Recovery Backup Option for Windows 8

I have an HP Envy dv7 Notebook with Windows 8. This is probably going to be a silly question.
I am trying to find out what recovery media I need to create in case I need to recover my PC. There are 2 different places on my laptop where I created backup on a USB drive. The first one is under The Recovery Manager. Under The Recovery Manager and under "I'd like to take safety measueres, there is an option to Create Recovery Media Creation. That says it creates a set of media for your system. I went to that and created the media recovery on a US drive.
I then found another page located under the Control Panel. Under the Control Panel, and then under All Control Panel Items, and then under recovery, there is an option that says "Create a Recovery Drive." Under that option it says Create a recovery drive to refresh or reset your PC, or to troubleshoot problems, even when it can't start. I clicked that and created it on a USB drive as well.
My question is are these both the same thing or are they 2 different ways to restore your PC. Do you need to create both of them to be used for 2 different ways to restore your PC or do they basically restore in the same way!
Also, even though I have Windows 8 I have a place under control panel, and under all control panel items, Windows 7 File Recovery. I'm not sure why I have that because my laptop came with Windows 8 installed. Do I need to do anything with it, or do I even need it at all. Theres options in there to create a system image or a system repair disk. I just dont get it becuase its under the Windows 7 File recovery and i dont have Windows 7. If anyone can kind of guide me what I need to do or any input on my questions would be greatly appreciated!

Hi markussukram,
You are wanting to get information on how to create a back up on your Windows 8 pc, is this correct?
Here are a couple of documents that will show you how to create Recovery Media as well as backing up your pc data.
This first link gives information on how to create Recovery Media in case the operating system becomes corrupt or unresponsive.
This link gives step-by-step instructions on how to back up data using on a Windows 8 pc.
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