NOTE: We suggest you store the rescue ISO file in any drive other than the system (Windows) drive to avoid deleting the ISO file when you restore a previously created backup. So if you want to boot from ISO, either follow our how to boot Windows 8 from ISO file or use ISO2USB tool to prepare bootable USB. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver” error. When you attempt to install Windows from directly from ISO, you’ll get “A media driver your computer needs is missing. Please note that even though you can use this guide to boot from Windows 7/8/8.1 ISO file and repair your PC using the startup repair and advanced tools, this guide doesn’t help you install Windows directly from ISO file. For instance, you can add Acronis True Image or Macrium Reflect rescue ISO entry to the boot menu and access them right from the boot menu. The only catch is that your PC must be bootable. Users who would like to boot from an ISO file without creating a bootable media will be glad to know that it’s actually possible to boot directly from an ISO image without extracting or creating bootable CD/USB.

While it’s always a good idea to create a rescue CD and store it in a safe location, you might want to directly boot from the rescue ISO to create an backup image or restore a previously created backup image without creating the bootable media.

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