Windows Backup and Restore (Standard 7 Package Reference)

7/8/2014

This package is a Feature Pack in the category Data Integrity. The name of the package as it appears on disk and for use with some command-line tools is WinEmb-BackupRestore.

This package includes the Windows Backup and System Restore features.

See the list of optional, supporting packages for information about creating restore points, for backing up to network devices, and for backing up to DVD.

Settings

No settings provided.

Services

• Windows Backup

Dependencies

Package Dependencies

This package depends upon the Core File System package.

Group Dependencies

No group dependencies.

Optional Supporting Packages

You can select any number of packages from the following list:

• Advanced File System
• Bitlocker Secure Startup
• Help and Support Engine
• Image Mastering API V2
• Shadow Copy Volume Interface
• Shadow Copy Volume Service
• Shell Foundation
• System Management Administrative Tools
• Windows Installer

You can use the optional packages to enable the following functions:

To do this	Use these packages
Create and manage hidden volumes for restore point creation.	Shadow Copy Volume Service Shadow Copy Volume Interface Advanced File System
Enable launch of the Backup and Restore Control Panel applet.	Shell Foundation
Perform backups. If you include the recovery image, you also use recovery tools.	Bitlocker Secure Startup
Do backups to DVD media.	Image Mastering API V2
Use backup functionality. Enable the Backup Now button.	Windows Installer System Management Administrative Tools

Common Uses

Notes

Because users of Windows Embedded Standard 7 devices are not typically provided with installation discs, users of a device that includes this package are not able to create a system repair disc. A "Windows installation disc" is required to create a system repair disc.

The restore features that support recovering the system either by restoring from a system image or by reinstalling Windows do not work unless the device also includes a recovery image. Clicking Recover system settings or your computer from the Backup and Restore item on Control Panel and then clicking Advanced recovery methods results in an error message stating "Could not find recovery files."

While it is technically possible, it is generally unnecessary to include the Backup and Restore features on a volume that is also being protected with File-Based Write Filter (FBWF) or Enhanced Write Filter with HORM (EWF), and so we do not recommend doing so.