Windows 10: How to create a single USB recovery drive for TWO machines

Hi,

I've got two machines, a desktop and a Laptop, both running Windows 10. I am wondering if I can create a single bootable USB recovery drive adequate for restoring both systems. Or do I need to make TWO USB drives for that purpose.

edwin

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How do I create a recovery USB drive for Windows 10 after I've installed it on my PC?

Hi Molly,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to refer the below link:

Refer:

How to: Create a Recovery Drive for reinstalling Windows 10

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Thank you.

 

How do I create a recovery USB drive for Windows 10 after I've installed it on my PC?

I just used a USB flashdrive to back up files. I have Windows 10 also. I still have a message telling me, that I need to back up my files & I just did. It took about 30min. I'm not sure what I need to do now. Please help..........

 

If you are talking about making a system image, this is a exact copy of your drive/partition. Since there may be different programs/settings on each machine, it might be best to make 2 separate ones, since each one will be unique to each machine.

System Image - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

I assume this is the type of Recovery Drive being mentioned.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html

I don't know the answer I'm afraid though.

My guess is that process now includes more information that's specific to the machine used to create it.

Certainly I made one from my tablet, and the Recovery Drive must have included touchscreen drivers, because when I booted from the Recovery Drive it moved the mouse pointer when I touched it. Unless it has drivers for every touchscreen (or mine is a common type) I think it may have included the machine's specific drivers.

 

Hi Edwin,
I've done a bit more testing by making two Recovery Drives

• One from a tablet (running Windows 10 Home 32-bit)
• One from a laptop (running Windows 10 Pro 32-bit)

I note that the recovery drive created from the tablet was usable with the touchscreen when I booted from the tablet. When I tried the version from the laptop, and used it to boot the tablet, the touchscreen didn't work, so I assume no touchscreen drivers were present.

It was usable with a keyboard but I didn't go any further to try Recovery to see if it would have worked, as I didn't want to risk breaking the machine setup.

So it seems the recovery drive includes some specific files and info from the machine used to create it, so two recovery drives created on two machines different won't be the same. Whether they are usable for recovery on a different machine I don't know, but I suspect I may end up keeping separate recovery drives for separate machines.