This a very interesting article that show you how to easily use backup inside 2012 Server O.S.
This is the relative tutorial:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/how-to-restore-a-system-image-in-windows-server-2012/
On Error Resume NextOtherwise, if you are interested, you can a custom powershell script at the following link:
Dim UIResManager
Dim Cache
Dim CacheSize
CacheSize=10240
Set UIResManager = createobject ("UIResource.UIResourceMgr")
Set Cache=UIResManager.GetCacheInfo()
Cache.TotalSize=CacheSize
hInventoryActionID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001}"
Set oLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
Set oServices = oLocator.ConnectServer( , "root\ccm\invagt")
oServices.Delete "InventoryActionStatus.InventoryActionID=""" & hInventoryActionID & """"
wscript.sleep 3000
Set cpApplet = CreateObject("CPAPPLET.CPAppletMgr")
Set actions = cpApplet.GetClientActions
For Each action In actions
If Instr(action.Name,"Hardware Inventory") > 0 Then
action.PerformAction
End if
Next
sInventoryActionID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002}"
Set oLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
Set oServices = oLocator.ConnectServer( , "root\ccm\invagt")
oServices.Delete "InventoryActionStatus.InventoryActionID=""" & sInventoryActionID & """"
wscript.sleep 3000
Set cpApplet = CreateObject("CPAPPLET.CPAppletMgr")
Set actions = cpApplet.GetClientActions
For Each action In actions
If Instr(action.Name,"Software Inventory") > 0 Then
action.PerformAction
End if
Next
netdom.exe resetpwd /s:/ud:DOMAIN\ /pd:*