Windows 8.1 file history - Restore to fresh install

Hi Everyone
I'm trying to understand the benefits of file history. As Windows 8.1 doesn't allow me to create a system image on a schedule anymore, I now have to resort to file history.
Hypothetical Scenario: OS hard disk catches fire, melts down and is not repairable. The good news! I enabled file history of everything I wanted to "save".
How does one import that "history" back into a fresh install on a new disk? Normally on windows 7, an image could just be written back and presto! the job is done
Does that make sense?
Any help would be appreciated. If this isn't entirely possible, I'll end up tossing my OS disk(SSD into a raid 1)

Hi,
Since Windows 8.1 took away the scheduling feature in System image backup, so as Henrik_Dahl mentioned in the previous reply, we can manually create a scheduled task.
Here're two reference links
Use Scheduled Tasks to Run PowerShell Commands on Windows
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/12/use-scheduled-tasks-to-run-powershell-commands-on-windows.aspx
How to schedule a Windows 8.1 System Image backup (step-by-step)
http://pureinfotech.com/2013/10/24/schedule-windows-81-system-image-backup/
"What happens if I restore an image and it finds that the file history on another drive is newer?"
I think either the file history is restored to a previous state or some parts of the file history is useless.
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