9.6. Windows Recovery Environment

The Windows Recovery Environment is a partial version of the operating system. It is based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) but has a primary purpose of recovery. It includes several tools you can use in the event of a serious failure on your server to perform operating system or full server recoveries.

The tools included in the WinRE are as follows:

Windows Complete PC Restore

If you created a full server backup, you can use the Windows Complete PC Restore tool to fully restore your operating system and server. If you select this option, the system will search for a valid backup location (such as a DVD drive or a portable USB disk drive). You can then restore from the full server backup stored ...

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