How to Create a Recovery Drive in Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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While Windows 10 now features Reset This PC, you might want to create a recovery drive in Windows 7, 8, and 10. A recovery drive allows you to reset or troubleshoot Windows. It's easy to do - here's how.

Remember that a recovery drive does not contain your apps, photos, music, videos, or documents, so you should back those up regularly yourself.

Press the Windows Key + S and begin typing create a recovery drive.

Click on Create a recovery drive.

Verify Back up system files to the recovery drive is checked.

Click on Next.

Connect a USB drive to your computer (thumb, flash) while you wait.

Once Windows detects the USB drive, click Create to begin burning your recovery drive.

Burning the files to a thumb drive can take some time, so try to create your recovery drive when your computer is not in use.

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