Can I have many image backups on windows 8.1?

I am using the image backup feature in windows 8.1 to create a
backup of my system. However. If I try to create a new one, the first
one is overwritten. So i create a new one, rename it and create a second
one. However, when I want to restore an image, I have only one image
avaiable, the image that is not renamed.
So my doubt is, can I have multiple images on windows 8.1?
thank so much.

Hi ComptonAlvaro,
As the Wbadmin start recovery command deprecate from Windows 8.1, so there is no other way to get multiple versions of system image back. Although
WbAdmin start backup still works.
See the picture:
Here is the workaround for this scenario:
Scheduled system image backup windows 8.1
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/744c0f06-9872-4d47-a438-e255f2d2a60d/scheduled-system-image-backup-windows-81?forum=w8itprogeneral
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