USB Recovery Disc

[johnboy15]

Since most newer laptops and all in one pc's don't include a DVD/CD drive, why has create repair disc ( control panel, create system image section) does not have a USB option

 

[Ian]

Hi johnboy15, welcome to the forums!

When I try to run the "create a recovery drive" tool, I'm prompted to select a USB drive - is this the same tool you are referring to?

 

[johnboy15]

Sorry my mistake, create repair disc in control panel ( create system image section)

 

[Ian]

Any chance you could take screenshot of this please (using the "snipping tool") and the attach it to a reply, as I'm not sure I understand where this is?

 

[johnboy15]

Any chance you could take screenshot of this please (using the "snipping tool") and the attach it to a reply, as I'm not sure I understand where this is?

 

[Ian]

Ah, I see - that's the old Windows 7 backup system that they've included so that you can recover your files. If you run the Windows 10 recovery drive tool, you can use a USB drive

You can access it by running "RecoveryDrive.exe"

 

[johnboy15]

Ah, I see - that's the old Windows 7 backup system that they've included so that you can recover your files. If you run the Windows 10 recovery drive tool, you can use a USB drive

You can access it by running "RecoveryDrive.exe"

 

[johnboy15]

Windows 8.1 included a reworked version which included an option for a USB repair disc. This "new" version is a serious backward step . I will therefore be restoring my image backup and going back to 8.1

 

[SIW2]

 

[johnboy15]

Ah, I see - that's the old Windows 7 backup system that they've included so that you can recover your files. If you run the Windows 10 recovery drive tool, you can use a USB drive

You can access it by running "RecoveryDrive.exe"

that is not the same thing, I dont have a recovery partition for that program to work. an image backup is my only option or a third party backup program. not good!!

 

[Roddie]

If you go to hard drive which is first one then install usb then hit refresh. It will then show the USB as an option. This all done on the screen you are showing.

 

[SIW2]

You don't need a recovery partition. It will reconstruct a wim from your existing system files. Takes a little while, though.

 

[johnboy15]

If you go to hard drive which is first one then install usb then hit refresh. It will then show the USB as an option. This all done on the screen you are showing.

I'm sorry but I don't understand this reply as there is no hard disk option

 

[Roddie]

I'm sorry but I don't understand this reply as there is no hard disk option

Go to Backup- Looking for older backup-backup and restore-backup-have usb installed it should show usb as an option. This is the way my pc is. The other was from Laptop so that is another inconsistency with 10 as both are clean installs.