♠ Posted by Damon
There are a few differences to the instructions below using the new method which are mainly as follows:
The backup section advises only using Macrium Reflect for creating system images
The USB drive created uses a new method to create a UEFI bootable USB drive
Instead of using the "something else" option the new guide allows you to use the default install alongside Windows 8.1 option.
In essence I have found the Windows recovery tools to be flaky with regards to restoring from a system image. (especially if you move the recovery image around). For instance if you create a recovery image on an external hard drive and then copy it to another external hard drive or NAS drive there is no guarantee that Windows 8.1 will recognise it. I have used Macrium Reflect for creating system images and restoring them (even after moving images around) and it works. The software is free to use as well although there is a paid for version for extra options.Creating a UEFI bootable...