Windows 10: Create a recovery drive trashing flash drive - Windows 10

Discus and support Create a recovery drive trashing flash drive - Windows 10 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I am trying to create a recovery drive for my Dell Pc recently upgraded to Windows 10. I am following the support instructions at... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by TheVyses, Mar 26, 2019.

  1. TheVyses Win User

    Create a recovery drive trashing flash drive - Windows 10


    I am trying to create a recovery drive for my Dell Pc recently upgraded to Windows 10.


    I am following the support instructions at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive, but when i connect a 32GB USB flash drive at step 3, on commencement of the copy the driive displays an error saying Windows can no longer access it, and from that point on the Flash drive is not usable - i can’t even repair or reformat it.


    What am i doing wrong? Does the USB drive have to be a realphysical drive, rather than a memory stick?


    Advice appreciated.

    Thanks

    Jon

    :)
     
    TheVyses, Mar 26, 2019
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  2. turneymac Win User

    Unable to use the flash drive which was used to create recovery drive.

    I have tried to create a recovery disk on USB flash drives and each time get the message "a problem has been encountered, cannot create the recovery drive" And each time I used a different flash drive on two different computers-and now those flash drives
    are not recognized on any computer. Are they trashed or is their a way to fix them ?

    Original title: Win 10 system recovery
     
    turneymac, Mar 26, 2019
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  3. creating a recovery flash drive

    I have lost my windows 10 recovery flash drive and I am unable to create this recovery drive again because I have deleted the recovery from my system while I was creating the recovery flash drive. Now can I create this recovery drive again or not. If
    yes please tell me how can I create the recovery drive again?
     
    PardeepKmr, Mar 26, 2019
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  4. Create a recovery drive trashing flash drive - Windows 10

    Creating a Recovery Drive on USB flash Drive

    I want to create a Recovery Drive on a USB Flash Drive. When I click on Recovery Media Creation, and then go to the next step, I get the message:

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    We cant create a recovery drive on this PC. Some required files are missing. To troubleshoot problems when your PC cant start, use your Windows Installation disc or media

    Unquote

    I don't have a Windows Installation disc, since I got a free upgrade to Windows 10. What should I do?

    J. V. Adavi
     
    J. V.Adavi, Mar 26, 2019
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