CIS 055 - MS Windows Operating System Windows 10 Inside out Part 3 – System maintenance & Troubleshooting © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Hardware Murphy’s Law ( especially with Hard Drives & SSD’s ) “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong!” When, not if, a crash occurs – YOU LOSE!!!! – Everything Human error May be worse. i.e. Because you don’t want to use the recycle bin you get into the habit of deleting with the Shift key pressed. © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Disaster may be mitigated, if you have a recovery plan. Windows10 provides 3 operations Full Reset – Clean the decks back to initial clean install Recovery – Reinstall from a previous image or recovery drive File Restore – Brings back missing or previous versions of files Cloud backup provides some security but doesn’t guarantee this Photos may be automatically compressed in a lossy format Window 10 provides – File History & Windows 7 Backup & Restore Tools © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Search for Backup & Recovery © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Windows 7 backup – provides a system image that can be restored to an exact copy of the original drive. © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Windows 10 File History © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery An overview of Windows 10 backup and recovery options Recovery Reinstall keeping your files Reinstall from a USB drive If you receive preview releases you can also revert to a previous build © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Using File History to protect files and folders Backup is installed by default but need to be turned on Volume must be on separate device Creates a full copy of files & folders Updates hourly by default © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Setting up File History © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Choosing locations to back up By default backup all folders in the current User Profile Modify in Settings © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Restoring files and folders Use File Explorer or FileHistory.exe © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Restoring files and folders Use File Explorer or FileHistory.exe © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Using the Reset option to recover from serious problems Windows 10 rebuilds to a clean state using existing system files Push-button reset – same effect as clean install Same Feature when starting the Windows Recovery Environment © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Using the Reset option to recover from serious problems Push-button reset – May not work if : OS files are heavily corrupted Caused by cumulative update more than 28 days old User selects wrong language on a single language version during OOBE phase Re-install from recovery drive © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Creating and using a recovery drive From Settings – Create the Drive © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Creating and using a recovery drive From Settings – Create the Drive Show Details © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Creating and restoring a system image backup Use Sdclt.exe Creates an exact copy of the system which includes; Complete Configuration All files and Apps Boot from the recovery Restore from latest backup Can be used on different Hardware May need to be re-activated © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Creating a system image backup Use Windows 7 version Click create System Image © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Restoring a system image backup Start from Windows Recovery Environment Select Advanced Options – System Image Recovery This will replace your current environment with the backup image. This image overlays the current drive or a new drive as long as the drive capacity is greater than or equal to the backup image. Multiple disk systems must match Drive for Drive © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Configuring system protection options System Restore Points Backup the system registry and designated critical system files Access these through Control Panel System Protection link or type systempropertiesprotection in the search box Click Configure Click Create © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Rolling back to a previous restore point Restore points are generated automatically System Restore Utility can: Correct instability caused by installing an application Restore a set of drivers by rolling back to a previous restore point Restoring back to a time when the system was known to be stable System Restore Utility cannot: Fix a damaged hard drive Protect you from worms, viruses or malware (use Windows Defender) © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery Rolling back to a previous restore point Launch from the search box with rstrui Launch from the System Protection Tab of the System Properties dialog box © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery System Restore Do’s and Don’ts Hazards of Time Travel Create a User, Rollback to a restore point prior to the user’s creation POOF! User disappears, but their documents/files remain. Uninstall programs you don’t want affected before you rollback then re-install after restore Windows Recovery Environment are NOT monitored Make sure you know which to use System Restore or Windows Recovery they don’t play well together. © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved

Chapter 16: backup, restore & recovery End Chapter 16 © John Urrutia 2017, All Rights Reserved