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Suppose you would like to keep your personal data, Windows Store apps, basic settings, personalization settings, BitLocker settings, and wireless settings after your Windows 8 computer is recovered. You would also like to retain your traditional apps and their associated settings without reinstalling them. Describe the recovery option(s) that you would use to achieve this goal. Provide a rationale for your selection(s).

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Explanation & Answer

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Our solution in Windows 8 consists of two related features:

  • Reset your PC – Remove all personal data, apps, and settings from the PC, and reinstall Windows.
  • Refresh your PC – Keep all personal data, Metro style apps, and important settings from the PC, and reinstall Windows.
  • Resetting your Windows 8 PC goes like this:

    1. The PC boots into the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).
    2. Windows RE erases and formats the hard drive partitions on which Windows and personal data reside.
    3. Windows RE installs a fresh copy of Windows.
    4. The PC restarts into the newly installed copy of Windows.

    Refreshing your PC goes like this:

    1. The PC boots into Windows RE.
    2. Windows RE scans the hard drive for your data, settings, and apps, and puts them aside (on the same drive).
    3. Windows RE installs a fresh copy of Windows.
    4. Windows RE restores the data, settings, and apps it has set aside into the newly installed copy of Windows.
    5. The PC restarts into the newly installed copy of Windows.


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