Creating a Recovery Drive
We all hope our computers operate trouble-free over their lifetimes, but we know from bitter experience that this is rarely the case. Computers are incredibly complex systems, so it is almost inevitable that a PC will develop glitches. If your hard drive is still accessible, you can boot to Windows 8 and access the recovery tools, as we described in Chapter 26, “Troubleshooting and Repairing Problems.”
To learn how to boot to the Windows 8 recovery tools, see “Accessing the Recovery Environment,” p. 638.
If you can’t boot your PC, however, then you must boot using some other drive. If you have your Windows 8 installation ...
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