Creating a Windows 8.1 USB Recovery Drive

Overview

This document provides instructions for creating a Windows 8.1 USB recovery drive for Motion Computing Tablet PCs. A recovery drive will allow you to boot your system and easily access a number of recovery and troubleshooting tools that you can use if you encounter any issues with your Windows 8.1 installation.

Before You Begin

You'll need a 16GB USB flash drive.

NOTE: When you create a recovery drive, this will erase anything already stored on your USB flash drive. You should transfer any important data to another storage device before creating a USB recovery drive.

Create a USB Recovery Drive

To create a USB recovery drive:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen and then tap Search.
2. Type Recovery in the search box and then choose Create a recovery drive from the search results.
3. Tap Yes when asked if you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer.
4. In the next window, leave the checkbox selected and then tap Next.
5. Follow the steps in the Recovery Drive wizard.

Microsoft's website provides additional information about creating a Windows 8.1 USB recovery drive: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-usb-recovery-drive.