Windows 10: Can't create Recovery Drive

Discus and support Can't create Recovery Drive in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; `It's different in Windows 10 - if the option to copy System Files works, it lets you completely reinstall Windows on a bare drive from the Recovery... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by snifferpro, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. Can't create Recovery Drive


    I've tried that 10 times in a row and no go.

    Since there is no error information issued when attempting creation I can only assume that
    this function has not been thoroughly tested by Microsoft.

    There has to be a reason it won't let me create a Recovery Drive and that reason should be displayed
    with the page that says it can't create a recovery drive.

    This is very frustrating. The new Win 10 recovery options are non user friendly in that you can't
    even get to issue an F8 at boot to get into safe mode without first jumping through hoops to tell
    the system to go into recovery mode. You can't do this if your system will not boot, thus the reason for
    the Recovery drive.

    I can't believe I'm the only one with this issue.
     
    snifferpro, Aug 29, 2015
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  2. DavidY Win User

    No you aren't - I had a machine where I couldn't get it to work no matter how many times I tried. *Sad

    In the end I reinstalled Windows which fixed it but it's hardly a practical solution. (I did wonder if, because it had been running older Insider builds on that machine, something had been left behind which broke the process.)

    The basic Recovery Drive (without 'System Files') would at least give you a way to get into safe mode etc., but it isn't as useful as the full Recovery Drive.
     
    DavidY, Aug 29, 2015
    #17
  3. Steve C Win User
    Steve C, Apr 4, 2018
    #18
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