Follow these instructions on Windows 8.1 to create a system image backup of your PC using the wbAdmin command-line tool using PowerShell.
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How to create a Windows 8.1 image backup (or full backup)
Although Microsoft removed the Windows 7 backup tool in Windows 8.1, the feature is still practically active, albeit in command-line form. To create a system image backup now, you must use the "Wbadmin start backup" PowerShell tool that system administrators have been using for years in the server version of Windows.
Windows 7's Backup and Restore feature, renamed to Windows 7 File History in Windows 8, was a relatively simple tool that allowed users to create a system image backup of their PCs. Essentially, it was a program that could create an exact copy of a hard drive and, most importantly, allowed users to recover in a timely manner from a hardware failure without losing their desktop applications (e.g. iTunes, Chrome, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, etc.), Metro apps, Windows installations, PC settings, and more.
In Windows 8.1, the Image Backup tool is gone, but it is still possible to create a system image backup, and although you will need to use PowerShell, which might intimidate many users, it is a fairly simple task. Just follow the instructions below:
