{"id":3087,"date":"2019-07-04T00:50:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T00:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2024-12-07T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:34:52","slug":"how-to-create-a-recovery-drive-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/how-to-create-a-recovery-drive-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a recovery drive on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to create a recovery drive on Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a recovery drive on Windows 10 operating system. In case of any hardware issues, recovery drive helps to reinstall the Windows 10 operating system. Its better to create a recovery drive after the first use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required: A new USB drive with &gt;= 16 GB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Create a Recovery drive<\/h3>\n<p>Insert the USB drive on to one of the USB slot.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ng-scope\">In the Search box next to the Windows <\/span><b class=\"ng-scope\">Start<\/b> <span class=\"ng-scope\">\u00a0button, search for <\/span><b class=\"ng-scope\">Create a recovery drive <\/b><span class=\"ng-scope\">and click on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elevate on the UAC ( User Access Control) prompt. Click Yes on the prompt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows.jpg\" alt=\"Create Recovery Drive Windows\" width=\"988\" height=\"806\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows.jpg 988w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-768x627.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Backup System files<\/h3>\n<p>Select the USB drive and click on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drive-Selection.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1497\" height=\"991\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drive-Selection.png 1497w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drive-Selection-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drive-Selection-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drive-Selection-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select Backup system files to the recovery drive. Click on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-a-Recovery-Drive-Next-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1002\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-a-Recovery-Drive-Next-button.png 1525w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-a-Recovery-Drive-Next-button-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-a-Recovery-Drive-Next-button-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-a-Recovery-Drive-Next-button-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click on the Create button to create the drive. Everything on the USB drive will be deleted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1476\" height=\"981\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-10.png 1476w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-10-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-10-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Create-Recovery-Drive-Windows-10-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once we click on create button, the system would create the recovery drive. Please be patient as the process might take a while. The system would back all the files to the recovery drive during this process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creating-Recovery-Drive-Backing-system-files.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1463\" height=\"1008\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creating-Recovery-Drive-Backing-system-files.png 1463w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creating-Recovery-Drive-Backing-system-files-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creating-Recovery-Drive-Backing-system-files-1024x706.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Creating-Recovery-Drive-Backing-system-files-768x529.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Safe place<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recovery-Drive-Ready.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1474\" height=\"905\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recovery-Drive-Ready.png 1474w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recovery-Drive-Ready-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recovery-Drive-Ready-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recovery-Drive-Ready-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once done with the creation of the recovery drive. Remove the USB drive and store it in a safe place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to create a recovery drive on Windows 10 In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a recovery drive on Windows 10 operating system. In case of any hardware issues, recovery drive helps to reinstall the Windows 10 operating system. Its better to create a recovery drive after the first use. 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