Custom refresh image in win 10

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  Read this article: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-make-full-backup-windows-pc

  If this is not what you are looking for then use one of the following Backup utilities (my preference) listed below:

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  How to create an Image Backup to a USB Flash Drive

  
  

  http://www.pagestart.com/win10flashdrive0929152.html

  
  

  　

  
  

  How to move windows 7 to a new larger hard drive

  http://www.pagestart.com/acronisnewharddrive01.html

  
  
  

  　

  EaseUS:

  Todo Backup Home V9.1

  http://www.todo-backup.com/home/home-backup.htm

  
  

  User friendly interface simplifies the backup process.

  
  

  Free version:

  http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

  
  

  Version comparison chart:

  http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/comparison.htm

  
  

  Includes: Incremental backup, Disk/partition clone

  User's Guide:

  http://www.todo-backup.com/download/docs/User_Guide.pdf

  
  

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  Install Todo and then create an "Emergency Disk" (WinPE option is the better of the two choices) before you start creating your first image backup.

  Version 9.1 supports XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10

  　

  
  

  Acronis:

  True Image 2016

  
  

  Has a 30 day trial version available, trial Key sent to your Email Address.

  
  

  User interface has become more complex and less obvious, be prepared to read the user's guide before you start. Pay special attention to the "Options" and don't exclude the "System Volume Information" folder from the backup.

  
  

  Note: Cloning and drive initialization (creating a MBR) are not supported in the trial version.

  Image Backups and restores are fully functional.

  
  

  For the trial version, recovery / restore image is available only when booting from an Acronis Bootable Media CD.

  Install Acronis and then create a bootable Restore/Rescue Media CD (WinPE option is the better of the two choices) before you start creating your first image backup.

  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/true-image-comparison/

  
  

  30 day trial:

  http://www.acronis.com/en-sg/homecomputing/thanks/ati-local/

  
  

  True Image User Guides and documentation:

  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/

  
  

  2016 supports XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10

  
  

  There is also a "Cloud" backup version so you don't need to lug an external USB Drive around if you travel a lot:

  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/cloud/backup/

  
  

  　

  
  

  Paragon:

  
  

  Free version 14:

  http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/

  
  

  User's Guide:

  http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/download.html

  
  

  Home Version 15 $39.95:

  http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brh/

  
  

  User's Guide:

  http://download.paragon-software.com/doc/Paragon-Backup-and-Recovery-15-Home-Manual.pdf

  
  

  Support:

  http://www.paragon-software.com/support/

  
  

  supports XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows 10

  　

  
  

  Macrium Reflect:

  
  

  Free version:

  http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

  (No technical support available for the free version)

  Macrum Reflect Home Edition ($69.95)

  http://www.macrium.com/personal.aspx

  Suport:

  http://www.macrium.com/ticket.aspx

  Version 6.1.1023 supports XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10　

  
  

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  http://www.pagestart.com

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  Sunday, March 06, 2016 3:47 AM

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  thanks for taking the time to reply 

  I have already walked through all these links, but my problem is that i am forced to use the windows refreshing system utility not a third party one, to be clear what i need to do is to have a recovery image of my current system where i can refresh the system to it by these steps:

  Step1 :open setting 
  Step2 :select Update & Security
  Step3: select recovery
  Step4 :click get start
  Step5 :select "Keep my files"
  Step6 :select next
  Step7:select "Reset"

  so my question is how do i set windows to refresh the system according to my custom image? and how to create this custom image?

  Sunday, March 06, 2016 7:29 AM

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  Hi islam,

  To refresh PC, we need configure the system recovery partition, see the ForumFAQ below:

  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/b6ef6a93-c9a0-4f22-aa10-ab6b9b0fad4f/forum-faq-how-to-customize-windows-10-technical-preview-build-9926-recovery-image-partition?forum=WinPreview2014Setup

  To create customize image, see TechNet article below:

  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt297533(v=vs.85).aspx

  For more information, see:

  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt269765(v=vs.85).aspx

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  Tuesday, March 08, 2016 8:43 AM

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  Your best option is to use a external hard disk to create a system image with a certain state. You can having multiple system images by changing the machine name.

  • How to: Create a system image in Windows 10
  • How to restore a Windows 10 system image to an existing or larger storage device

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  Wednesday, March 09, 2016 2:58 AM

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  thanks everybody for taking time to consider helping me...i solved it in a different and easier way

  in fact the solution was that you don't have to create a new image,,,you just add your customization to the existing recovery partition using USMT tool (part of the ADK tools)

  for more info you can view this video:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9FR-cxFBg

  you also can view this document from microsoft about this operation:

  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn898531(v=vs.85).aspx

  thanks everyone

  • Marked as answer by Michael ShaoMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:41 AM

  Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:46 PM

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