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FIGURE 9-2 This Windows RE menu provides access to essential troubleshooting and recovery tools.<br />

Table 9-1 lists the core functions available from the Advanced Options menu, many of which are<br />

direct descendants of recovery tools found in previous Windows editions. Note that on some devices<br />

you might see additional choices, including the option to access UEFI firmware settings or to roll back<br />

to a previous Windows version or preview build.<br />

TABLE 9-1 Advanced options for recovery.<br />

Option<br />

System Restore<br />

System Image Recovery<br />

Startup Repair<br />

Command Prompt<br />

Description<br />

You can use this option to choose a restore point created earlier and restore the<br />

system configuration.<br />

Choosing this option replaces everything on the computer with a system image,<br />

including images created using the Windows Backup utility from Windows 7 or later.<br />

(In Windows <strong>10</strong>, this utility is available in the desktop Control Panel. Under System<br />

& Security, choose File History, and then click the System Image Backup link in the<br />

lower-left corner.)<br />

If you choose this option, Windows attempts to diagnose and automatically correct<br />

common boot problems.<br />

This option opens an administrative command prompt, where you can use commandline<br />

tools such as Bootrec and Bcdedit.<br />

More Info To reach the UEFI Firmware Settings option via Windows RE on a UEFI-equipped<br />

tablet, power down the device, press and hold the Volume Down hardware button, and then<br />

press the Power button. This is the only way to enable or disable Secure Boot, for example.<br />

Click Startup Repair to manually attempt the same set of repairs Windows uses when it detects a<br />

failure and launches Windows RE automatically. (This feature was previously called Automatic Repair.)<br />

System Image Recovery requires a previously saved image from an external storage device.<br />

CHAPTER 9 Recovery and troubleshooting tools 115

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