Vern I didn't like windows 8 but when I upgraded to 8.1 it was a lot easier but according to Microsoft windows 10 will be something like windows 7! Doug, most computers now days do not come with a recovery disc but has a recovery partition on the HDD to make a copy of the recovery disc or discs and it highly recommended to make them when you first get a new computer in case of a HDD failure or a bad virus that can ruin the HDD! If needed to be restored you just insert the disc or discs and restore it back to factory condition.
Rod