Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 62 Computer Service and Repair your settings requires a user to log on to the computer with the Microsoft account so that the settings will be saved on any of the Microsoft cloud services. Th is means that when you use a device that automatically connects to cloud services using your Microsoft account, your personal settings will match on each device. Picture Password Windows 8 introduced two authentication methods for logging on to a Windows 8 device. Th e new authentication methods were designed to better accommodate touch screen devices, such as tablets and phones. A user can authenticate using either a PIN or picture. Th e PIN is a four-digit number created by the user. When using the picture authentication method, you fi rst select a picture. Th en you draw directly on the touch screen creating a combination of circles, straight lines, and taps locations. Th e size, direction, and location of your gestures become your picture password. You can still log on to your PC using a standard password. Recovery, Refresh, and Reset Th e System Recovery feature has been changed from previous versions of Windows by introducing two new wizards: Refresh and Reset. Th e recovery wiz- ards are designed to repair your Windows 8 system with limited user interaction. Th e Windows 8 recovery options are shown in Figure 2-22. When the Refresh wizard is run, the operating system is reinstalled and per- sonal fi les, settings, and apps that come with Windows 8 or from the Microsoft Application Store are retained. Any apps from other vendors will not be reinstalled. A list of these apps will be created so you can reinstall them, either from the vendors or from a backup copy. When the Reset wizard is run, the operating system is reinstalled and all per- sonal fi les, settings, apps, and user confi gurations are lost. Only the standard apps that come with the operating system are reinstalled. Th e advanced options located under Advanced tools in the Recovery dialog box allow you to create a recovery drive, open a system restore point, or confi gure a system restore point. Th ese three features were available in previous versions of the operating system. Microsoft Windows Installation When installing Windows, you can perform an upgrade or a clean install. An upgrade means that you can install Windows on an existing operating system and retain fi les, 1002: 1.3 Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 2-22 Windows 8 introduced two wizards to the System Recovery feature: Refresh and Reset.