{"id":11890,"date":"2016-11-21T07:47:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T12:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=11890"},"modified":"2017-04-06T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T16:21:43","slug":"male-a-windows-10-recovery-drive-before-your-need-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/male-a-windows-10-recovery-drive-before-your-need-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Windows 10 Recovery Drive Before Your Need It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mak<\/span><\/strong>e a Windows 10 Recovery Drive\u00a0Before Your Need It<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Windows 10 has all kinds of back up features, from system restore to File History to System Reset \u2013 and there\u2019s even an image backup feature in Windows 10. But what happens when your computer won\u2019t boot\u00a0at all and you can\u2019t get into your computer to get to those backups?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where a Windows 10 recovery drive comes in handy. You can boot your computer with a Windows 10 recovery drive and access troubleshooting tools that will help you troubleshoot and fix problems with your PC, even if you can’t start your computer normally.<\/p>\n

To create a recovery drive, all you need is a USB drive. If you\u2019re using Windows 10 32-bit, you\u2019ll need at least an 8 GB USB flash drive; for 64-bit Windows 10, you\u2019ll need at least a 16 GB USB flash drive. Your flash drive will be formatted during the recovery drive creation so make sure the flash drive you use doesn\u2019t contain anything you need; a brand new\u00a0flash drive would be the best option.<\/p>\n

OK with that out of the way, let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

Place the appropriate USB flash drive in a USB port.<\/p>\n

Press the Windows Key + S and in search box type: \u201cCreate a recovery drive\u201d (no quotes). When it appears in the search results, click it.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Click yes to the UAC prompt (above):<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll then see the \u201cCreate a recovery drive\u201d dialog. Make sure \u201cBack up system files to the recovery drive\u201d is checked, then click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Then \u00a0you\u2019ll see\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

After Windows scans for drives on your computer, it should find the USB flash drive you inserted earlier (see below). If the drive is correct, click \u201cNext\u201d. If not, manually select the USB flash drive you want to use to create the recovery drive, then click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Then you’ll see a \u00a0warning (below), that all data on your USB flash drive will be deleted.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re sure the USB flash drive contains no files or data you need, click create (below). When you click \u201cCreate\u201d. \u00a0you\u2019ll see that the recovery drive being created and a progress bar is displayed (below):<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

It takes a few minutes to create the Windows 10 recovery drive. When it has been created you\u2019ll see the dialog below.<\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/p>\n

Remove your new recovery drive from the USB port, label it \u201crecovery drive\u201d (or whatever you want) and keep it in a safe place. Hopefully, you\u2019ll never need it, but if \u00a0a day comes when your computer won\u2019t start, your Windows 10 recovery drive could make your computer life a lot easier.<\/p>\n

Remember: Even if your computer won’t boot, you can use your recovery drive to boot your computer and access all the Windows 10 troubleshooting tools or your backups. When using your recovery drive, make sure you unplug all other external USB hard drives. Check with your computer manufacturer to check to make sure your computer’s boot order allows for booting from USB. Most computer two years old or newer will boot from a USB drive.<\/p>\n

It takes only a few minutes to create a recovery drive. Hopefully, you will never need it. But it’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Right, EB?<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Make a Windows 10 Recovery Drive\u00a0Before Your Need It Windows 10 has all kinds of back up features, from system restore to File History to System Reset \u2013 and there\u2019s even an image backup feature in Windows 10. But what happens when your computer won\u2019t boot\u00a0at all and you can\u2019t get into your computer to get to those\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11890"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12743,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11890\/revisions\/12743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}