DJ Ampere's blog: "Creating a System Image Backup"

Windows 8, although new technology, has some of the same features of Windows 7...including a system image backup.  As we discussed in my Windows 7 System Image Backup blog, the system imaage backup will back up all your data and programs to the point to where you can perform a bare metal recovory in the event of a catastrophic drive failure (provided the new drive is of equal or greater size).  The following instructions explain how to perform a syatem image backup in windows 8.

Step 1:  Connect your external media

Step 2:  Go to your desktop

Step 3:  move your mouse to the upper right corner of you screen to cause the  menu to appear and select the gear icon.

Step 4:  Select control panel

Step 5:  Open the Action Center

Step 6: Click File History

Step 7:  Click Windows 7 File Recovery

Steps 8 - on:  this is where the system image backup is identical as windows 7.  at this time im going to direct you to my How to create a windows 7 system image backup blog.  Please start at step 3.  http://fubar.com/creating-a-windows-7-system-image-backup/b355176-1203106