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Hi,

I've just upgraded.

I was previously on 8.1 and frequently used System Restore and Backup to generate a recovery image of my windows installation. In the event that I ever needed to restore an image, I used a bootable recovery USB - if memory serves me correctly, I needed to create a new USB when I moved to 8.1 because the one for 8 did not work with a 8.1 image.

I assume I now need to create a new one for 10, however I cannot find out how you do it.

Anyone else done this?

Thanks,

jra505

Hello jra505, and welcome to windowssh blog.

The tutorial below can give a few options for how to create a bootable Windows 10 installation USB.

USB Flash Drive - Create to Install Windows 10

Hello jra505, and welcome to windowssh blog.

The tutorial below can give a few options for how to create a bootable Windows 10 installation USB.

USB Flash Drive - Create to Install Windows 10

Thanks very much for the post.

Unless I've misunderstood, those instructions are for creating a bootable USB from which you can install a fresh installation of Windows 10. All I am after is a bootable USB which allows you to access the recovery options, one of which is to restore a backed up image.

Thanks,

jra505

Try this:

Create a recovery drive

A recovery drive can help you troubleshoot and fix problems with your PC, even if it won’t start. To create one, all you need is a USB drive.

• From the taskbar, search for Create a recovery driveand then select it. You might be asked to enter an admin password or confirm your choice.
• When the tool opens, make sure Back up system files to the recovery driveis selected and then select Next.
• Connect a USB drive to your PC, select it, and then select Next > Create.A lot of files need to be copied to the recovery drive, so this might take a while.
• When it’s done, you might see a Delete the recovery partition from your PClink on the final screen. If you want to free up drive space on your PC, select the link and then select Delete.If not, select Finish.

Try this:

Create a recovery drive

A recovery drive can help you troubleshoot and fix problems with your PC, even if it won’t start. To create one, all you need is a USB drive.

• From the taskbar, search for Create a recovery driveand then select it. You might be asked to enter an admin password or confirm your choice.
• When the tool opens, make sure Back up system files to the recovery driveis selected and then select Next.
• Connect a USB drive to your PC, select it, and then select Next > Create.A lot of files need to be copied to the recovery drive, so this might take a while.
• When it’s done, you might see a Delete the recovery partition from your PClink on the final screen. If you want to free up drive space on your PC, select the link and then select Delete.If not, select Finish.

What size in GB should the USB drive be?

Recovery Drive - Create in Windows 10

Recovery Drive - Create in Windows 10

When I try that, I get this error:

Thanks very much for the post.

Unless I've misunderstood, those instructions are for creating a bootable USB from which you can install a fresh installation of Windows 10. All I am after is a bootable USB which allows you to access the recovery options, one of which is to restore a backed up image.

Thanks,

jra505

Just a FYI, that an installation USBwill also let you boot to the recovery options.

Advanced Startup Options - Boot to in Windows 10

I get the same error when I try to create the Recovery drive too.

Currently, folks have been getting that error when the Back up system files to the recovery drivecheck box is ticked.

Leaving it unchecked should allow it to successfully create a recovery drive.