Windows 10: Create System Repair Disc in Windows 10

thanks. So just to confirm you can use this disk to repair a Windows 10 system?

 

You're welcome. You can use a system repair disc to boot to advanced startup options used to help troubleshoot and recover your Windows 10.

 

Excellent ... thanks for the fast response. I already have a Windows 10 recovery drive but after fixing a friends Windows 7 with a recovery disk, I wondered if this is available for Windows 10. I also have a Windows 10 iso disk if needed.

BTW ... I had a heck of a time creating the drive ... tried a 4 GB, 8 GB 32 GB and eventually managed to get it created on 256 GB USB drive using the media creation tool. They all crapped out at the last minute from Windows 10 option, not being able to finish. Other people have had the same issue Cannot create recovery drive in Windows 10 - Microsoft Community

 

Personally, I find having a Windows 10 installation USB to be the most handy. It includes all of this (WinRE) and can be used to install Windows.

USB Flash Drive - Create to Install Windows 10

 

I have a new Acer laptop which doesn't have a CD/DVD drive. How can I make this system repair on a USB flashdrive? I don't get that option when trying to make a system repair disc.

 

The procedure would not let me create the disc. I get a notice the files needed were not found on this computer. It asks (only) for a disc with Win 10 so it can extract the files. I only have Win 10 on a flash drive and that is not an option.

However, the Win 10 install flash drive has the repair options, and a "repair disc" isn't needed except if booting from a flash drive (on a different computer) was not an option.

 

Hello @fireberd,

If you like, you could use a Windows 10 ISO to easily burn a Windows 10 installation DVD that could be used for this instead.

Windows 10 ISO Download

 

Brink, after more research I found a Win 10 DVD that I burned a while back. It can be used.

Jack

 

Great news Jack. *Smile

 

I cannot get my system to make a system repair disc. It keeps saying 'you don't have enough files installed to create a rescue disc. I have a system updated from 8.1 to 10 to 10 Anniversary Edition. Why I can't make a repair disc is beyond my comprehension. Can you help me?

 

Hello magilla, *Smile

If you like you could create a Windows 10 installation USB to be able to boot to the same recovery environment as a system repair disc.

USB Flash Drive - Create to Install Windows 10

 

Can I create the System Repair Disk on a Windows 10 system to use it to repair another Windows 10 system? Both are 64-bit Windows 10 Pro. TIA.

 

Hello Paul, *Smile

Yes, as long as it's the same 32-bit or 64-bit.

 

Is it possible to use the repair disk on other computers that I own that run on the same version of Windows?

Oh, I think the guy before me literally said the same thing but a different way. Nevermind.