This will show you how to boot to the System Recovery Options screen to be able to refresh Windows 8, reset Windows 8, do a system restore, do a system image recovery, do a automatic repair, open a command prompt at boot, or open Advanced Boot Options to help in the recovery of Windows 8.
This will show you how to boot to the System Recovery Options options screen to be able to refresh Windows 8, reset Windows 8, do a system restore, do a system image recovery, do a automatic repair, open a command prompt at boot, or open Advanced Boot Options to help in the recovery of Windows 8.
Boot to "System Recovery Options" using "Startup Options"
NOTE: You will only see the Use another operating system option if you are mutli booting Windows, or added Safe Mode to the Windows Boot Manager.
NOTE: If your motherboard has UEFI, then you will have also have this option available in Advanced options. Check your manufacturer's uEFI BIOS manual for available settings in it.
NOTE: You will not have this option if you booted from a system repair disc or recovery USB flash drive.
1. While logged in to an administrator account in Windows 8, insert or connect your Windows 8 installation DVD or USB thumb drive, or ISO file if in a virtual machine.
NOTE: If you click/tap on the If you're experiencing problems with your PC, you can refresh in PC settings. link, then you will be taken to step 4 in OPTION THREE below.
On a physical machine, F8 works as usual.
As an aside, how do y'all get screen caps of the booting process?
Well, I went into options and changed the boot order to favor Win 7 and now I can't get back the Win 8 OS selection screen. Any ideas?
You should be able to boot from your Windows 8 installation media into the recovery options to do a "automatic repair" (startup repair) on Windows 8 if it's listed.
Yeah, I tried that. I received the message there was nothing to repair. I could even change the default OS selection using F8 but, even afterward, I still get the old OS choice (a la Win 7) screen.
Mind you, I can still boot either OS (Win7 Ultimate x64 or Win 8 DP 8102 x64) but I am now stuck with the old OS choice screen after changing the default selection via the Win 8 options choice.
In the end, I suppose, it's not a big deal but I really liked the Win 8 OS choice screen.
Ah, ok. I suppose that while you are in Windows 8, you could do use the refresh Windows 8 option that replace the Windows 7 boot manager back with the Windows 8 one.
After the Football game is over (watching on Win 7), I'll give it a try. I was wanting to stay away from a re-install as I have already extensively customized Win 8 and customized Firefox on Win 8.
Crap. It wasn't worth it just to get back the Win 8 OS selection screen. I'll update more as I get set back up on Win 8.
The "Refresh" is pretty much the same as a re-install in Win 7 over the top of the existing OS. You're left with a Windows.old which I deleted by using a SIW2 PE DVD (I couldn't delete it from Win 8 or change permissions to do so).
Be back later, as I mentioned, to update.
You should have been able to delete the Windows.old folder in Windows 8 using the same method as in Windows 7 below.
I tried that. No permissions. Access denied, yadda yadda.
MS is improving and my assertion the "Refresh" was the same as reinstalling Win 7 over the exisiting Win 7 OS was not entirely accurate.
Still, the experience is the same.
Here you go for next time.
I just saw that. I would've given you some love but I have to spread it around a bit first.
There is a Recovery under control panel.
There's not as many options available from Recovery in the Control Panel, but I added it just for you.