Windows 10: Do i need a password to boot from a USB device in the windows recovery environment on...

My user profile for Windows 10 was recently corrupted, and I attempted to fix it, with a factory reset not working, all I could do was boot from a USB. However, other options within the RE require a password, and I don’t want to buy a USB just for me to need a password, and my password not work due to the user login system being corrupted.

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Windows Recovery Environment password

It's not an 'assertion', it's a fact. Brink says so in his tutorial...

Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10

...and so does Microsoft.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...ical-reference

 

Windows Recovery Environment password

When booting to to the WinRE Advanced Startup from the installed Windows it requires you to choose an account that is an administrator, then supply its password even when the password is blank. For a blank password is should accept just clicking on Continue. This behaviour only occurs if you are booting from the WinRE of the installed system, as it requires you to sign into the system before proceeding. No account or password is required when booting from a Recovery USB.







That is normal, and it should accept your blank password, but I did have one system on my test machine where it refused to accept any correct password...

...unfortunately I could not find out why or how to fix it, so I rebuilt the system.

Multiple System Images using Backup & Restore - advice?

 

Windows Recovery Environment

Hi

How do you boot using a USB drive and enter the Windows Recovery Environment? I was told that there could be an error in my "partition" and maybe be necessary to do "REPAIR THIS COMPUTER" option.

Im running windows 10 1607 home 14393.2068. My bootable USB drive has w10 1709 version. would that work?

Can anyone give step by step instructions?

1. if I manage to get into WRE, can I exit? and boot normally afterwards?