Release previews are not everyone’s piece of cake, thanks to the imminent system wipe that you might have to perform just in case something goes wrong.

Of course, this warning does not mean that trying Windows 8.1 will result in the complete loss of data on your system. However, why take that chance, right?

 

But that’s not all – following the installation of Windows 8.1, something might just go wrong considering the fact that you are meddling with the operating system. In order to restore your system back to Windows 8, all you need to do is create a recovery drive that this version of Windows allows you to do.

 

In order to get the process of creating a recovery drive, all you will need a USB with a bit of space on it. As for the space required for the recovery drive, the Windows manual mentions that the standard space required to do so is between 3 to 6 GB.

 

In the situation where you don’t have a recovery partition, and only want a recovery image, you will only need 256 MB of space. Make sure you save all the data on your pendrive as creating a recovery disk will delete all files.

 

Plug your pen drive into your computer and access the Charms bar and type ‘Recovery’. When you click the Settings filter in the right-hand charms menu, you’ll find the ‘Create a Recovery Disk which you will have to select to begin the process. Follow the directions provided by the wizard but make sure you select the right storage device in the process.

 

What you also need to keep in mind is that if you need to reinstall the OS using the recovery drive, you need to keep your Windows 8 installation disk handy as well.