Win 8.1 Pro x2 recovery if HDD fails

Is there any way to create a recovery DVD set in case of catastrophic HDD failure.
In previous versions of Windows 'recovery manager' was used but this doesn't seem to be compatible with Win 8.1

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May I remove without any risk the two recovery partitions in win 8.1 Pro 64bit and what is the hidden reserved partition?

I have this partition situation on my unic disc C & D for Windows 8.1 Pro at 64bits (see fig. 1)
and this is the same list from diskpart:
My first question is: may I remove partitions 1 and 5 without any risk?
My second question is what is the reserved partition 3 and why is not mentioned in Disc Manager?
Thanks for your help and excuse if the images are in Italian but I'am using an Italian OS.
Rinog47
rinog47

I am not entirely convinced about your answer.
Yes the first partition of 800 MB may be the OEM original partition, (by ASUS containing Win 8.0) that I upgraded with a disk to Windows 8.0 Pro, and than upgraded to Win 8.1 Pro from Windows Store.
Now I made a full backup image of factory settings (win 8.0) on a USB key and now, after the upgrade to win 8.0 pro and then to win 8.1 this backup copy is useless.
The second partition is a system EFI partition and because the disk is a GPT basic disk and not a MBR, that partition is where (is that correct?) are system and boot info together with the hidden reserved third partition.
About the fourth recovery partition I suppose it was created when I created and installed Win 8.1 Preview on a VHD disk with double booting menu (that I deleted after the release of Windows 8.1).
This is why I asked if the two recovery partitions can be safely removed.
So, with this more info, may you review you answer and confirm or give me more details about all.
Thanks in advance.
rinog47

VMWARE PLAYER - WIN 8.0 PRO VM setup hdd space to 35GB can expand to 45GB ... How

VMWARE PLAYER - WIN 8.0 PRO VM setup HDD space to 35GB can expand to 45GB ... How?
when set up this space eg in ubuntu 14.04 = around 5GB data of OS, and set HDD to 20GB - means: HDD captured space is only 5GB-Expanding when add files OR 20GB????

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Registration in now done online, If there was an issue then you would get a windows notification telling you to call and register.
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Have a Pavilion X2 (32GB version) with Win 8.1 Bing.
Need to get into domain, therefore wanted to fresh install Win 8.1 Pro, at the same time remove the recovery partition for more space.
F10 to bios to set bootup to USB drive, pops in a Win 8.1 Pro x64 installation disc, but X2 refuses to boot to disc.
Is it the x64 version disc problem or have i missed some setting to make the X2 boot to disc properly??

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X230 Win 8.1 Pro Fingerprint single swipe power on and login black screen

When i try to log on using the single swipe power on and login feature sometimes the screen will go to the login screen, the finger print scanner will flash, and then i get a black screen. I can see the mouse cursor, but nothing else. If I swipe my finger again, I will see the login screen again briefly, before it returns to a blank screen again. There is no way to get past this, aside from forcing the machine to power down (Hold down power key for 10 seconds).
Does anyone have a solution for this. Powering on the device and logging in with a single swipe is a really great feature, but I need it to not brick logging in.
Thanks for any help or advice.
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I apologize I didn't already provide these answers initially.
Questions:1. Does this happen 100% of the time, or is it intermittent?
I have only noticed this intermittently.
2. Does it happen starting from full shutdown (press and hold SHIFT key while you shutdown the computer normally, then swipe to power on and log in).
I have only had this problem when resuming from a state of hibernation.
3. Does it happen starting from sleep (swipe to resume the system from sleep and log in)
I rarely sleep the system, but I recall it hanging once or twice when coming back from sleep as well.
4. Can you check "View all problem reports" screen in Action Center to see if any crash happens at the same time the problem occurs?
the only problem reports that corresponds with the times this has happened today refer to an problem with the Anti malware Service Executable with the summary being MpTelemetry.
5. Can you export registry at these locations:
a. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Provider Filters]
b. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers]
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It should also be noted that I do not have a problem when single swipe is disabled. (So I need to swipe twice. One to power on, and the other to log in.)
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No Win 8.1 Pro Option at 1K Pricepoint & Yoga3 Performance

Post is basically feedback. I've purchased several Yoga 2's for customer deplyoments. All have been satisfied. Now I'm looking at one for myself and I can't buy one with Win 8.1 Pro version OS for under $1400 Yoga2 or $1500 Yoga3.
This was previously possible at a sub $1400 pricepoint. While purchasing from MS is an option for $89, its just silly that the product can't be purchased in this configuration from the manufacturer.  This makes recovery more complicated, since a recovery partition or media won't be for the OS you ultimately wanted or purchased. I guess I could use a 3rd party application, but simple is always nice.
I looked at a Yoga3 this week and am having problems justifyig the additional expense for an extra USB port, AC witreless, slightly better graphics and a CoreM570 processor which only has a lower TDP than the i7 in a Yoga2. it's base clock is full Ghz lower than a comperable i7 and max turbo is 600 Mhz less. While this is often relative based on the applications you run, you do need to be giving people more if you are going to charge a premium.  Both sport 4MB L2 cache, so what inspires the price increase? The watchband like hinge?
Battery life is another example of the 3's failure. 7.2 hrs (Y3) vs 9 (Y2) Respectable yes, but once again the Y3 comes up short, regardless if this is theoretical run time.
Everyone has an opinion and this is mine. Not asking for anyone to to agree. I remain undecided on a Y2 or 3 purchase at this point for nothing more than the OS offering which I need for work.  If the performance and value warranted the steep price increase, this would be an easy decision, but it's just not there. Come on Lenovo...   You want to be taken seriously, right?
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"Media" menu, Select "Insert Disk", then browse to the ISO and select it.
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Win 8.1 pro 64bit desktop blank screen after logon

Hi all
I have an ASUS P7H55M/USB 3 MB with i5 CPU 4Gig RAM NVIDEA 210 graphics card with latest drivers.
My OS as above being an upgrade from 7 pro to win 8 pro then downloading win 8.1 from the store in the last three months.
In the last few days I suddenly cant access my start screen/desktop after login. Even the usual custom page before the login is a generic blue background so none of my customized profiles shows its customized look.
Again, desktop/startscreen black/blank.
Able to access my files via ctrl alt del etc.
Been reading up and doing restore etc as suggested on various sites including malware scans NO JOY.I even tried to just run a repair using my win 8 pro upgrade disc but the system wont allow something like invalid media or something and I don't have media
for win 8.1 pro as mentioned.
Can anyone suggest a solution please? or am I going to have to reinstall with all the internet data bundle costs included?

In the last few days I suddenly cant access my start screen/desktop after login. Even the usual custom page before the login is a generic blue background so none of my customized profiles shows its customized look.
A problem seen mostly be nVidia users seems to be that the screen being viewed is the secondary of an Extended display, e.g. with the primary being either another monitor or a phantom. Try pressing Win-P, CursorUp, Enter as if you can display and use
the Project dialog to shift from Extend to Duplicate. There should at least be a screen refresh after the Enter.
Able to access my files via ctrl alt del etc.
Ah. That sounds like another problem symptom. Users of third-party system modifications saw this recently when there was an update to some kernel modules. So, presumably explorer.exe is not running then? And restarting it fails?
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Hi Zaris24,
Have you compared the product ID in the machine with the key you owned ?
To check the product ID:
Right click the start screen and choose "System".
“the key in the end says AAOEM”
It shows us that the product key is a OEM key. OEM activation does not require the user`s actions and the key should only be used to activate this specific machine.
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by the user.
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My computer was working perfectly with Win7 for about 2years until I formatted on monday to clean a little bit my drives ... Since then I'm unable to install windows again. I have the 0x80070570 error.
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Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure that all files required for installation are available and restart the installation. Error code:0x80070570.
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Each time that I have installed the OS (both clean or upgrade) it automatically installs the 32bit version. When I purchased the OS, it did not specify whether it was bit-specific, so I assumed it would include both bit versions, with an option to select
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I know my laptop is capable of running 64bit environment as my previous OS was Win 7 Ult 64bit.
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