Windows 10: How Can I Create a System Repair Disc Without Using a CD/DVD Drive on Win 11 using instead...

For many years, I've been used to using Win 7 Backup and Restore, including a system image, and always made a point to create a system repair disc. My understanding is that this lets you boot into an environment where you can do a complete restore of a hopefully recent system image, etc. using your backup device. Now, most laptops don't come with DVD drives, so how can I create a flash drive version of the system repair disc that includes the utility needed to restore the image, etc. from my backup drive?

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Hi,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with creating system repair disc. I will certainly help you with the issue.

To understand the issue better, I would like to know please check if the CD/DVD drive is detecting in Device manager and check for yellow color exclamation mark next to it?

This issue could occur if the media is corrupted, hence you need to replace the media which you are using as some of the media may cause this type of issues while burning. Try the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the
issue.

Step 1.

In the search bar, type recdisc.exe and hit
Enter.

Step 2.

• Now press Windows key + X and click
  Control Panel (All Items view), and click on the
  Backup and Restore icon.
• Now click on the Create a System recovery disc link in the left blue pane.
• Insert a blank CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive and click on the Create disc button.

NOTE: If you are prompted to insert a Windows installation disc, it means that the files needed to create the system repair disc cannot be found on your
computer. Insert a Windows 10 installation disc.

• It will now start creating the System Repair Disc

NOTE: If any Auto Play window pops up, just close it.

• When it's finished, click on the Close button.
• Click on OK.
• Now remove the remove and label your new Windows 10 System Repair Disc from the CD/DVD drive.

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.

 

Which CD/DVD should I use for creating the system repair disc

But for system repair disc they need CD/DVD not usb.

They need usb for recovery drive.

That's why i am asking the detail of CD type and size for system repair disc

 

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.