Windows 10: Create Windows 11 System Repair Disk and a Recovery Drive

I created a Windows "System Repair disk" on an external USB DVD disk, using the Control Panel selected Backup and Restore Windows 7.I also created a "Recovery Drive" on an external USB Flash drive, from the "Settings" screen.When I look at the contents on both of them, I would have expected the information to be the same, but they are different.What is the difference between them ?Which one would I use to recover from a problem like if my system Desktop would not boot up ?thank you

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Create system repair disk error

Rather than System repair disk, I suggest you to create a recovery drive which is more reliable:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4200-create...

 

Making System repair disks and recovery drive.

I have many 32 bit and 64 bit systems. All system use Windows 10 Pro.

I created a system repair disk for a 32 bit system. I created a system repair disk for 64 bit system. Do I have to create system repair disk for each PC or just have 1 for 32 bit and 1 for 64 bit?

I created a recovery drive usb for a 32 bit system. I created a recovery drive usb for 64 bit system. Do I have to recovery drive usb disk for each PC or just have 1 for 32 bit and 1 for 64 bit?

 

System repair disk DVD's that I created on Windows 11 PC's will not boot.

You would have to create a system image disk in Windows 11 and then attempt to make it bootable by using something like Image Burn.

I agree that this is not a very elegant solution. The fact that the system image disk is no longer bootable in Windows 11 severely decreases its usefulness.

Luckily, the Windows 11 iso downloadable from Microsoft is bootable and also contains repair tools.

The steps below are for installing an image you previously made. These steps work with DVD disks but it should work with a USB thumb drive as well.

1. Place the Windows 11 iso Operating System Disc that you downloaded from Microsoft in a DVD drive.
   
2. Boot and continuously tap the key till that will bring up the boot selection menu. For Asus motherboards, this is F8. When the ‘Please select boot drive’ screen comes up, select the UEFI entry with the DVD drive that contains your Operating System Disc. Press Enter.
   
3. When ‘Press any key to boot from CD or DVD’ comes up, press Enter. The Windows logo will appear.
   
4. When the ‘Install Now’ dialog box appears, click the ‘Repair Your Computer’ link in the bottom left hand corner.
   
5. Choose Troubleshoot>System Image Recovery>Windows 11.
   
6. When the message ‘Windows cannot find a system image on this computer’ comes up, place the last system image disc in your DVD drive and close the drive.
   
7. Click ‘Retry’.
   
8. Your computer will now search for an image. When it has found it, click ‘Next’.
   

At ‘Choose Additional Restore Options’ do not check ‘Format and repartition discs’. Click ‘Next’.

9. At ‘Reimage your computer’ click ‘Finish’.

10. Follow the screen instructions and insert the other system image discs as requested until the system desktop comes up.

The program will offer to burn a system repair disc. As mentioned above, the Windows 11 System Repair Disc is no longer bootable without alterations so do like Nancy said and just say no.

I hope this helps.