How To Create And Use System Recovery Drive In Windows 10

Introduction

A very helpful feature in the Windows family is to create or use a recovery drive. We can also use this feature in Windows 10 to create and use a recovery drive as well. The user can create or use a recovery drive by using the built-in recovery drive tool. It is a technical feature but not well-known among users.

A system recovery drive or repair disk is a copy of any operating system (like Windows 10) on another source, like CD/DVD and USB drives which can be used to restore the data at the previous end.

Windows has introduced a new feature to create and use a recovery drive using a USB drive instead of CD/DVD(s) since Windows 8.

When a user is trying to install a new operating system with the existing operating system, some kind of problems can occur. In this case, the user should always boot the system with a recovery drive or repair disk and try to resolve the system problems.

This tutorial will show you various steps on, how to create and use a system recovery drive or system repair disc in Windows 10.

Method 1. Using a Recovery Drive

Step 1. Firstly, insert your USB flash drive.

Step 2. Then, open Start search for "Recovery Drive" and press enter to open the "Recovery Drive" window.

Step 3. The "Recovery Drive" Window will appear on the screen.

Note. Ensure that the USB flash drive you will be using should be empty and able to hold at least 256 MB to 1 GB.

Step 4. In the "Recovery Drive" window, select the checkbox of the "Back up system files to the recovery drive" option and click on the "Next" button.

Step 5. Select the USB flash drive from the available drive(s) and click on the "Next" button.

Step 6. Click on the "Create" button.

Note. In this step, Windows will format your USB drive.

Note. And, then copying the recovery material to the USB Flash drive will begin and it will take a few minutes.

Step 7. Click on the "Finish" button.

Method 2. Using System Repair Disc

Step 1. From the "Search", open the "Control Panel".

Step 2. Click on the "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" option.

Step 3. Click on the "Create a system repair disc" option.

Step 4. "Create a system repair disc" window will appear on the screen. Insert a blank disc and select a CD/DVD drive. Then, click on the "Create Disc" button.

Using a Recovery Drive or System Repair Disc

If the system crashes or fails to boot due to any reason, then the user should plug in the bootable USB Recovery Drive and boot the system. Open the boot menu by pressing the appropriate key to boot from the USB recovery drive or CD/DVD disc drive.

When the system boots from the boot menu, choose the Troubleshoot option and then select recovery from a drive (system restore) option to restore the window. After completion of this process, Windows will be reinstalled successfully.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you can create and use the system recovery drive or repair disc in Windows 10.

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