Windows will encounter problems and errors in times, for troubleshooting and to fix problems you will need recovery media. Your system might have come along with the recovery image in the recovery partition. If you need to free up the recovery partition space you can move the recovery image to the USB drive.

Windows 8.1 has the option to create recovery USB drive with inbuilt tool. Windows will inform you how big your recovery media will be and how big USB drive you need to create recovery media. 

Note:

If the USB drive has any other important files or data’s it is recommended to copy that files to the safer location. Creating recovery media will delete all data and files in that drive. It’s preferred to use empty or new USB drive to create recovery media. 

If your system came up with windows 8 and you upgraded to windows 8.1. Your recovery partition will have only windows 8 recovery image. In the recovery drive you create it will have only windows 8. After resetting or refreshing windows you need to upgrade to windows 8.1

Create USB Recovery Drive

1. Click or tap on the search 

2. In the search enter  Recovery Drive and then in search result click or tap on create a recovery drive

3. It might ask you user permission or admin password

4. Once the recovery drive tool is open make sure that copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive check box is selected. 

5. Now click or tap on next

6. Insert a USB or Flash drive with least capacity of the recovery media displayed in the screen

7. Select the USB or Flash drive you want to use it as recovery drive by click or tap on the particular drive

8. Now click next and then click or tap on create

The recovery image and the necessary files will be copied to the removable disk you specified and the process might take some time. Time depends on your recovery image and the system. 

Once the file is copied to the recovery media do one of the following

• If you want the recovery partition on your system click on finish

• If you want to delete the recovery partition from the hard disk tap or click on delete recovery partition and then click or tap on delete. It will delete the recovery partition from the hard disk and free up the space. Finally click or tap on finish.

Remove the USB drive and keep it safe you will need it for refreshing or resetting windows. 

Note:

Don’t save any other files in that USB drive, it’s not recommended doing such activities. 

If you system doesn’t have the recovery partition Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive checkbox is greyed out and only recovery tool and the bootable image are copied. This recovery drive cannot be used for refreshing or resetting the windows. 

Have you ever tried creating recovery USB drive for windows? Share your experience with us.

Are you facing problems in your windows 8 with third party software’s? Are you planning to reinstall windows? No it’s not necessary in the case of windows 8. Windows 8 two features that will help the users to get rid of problems facing by third party software’s, Refresh and Reset are the two features offered by Microsoft.

Things to be Noted Before Refreshing or Resetting Windows

Before you Refresh or Reset Windows you have to note down few important parameters, Refreshing your windows will reinstall operating system and the apps that came up with windows and the apps you installed in the windows 8 store. None of your personal files or settings is removed or changed it remains the same in your windows.

If you reset your windows it will reinstall operating system and the apps came up with the windows. All your personal files and settings will be deleted. Your system will looks like a fresh installed windows. 

In some cases while resetting or refreshing windows may encounter some missing files in such scenario you will be asked to insert recovery media. Recovery media is your DVD or your Flash or USB Drives. If your system came up with windows 8 you will be asked to create recovery media during your first use. If you upgrade your windows using windows 8 DVD or Thumb drive you can use it. Alternately you can create recovery media in windows.

Refreshing Windows

Note: 

Refreshing windows 8.1(Recently you Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1) with the system having windows 8 recovery partition in it, your system will be restored to windows 8 only. You need to upgrade windows 8 to windows 8.1.

Apps you installed via website and DVD will be removed. The App that came up with the windows and apps you installed via windows store will be reinstalled. You will get the list of apps removed on your desktop after refreshing windows.

None of your personal files or settings will be removed during refreshing windows.

1. Tap or click on settings and then change pc settings

2. Tap or click on update and recovery

3. Tap or click on recovery 

4. Under Refresh your PC without affecting your files, tap or click Get started.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Resetting Windows

Note:

Resetting windows 8.1(Recently you Upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1) with the system having windows 8 recovery partition in it, your system will be restored to windows 8 only. You need to upgrade windows 8 to windows 8.1.

All your personal files, settings and the apps you installed with window will be removed and only the apps that came up with windows will be reinstalled during the Resetting.  Your system will be like a fresh installed window with default settings.

1. Tap or click on settings and then change pc settings

2. Tap or click on update and recovery

3. Tap or click on recovery

4. Under remove everything and reinstall Windows, tap or click Get started.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen.

You will be asked whether to erase data thoroughly or quickly. If you choose quickly resetting will be performed quickly. If you choose thoroughly it will take a bit longer time.  Share your windows refreshing and resetting experience with us.

Windows 8.1 update is released and it promised few features such as boot to desktop and start button. Windows 8 faces many issues and the update for a new version is released in a very short span of time. Windows 8.1 also face many issues. Laptop Price Online will update you with the various issues related and faced in windows 8.1. Users struck during the installation process are forced to reinstall windows 8. Before you install windows 8.1 you can check the compatibility of the softwares, apps, games and drives for various hardwares associated with your system or laptop.

Compatibility Check 

You can check for the compatibility of the softwares, apps and games by two different ways

Step1 - Windows Compatibility Centre

You can check compatibility of a particular hardware you used on your system or in laptop such as Graphics cards, Word processing software, Smartphones, Webcam and Printers too. In the windows compatibility centre search for your required software or hardware and the search result will bring you the compatibility result for your search query. 

Step2- Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant 

Windows 8.1 Upgrade Assistant can be used to scan your whole computer. It will check for the various apps, softwares and drives compatibility with windows 8.1. Upgrade Assistant result can be used to check the compatibility and proceed to the installation process.

Its is recommended to check with your manufacturer for the drivers for your hardware. It is recommended because without driver for your hardware you cant perform all your required operation in your system or laptop and it may lead to various issues. Hope this information might be useful for you, Happy Computing !

Windows released its new update 8.1 for its users and it has come up with many new features and it too made few changes as compared to its previous versions of windows. If you already using windows 8 and if you planned to update or you already updated to new version of windows 8.1, you might notice many changes in it. If you open the store you will get attracted by the new of the new windows store in 8.1. Many of you might face problems while installing apps or with the new look of the windows 8.1.

Windows store is now improved a lot as compared to the previous and it has some option to find the list of trending apps and also some of the new apps listed. You can install the apps from the store. In windows 8 if you install a new app it will automatically appear on the start screen but in windows it wont appear in the start screen it will list in the APP screen. You have to pin the app to the start screen.

In windows 8 all installed apps are avaliable in the start screen to make the start screen looks nice windows has come up with a new change that all apps installed from the store or from the desktop software they will be listed only in the APP screen they wont automatically appear in the start screen. If you want any number of apps to be appear in the start screen you have to select the app and you wanna need to pin it to the start screen. 

If you activated the version of windows 8.1 with few key you found on the internet and it wont support downloading apps from the store. Users how activated windows with few software they found in the internet they are not allowed to upgrade with the new files if any available. Windows 8 users may also face this problems. Hope this information might be useful for you, Happy Computing !

Windows 8.1 is released last month and it has witnessed many million downloads and its still continuing. With Windows 8.1 you have an option to save all your pictures, videos and music files to an removal disk and its interface with the 8.1 version of windows is good as windows 8 does not provide such easy interface and access to the external or to the removal disk. Here is the guide to setup the default location on the windows 8.1. 

* Press windows key + I 

* In the sidebar select on the pc settings

* In the following window of pc settings select pc & devices

* In the next window select the devices

* In devices scroll down till you find default save locations

* Insert your SD card in its slot and click on the setup

* Now your default location for saving pictures, videos and music is your SD card.

* Remember that the files that already present wont get sync with the new location and you have to do it manually.

While selecting SD card make sure that what type of card your system supports because some of the laptops only support small sized SD card and some large cards. You can also save your files in that location by using windows style desktop applications too. If you dint insert your SD card while clicking on the setup it will show an error msg. Hope this information might be useful for you, Happy Computing !  

Windows 8.1 is all set for its release on 17th October and you can buy it from store starting from 18th October. You may got a doubt will my system or laptop work fine with the latest release of windows, what will be the minimum requirements for this release. Windows 8.1 is the official name for the windows blue and it has many improved features on its appearance and on its performance.

System Requirements for windows 8.1 is

* Hard Disk: 16GB (32 Bit) or 20GB (64 Bit)

* RAM: 1GB(32 Bit) or 2GB(64 Bit)

* Processor: 1GHZ or Faster

* Graphics: Microsoft Directx 9

Windows Blue is renamed officially as Windows 8.1 and it has many improved features such as lock screen slideshow, Start screen evolves and different tile sizes. Hope this information might help you with the information you looking for, Happy Computing !