RecImg Manager creates a backup snapshot of just the Windows 8 operating system and installed software. Thus, during recovery, RecImg Manager reinstalls only Windows 8 and its components, which means documents, videos, music and other personal files remain untouched and intact. RecImg Manager is an automatic rewind for Windows 8 -- a fast system restore without losing data. RecImg Manager reinstalls just Windows and software, the recovery process takes a matter of minutes, instead of hours or days, as can be the case when installing the OS, software and transferring all of your documents onto the drive. RecImg Manager will work on any device running Windows 8, including Microsoft's new Intel-based Surface tablet debuting later this year. In addition, because RecImg Manager takes a smaller snapshot image.