe
C. Recimg.exe
D. RecoveryDrive.exe
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/matt-harrington/archive/2012/04/01/create-a-windows-8-refresh-image-with-recimg-exe.aspx
Create a Windows 8 image with recimg.exe to preserve your Desktop apps after a refresh
Windows 8 supports two new ways to revert your system to an earlier state. From the Settings charm, access More PC settings and then click General. Towards the bottom, you’ll see these two choices:
Refresh your PC without affecting your files. This choice keeps your personal data, system settings, 1. and Metro style applications. Desktop applications will be removed, unless you create a custom image as I detail below.
Reset your PC and start over. This choice is like a factory reset. All of your personal files, Metro style 2. apps, and Desktop apps will be removed. You can optionally write random data to your drive for added security.
Use option 2 if you’re going to sell or give away your system. All of your personal files will be erased. The rest of this post is about option 1.
Option 1, refreshing your PC, keeps your personal data and reinstalls Metro style applications. Desktop apps will be removed, and their names will be placed in a file on your desktop called Removed Apps.
Reinstalling all of your Desktop apps can be time consuming, so Windows 8 offers a command called recimg.exe to make this easier. recimg creates an image which is used by the refresh facility when restoring Windows. Not only will your personal data and Metro style apps be saved, but so will Desktop apps you have installed at the time you create the image. This can save you a lot of time.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2748351
How to create a system image to refresh your Windows 8 PC
"Refresh your PC" is a new feature in Windows 8. By default, desktop apps are removed when you re- fresh a Windows 8-based computer, unless you create a custom image. After you create a custom system image, the image is used as the refresh image. This means that any existing image or OEM restore image is not used when you refresh your computer.
To create a custom image, use the Recimg.exe command-line tool that is included in Windows 8. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Create a destination folder for the custom image. For example, create a folder named "Refreshimage" on drive C.
2. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, follow these steps:
On the Start page, type cmd, press and hold or right-click Command Prompt, and then tap or click Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command, and then press Enter:
recimg -CreateImage drive:folder
For example, if you create "C:Refreshimage" in step 1, run the following command:
recimg -CreateImage C:Refreshimage
Explanation/Reference:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/matt-harrington/archive/2012/04/01/create-a-windows-8-refresh-image-with-recimg-exe.aspx
Create a Windows 8 image with recimg.exe to preserve your Desktop apps after a refresh
Windows 8 supports two new ways to revert your system to an earlier state. From the Settings charm, access More PC settings and then click General. Towards the bottom, you’ll see these two choices:
Refresh your PC without affecting your files. This choice keeps your personal data, system settings, 1. and Metro style applications. Desktop applications will be removed, unless you create a custom image as I detail below.
Reset your PC and start over. This choice is like a factory reset. All of your personal files, Metro style 2. apps, and Desktop apps will be removed. You can optionally write random data to your drive for added security.
Use option 2 if you’re going to sell or give away your system. All of your personal files will be erased. The rest of this post is about option 1.
Option 1, refreshing your PC, keeps your personal data and reinstalls Metro style applications. Desktop apps will be removed, and their names will be placed in a file on your desktop called Removed Apps.
Reinstalling all of your Desktop apps can be time consuming, so Windows 8 offers a command called recimg.exe to make this easier. recimg creates an image which is used by the refresh facility when restoring Windows. Not only will your personal data and Metro style apps be saved, but so will Desktop apps you have installed at the time you create the image. This can save you a lot of time.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2748351
How to create a system image to refresh your Windows 8 PC
"Refresh your PC" is a new feature in Windows 8. By default, desktop apps are removed when you re- fresh a Windows 8-based computer, unless you create a custom image. After you create a custom system image, the image is used as the refresh image. This means that any existing image or OEM restore image is not used when you refresh your computer.
To create a custom image, use the Recimg.exe command-line tool that is included in Windows 8. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Create a destination folder for the custom image. For example, create a folder named "Refreshimage" on drive C.
2. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, follow these steps:
On the Start page, type cmd, press and hold or right-click Command Prompt, and then tap or click Run as administrator.
3. Type the following command, and then press Enter:
recimg -CreateImage drive:folder
For example, if you create "C:Refreshimage" in step 1, run the following command:
recimg -CreateImage C:Refreshimage
