Windows 10: Recovery Drive

Can I use the recovery drive I have for the first build or do I have to make a new one for this new build

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Recovery Drive Fail : Create a recovery drive fails in windows 10

I've been experiencing the same issue creating a recovery USB. I initially created a recovery disc after purchase of my Acer laptop with Windows 10 and after upgrading to the Creator's update fall edition, I thought to create a new recovery drive. Now,
since I tried to use the same USB, I am left with no recovery drive at all since the USB was formatted in the process. I've tried going back to the previous version of Windows and using a restore point returning to before the Creator's update with no luck
creating a drive. The system wouldn't even restore to the restore point I had created, but instead deleted it. Although I am having no problems with Windows, I feel cheated that I can't create a recovery USB for future use. Is this Microsoft's way of making
me purchase recovery media?

 

Recovery Drive Fail : Create a recovery drive fails in windows 10

Big thanks to all of you guys,

I have been facing the same problem.

would like to add that I have tried two steps, which seem to have worked for me, and managed to create a USB recovery drive for my WIndows 10.

My Usb drive stick is a 16 GB one.

First Step, as mentioned by "1-Prop" (quote below), I too have mistakenly set the "hard drive sleep time to 0 minutes" in my "power options", so I simply set it to "never" (for both options, when on battery and when plugged in).

Second Step, I have opened the location on my C:\ drive where the executable for the Create recovery disk tool is located, and I have "right-clicked" on the executable file and selected "Run as Administrator". On my computer the path for the executable is:
"c:\Windows\System32\RecoveryDrive.exe".

Those two steps seem to work for me, and I managed to boot my laptop (in my case, I am on Dell Alienware 15 R2 laptop), I had to press F12 (on the boot screen) and then selected to boot from my USB stick.

I hope this would help someone else too.

Best wishes & Good luck.

~Sam~

 

The creation of the recovery drive is controlled by Windows during the instillation process. There is no need for you to do this yourself.

HTH
Jeff

 

Hello Shoe, *Smile

If you mean the "USB" Recovery Drive, then it would be best to create a new on the USB to keep it updated for your current installation if you had checked the Back up system files to the recovery drive box.

Otherwise, you don't need to.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4...dows-10-a.html