Windows 10: Which boot drives do I need?

Discus and support Which boot drives do I need? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have Windows 11 Home on a HP laptop. I am confused as to which recovery files I need on a usb thumb drive in case of computer crash. There's several... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by McMalcolm, May 21, 2024.

  1. MCMALCOLM
    McMalcolm Win User

    Which boot drives do I need?


    I have Windows 11 Home on a HP laptop. I am confused as to which recovery files I need on a usb thumb drive in case of computer crash. There's several options, do I need them all?1. I see this instruction for creating a windows bootable drive from an ISO file. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-download-official-windows-11-iso-files-and/09be322d-fba0-4560-88dc-71dcf707f18d2. Is the above the same thing as "Windows Installation media"? Because the advice I found says to create two drives, one for "installation media" and one for "ISO files" https://www.youtube.com

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    McMalcolm, May 21, 2024
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  2. BTARUNR
    btarunr Win User

    Can't boot from DVD drive

    Is your controller in RAID/AHCI modes? If so, the DVD drive will be listed as a separate device in the list of available boot devices, not as "CDROM". Remember that when setting boot device priority. Otherwise, read the manual to see which hotkey during POST brings up the boot menu that lets you select which device to boot from. Even here, the drive will be listed separately, and not as "CDROM".
     
    btarunr, May 21, 2024
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  3. GNJHA
    GNJha Win User
    Boot Process

    Hi,

    Please suggest me a link that can explain the boot process step by step of ...

    • Windows 7,
    • Windows 8.1,
    • Windows 10,
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 and
    • Windows Server 2012 R2

    With Regards

    InTech
     
    GNJha, May 21, 2024
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  4. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User

    Which boot drives do I need?

    little cat, May 21, 2024
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