Windows 10: How to create reinstall disc for windows 10

I updated a Lenovo Laptop from it's original Windows 8 (not 8.1) to Windows 10. The Laptop is working fine with all the updates and added apps install. Now, how do I create a reinstall, recovery or image disc in order to restore the OS prior to the time just before creating this backup disc? Again, this was an update to Windows 10, not a clean install. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

NOTE: Sorry, will check tutorials first.

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Will I be able to do a clean install Windows 10 on a new HDD/SSD???

Yes, just make sure you first upgrade, activate.

Install your new hard disk and reinstall.

Create a recovery disc in advance:

How
to: Create a Recovery Drive for reinstalling Windows 10

 

How to Create a System Repair Disc for Windows 10

Here it usually downloads at or near my dsl max speed, maybe an hour download.. i forget exacts.

 

You have several options:

1) How To Create Windows 10 Installation Disk Or Bootable USB

2) Windows 10

3. Make an image: Imaging with free Macrium - Windows 7 Help Forums

This works also with Windows 10 although it was originally written for Windows 7.

 

For completeness you should also look at the Windows 10 method for creating a system image that you can use.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5...dows-10-a.html

A lot of people prefer Macrium for this but I find the built-in W10 method also works fine for me.

 

Also, if you make a vanilla Windows 10 installation disk/USB from a downloaded ISO, you can save your computer specific drivers by creating a folder on the USB or other location. I call my DriversW10, but you can call it whatever you want. Then from an elevated ("run as administrator") command prompt run:

dism /online /export-driver /destination:E:\DriversW10

The part in red will be the path to whatever folder you make. Then when you do a clean install, if you have unknown devices in device manger you can update driver software and point it to the DriversW10 folder and it will pull the driver out of there and install it.

 

In addition: *Smile

How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

How to Create a USB Recovery Drive in Windows 10 with option to back up system files checked.