Create System Image Backup of Windows 8.1

This tutorial is on how to create a system image backup of your Windows 8.1 plus I’m also going to show you how to restore from it. For this video tutorial I’m using an external Hard Drive.

Create System Image Backup of Windows 8.1 and Restore from it

1. Got to This PC, to find out the drive letter of the hard drive other than your drive C: drive of where you are placing the image back-up. Also make sure that the back-up drive has more storage room than the space used of your C: drive.
2. Right click Start Orb and select Windows PowerShell (admin).
3. Click yes to the User Account Control if prompted
4. in the powershell enter the following command:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:C: -allCritical -quiet
Note: The above command tells the Windows to back up the C: drive onto the E: drive, including all critical volumes containing the system’s state. The -quiet switch tells the cmdlet to run without prompting you.
Of course, you’ll have to replace the letter values with your own values. Instead of “E:” as the backup target, use whichever drive you want to save the system image to.
If you wanted to back up several drives or partitions in the system image, you’d include them as a comma-separated list:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:C:,D:,F: -allCritical -quiet
You could also back up to a shared folder over the network:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:\\remoteComputer\\Folder -include:C: -allCritical -quiet
5. The command will take some time to run. After it’s done, you’ll find a “WindowsImageBackup” folder containing your backup images on the backup drive you specified.

To Restore from that System Image Backup

To restore a system image backup, you’ll need to boot from Windows 8.1 installation media, or system repair disc. I will be using the installation media since is free for now.
1. Insert the Windows 8.1 installation media, or system repair disc and reboot your computer.
2. Press Enter if you see “Press any key to boot from CD/DVD”
3. In the Windows Setup window, click the Repair your computer link. on the bottom left.
4. Click the Troubleshoot icon from the Choose an option Window.
5. Click the Advanced Options icon in the troubleshooting Window.
6. In the Advance Options window click on System Image Recovery icon.
7. Choose the target operating system witch would be the Windows 8.1
8. Windows 8.1 will scan your computer to detect any recent images created.
9. Because we booted of the Disk the drive letter might change but not the drive name or date and time.
10. So click on next in the Re-image your computer window.
11. Check-mark Format and repartition disks. click next.
12. Confirm the re-imaging process by clicking on finish and click on yes to the warning saying that the drive will be re-image from the back up you created.

13. Once you re-start your computer should boot exactly the same as when you created the image backup.

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Call rates, SMS to cost less while roaming from May 1

 

Mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23%, while sending SMSes will cost up to 40 per cent less from May 1 as regulator TRAI has slashed ceiling tariffs.
However, following this TRAI order, subscribers will not be able to avail of schemes that allowed them to make calls and send SMSes while in roaming at home circle rates.
"TRAI has reduced ceiling tariffs for national roaming calls and SMS and has mandated telecom service providers to offer a special roaming tariff plan. These changes will come into effect from May 1, 2015," TRAI said in a statement on Thursday.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has cut the maximum or ceiling rate that a telecom operator can charge for STD calls on roaming to Rs 1.15 per minute from Rs 1.5. Similarly, national SMS rate has been reduced to 38 paise from Rs 1.5 per SMS.
Also, an operator can charge a maximum 25 paise for each local SMS instead of the current Re 1 per SMS at present.
A telecom operator can charge a maximum 80 paise per minute for a local call instead of Re 1 permitted at present.
For incoming calls during roaming, a mobile customer will be required to pay a maximum of 45 paise only per minute instead of 75 paise now.
On the other hand, in a blow to consumers, the regulator has removed the roaming tariff plan, RTP and RTP-FR, under which the consumer paid the same charges as his home circle or service area while in roaming.
Under 'Roaming Tariff Plan (RTP)' clause, the charges for outgoing voice calls and outgoing SMS, both local as well as long distance (inter-circle), did not change with the location of the subscriber within the country.
The 'RTP-FR' plan allowed the subscriber to pay same charges as his home service area for outgoing local and STD calls as well as SMS during roaming.
In addition, incoming calls were free on roaming in lieu of fixed charges under RTP-FR.
The regulator has mandated operators to introduce a new 'Special Roaming Tariff Plan', which will offer only free incoming calls on payment of a fixed charge, but do away with other features.