PROBLEM:
How to Backup Windows 8 and 8.1 with System Image?
Windows 8 "Backup and Restore" missing.
Windows 8 and 8.1 system image with Powershell Script.
ERROR - The file 'C: D:' is invalid while trying to run script.
SOLUTION:
There are two option to backup windows with a system image.
MANUALLY
To make a system image backup in Windows 8.1, you must navigate to the File History control panel (and not the main File History interface, which is in the Metro-style PC Settings.) Using Smart Search, be sure to choose the right entry.
(http://adventech.net/downloads/techfortechs/win8post_file-history-search.jpg)
In the File History control panel that appears, look in the lower left corner. The option you're looking for is System Image Backup. Click that, and the familiar Create a System Image wizard appears and you're good to go.
(http://adventech.net/downloads/techfortechs/win8post_fh-windows.jpg)
AUTOMATIC / SCHEDULE / SCRIPT
1.) Create a powershell script:
Create the script in a plain text editor such as Notepad and save with a .PS1 file extension (for example, myscript.ps1).
2.) Paste one of the following commands inside the script and save it:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:Z: -allCritical -quiet
(System Image of all Critical OS Volumes)
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:Z: -include:D:,F: -allCritical -quiet
(System Image of all Critical OS Volumes plus D: Drive and F: Drive)
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:\\remoteComputer\\Folder -include:D: -allCritical -quiet
(System Image of all Critical OS Volumes plus D: Drive and F: Drive, Save to Network Share)
3.) Schedule the script using "Task Scheduler" in Windows. Make sure to "Run with Highest Privilege"