Cannot enter boot recovery with 0 or F8

Hi all,
I have a Toshiba Satellite S855D and I cannot enter the boot recovery when holding either 0 or F8 during bootup. There's nothing wrong with my computer currently, but it's important I be able to access this in case Windows goes belly up. I'm very concerned that everything suggested in the user manual does not work.
Does anyone have a solution to this or is it impossible to enter the boot recovery menu?
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More info...
All of the Windows 7 image-creation and restore tools are available in Windows 8.
Control Panel > Windows 7 File Recovery
You can make a shortcut to that utility (sdclt.exe).
You'll want a bootable repair disc too. It's another way to reach the recovery environment if Windows does not boot.
Or make one this way for choice of a flash drive (and an OEM recovery image).
Control Panel > Recovery > Create a recovery drive
And there's still more, if you like...
-Jerry

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