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Universal Boot instructions in 2015 software is WRONG needs fixing

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Acronis 2015 product build 6525

I was very frustrated trying to make a universal boot disk for 2015, the instructions on tools>universal boot needs to be reworded/fixed.

When you click tools>universal boot the page says to download and install universal boot, THEN AFTER INSTALLED, CLICK TOOLS>UNIVERSAL BOOT TO CREATE THE DISK. This is wrong. I installed it and then I ran acronis and clicked tools>universal boot, and the page says the same thing, stil telling me to download it again. I thought the installation failed.

After searching the KB, the answer was correct there while wrong int he software itself. The KB article says to run the universal boot from the START MENU, which works fine. that is not the tools>universal boot from within acronis.

A couple ways to fix this is integrate universal boot int he tools menu once it is properly installed, or put acurate instructions on the tools>universl boot page.

Very frustrated for a bit as I am very VERY good at reading instructions and doing things exactly as described.

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I also had this same problem and like duhmez I am good at reading directions. I was on-site at a client restoring a RAID setup, and this cost me precious time trying to find how to launch Universal Restore Media Builder.

Here is the feedback i posted to the support department:
In reference to the article at this site: https://kb.acronis.com/content/48338
Titled "48338: Acronis True Image 2015: Creating Acronis Bootable Media "
Image 2 of 4 caused me some stress. I installed the Universal Restore software and went to this section of the process to access it and I only had the top two options. I had to go to start > Acronis and click "Run Universal Boot Media Builder". Not sure how to integrate Universal Restore into the True Image app, so that it shows up in this media builder of the main app.