Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. In computing, this principle will save you from any problem. Data lossappliances that won’t turn on, files that disappear… Everything is going well until one day Windows stops working properly. what to do in this case? There are several solutions, depending on the severity of the problem. One of them, go to recovery disk or rescue USB which you can create yourself in Windows 10 or Windows 11.
According to Microsoft, “If your computer has ever a big problemFor example, in the event of a hardware failure, you can use the recovery disc to reinstall Windows.” Like I said, this is a drastic solution when all of the above fails. but you will something to hold onto if you can’t fix what’s wrong with a simpler method.
Remember that before going to the intensive care unit, you should make a backup contents of your PC, especially personal files such as documents, photos or videos. Once your files are safe, you can restore Windows using your current version of Windows, whether it’s Windows 10 or Windows 11. And if this method doesn’t work, the final solution is in the emergency USB.
Reset your Windows PC
Before using the recovery disc, let’s try to solve the Windows problem from within Windows itself. You may need to uninstall an application, a hardware driver, check for infected files, etc. If that doesn’t work, you can reinstall windows from Windows itself. And in Windows 10 and Windows 11, it’s very easy.
First. It doesn’t hurt to have a backup of your personal files. In the cloud or on an external device. Just in case. Then we’ll go to Start > Settings > System > Recovery and we activate the option restart this computer. Windows will perform a clean reinstall to ensure everything goes well. You can save your personal files if you wish. Yes, it will remove changes and applications installed.
The process will take time, but in the end you will get clean version of windows with your personal files. Everything should be fine, as it was before the problem that brought you here. Of course, to use this option you will need an internet connection to download the installer and possible updates.
Recovery disk for Windows
If you don’t have a permanent internet connection or the above method doesn’t work, we have a final solution. This is known as recovery disk, Rescue Disk or Rescue USB. This method only requires the Internet to create the disc, not to reinstall. In addition, you will benefit from restoring any Windows computer other than your own.
To create an emergency USB, we need flash drive or a USB flash drive with at least 16 GB. Keep in mind that doing this will keep your Windows installation clean, so you’ll have to keep your personal files on another drive or upload them to the cloud. Also remember that the USB drive you are using as a recovery drive must be empty, as its contents will disappear. It’s also convenient update windows so the emergency USB is set up with the latest Windows changes and files. This will do a clean and updated install.
First we will go to search string Windows and search for “recovery disk”. The app or tool will appear in the results we open. Then we mark the option Backing up system files to a recovery drive. Following the tool wizard, we will connect the emergency USB drive, select it and finally click Create.
When we have to go to the help of USB, we will have to insert it into the USB port and boot the PC from it. Then it will be enough to follow the instructions and thus do clean windows installation. Lastly, we will copy the personal files we had to an external USB as a backup or backup. With this, any problems with Windows should disappear.
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