How to make a Windows 10 USB recovery drive

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One of the first things you should do with your Windows 10 computer is make a recovery USB drive. Then if it every stops working, you have a tool that should be able to help you fix it.
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@radonrubbish 3 года назад

Why can't all tutorials be like this? Simple and precise!

@ferozdurrani8797 3 года назад

Yep

@benakuamoah1922 3 года назад

True

@martinthedrainedsedlak 2 года назад

@Imran A luckily he's back

@huntersherman9185 2 года назад

@Imran A WHAT

@jamescarson4507 2 года назад

Love his videos

@garywateridge 4 года назад

after searching on line and getting confused by written explainations, found your youtube video, excellent clear youtube presentation. Thankyou so much

@darealcaptainpatriot 3 года назад

One of the only few people on here that actually gives instructions, you've just earned a new sub🔥💯

@MuzikaLov 3 года назад

I love how humble and honest he is when he's talking. He's not trying to prove anything to you, he's just teaching you - plain and simple. Love that. New Sub

@johnjusko-l5x 4 месяца назад

Hello did you actually read my comment to him?

@handelnumber1 4 года назад

This video has been a lifesaver to me. I'll never fear a blank screen again. Dave's explanation is better than all the gobbledygook from the manufacturer.

@chrystalrosinski6766 4 года назад

Just finished upgrading to windows 10 (from 7) and it works. You deserve all the credit...Just like Bryan said "clear, concise" and CORRECT information. I appreciate that you took the time to cover the possible pitfalls and how to correct them. Thank you for your video.

@jublywubly 8 месяцев назад

Have you encountered issues with your C drive being filled up with Windows 10 updates? I did after "upgrading" from Windows 7 to 10. I also discovered when I "upgraded" from 7 to 10, it didn't actually do a full upgrade. The main part of Windows called it Windows 10, but somewhere the settings screens called it Windows 7. A program called "Belarc Advisor" viewed it as Windows 8.1. Since the upgrade, it kept doing more updates than other people with Windows 10, making me think it was updating Windows 10 and 7 at the same time. It didn't delete installation files, either and it hid a lot of junk files that I didn't need. After a few years I ended up with a Windows 10 installation that was nearly 110GB! I've since done a clean installation of Windows 10. It was a royal pain in the butt! It has a different colour range for toolbars and some older programs won't work properly any more. Strangely, the original version of Age of Empires (game) works fine, but the newer, expanded edition won't run on Windows 10. Still, at least I'm not using Windows 11.

@garylove2836 7 месяцев назад

I reset my dell pc windows 10 and when i tried to start windows it shows the window logo and then it just hangs then I go into the window RE an it ask me is ask me for administrator password which I didn’t know.then I created a windows 10 bootable usb and install it but it just hangs does the same thing when I reset you think my harddrive went bad? Cuz I even type in the command prompt disk part list volumes and it show the partition with windows 10 says healthy but is like 450 gigabytes size that’s a huge size shouldn’t be like 3 gigabytes?

@POP-ir5jx 4 года назад

I tried to make a recovery drive using HP recovery tool but the tool locked up. I used your method and it worked. Glad I found your channel.

@Merseysiderful 3 года назад

Very informative and knowledgeable video. Back in the 1990s I used to work for a company assembling and repairing Personal Computers and Windows 95 setup discs were included with each computer. It was relatively easy to reinstall or repair the operating system. I don’t understand why the manufacturers no longer include a setup disc for Windows 10 or even a built in disc drive. The very least they could do is provide a Windows 10 recovery USB stick to avoid causing people frustration.

@youflix8673 2 года назад

but they like to make us believe that u r pc is gone and charge us for repairing or convenice us that to buy a new laptop ! and also they are the one who create viruses also

@highperspective5252 4 года назад

I really like the smooth editing, taking out the usually painful waiting. A quality product!

@jeffersonbroady 3 года назад

David, I would like to personally thank you for this fantastic video on the Windows 10 USB recovery drive. I completely overlooked making a recovery drive, after watching you video I went out and purchased a 16GB memory stick and fabricated my recovery drive. Your tutorial explained everything perfectly and making the recovery drive was exactly explained. Please keep up the great information and tutorials. Thank you, Jeff

@tanyanonna77 4 года назад

Easiest step by step I have found! Everyone else talks too much and/or goes off on the original point that has nothing to do with the topic 🙄

@choksanng7747 5 лет назад

Just watched your 3 videos on Windows 10 recovery. I'm not IT savvy but your explanations are very good and even I can understand them. Thank you and keep up the good work. Chuck

@rikiueatamatau6525 5 месяцев назад

Pretty straight forward. I loved it and it really helped me a lots with limited computer knowledge. Thank you Dave

@lisajunbautista6482 4 года назад

I’ve been searching on how to create recovery drive, yours was the only one that worked.. 😊

@MotoWarrior-650 4 года назад

Is it the bios that you need to open

@ianrwood21 2 года назад

Man, I am barely computer literate and just use my PC and laptop for novel writing, games, Quora and RU-vid. Even I could follow your guide. That's awesome, thank you so much - I really appreciate it.

@sajmeister 4 года назад

Great to see my fellow Brits doing these videos! God Bless you all!

@mcleand 3 года назад

I know this was filmed 2 years ago but out of the many many videos that I have browsed in an effort to fix my laptop, yours was the only one where instructions were clear, to the point and actually worked! Where have you been all my life and WHEN are you coming back to RU-vid??? You are definitely needed on here. From: New subscriber

@danielfennock3707 2 года назад

I personally use Aomei backupper to back up and restore and it can also make recovery USB, it's just a perfect tool.

@promateengineer 2 года назад

You have one of the best approaches to disseminate information on RU-vid. very concise and informative.

@bryangl1 5 лет назад

Useful info with clear and concise explanation. Thank you. (I'm sure there are people who like giving a thumbs down just to be nasty - ignore them!).

@minekillgaming 5 лет назад

Very well

@markedwards5904 5 лет назад

I'm not given anybody a thumbs down for a video, but I give isSyria's thumb down and the middle finger up to the PC manufacturers who go the cheap way and leave us hanging out to dry six or seven years later.

@Jacob13044 4 года назад

no its that they did not find it helpful cause there hard drive does not hold anof storage

@gobyg-major2057 4 года назад

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@gobyg-major2057 3 года назад

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@handelnumber1 3 года назад

Thank's Dave. My Windows 10 PC crashed again. So I installed the memory stick as you show in this video and the computer started again perfectly.

@whatappme-3452 3 года назад

*ALL THANKS TO VAQPRO ON INSTAGRAM 💯 LEGIT HE HELPED ME OUT AND HE IS GOOD IN TERMS OFF WORK DONE LIKE THIS( RETRIEVING DELETED FILES)*

@smalldickbigdreams2386 Год назад

This is by far the simpliest and cleanest presentation.

@hanserian4099 4 года назад

Very well done. I found no flaws in your explanation and have recommended your video to a friend, as I am not a good instructor. Ignore the thumbs downers. Excellent video! Thank you!

@clydeperrine2959 4 года назад

I just used your link to buy a USB Kingston drive from Amazon. I will use it to make a Recovery drive for the computer I am using to write this. I use this computer (Laptop) to write and produce a monthly newsletter for my golf group. The president of the group recently lost his files on his computer and needed a copy of our By-Laws. This reminded me that I need to backup my pc before I suffer the same lost files from my hard drive going bad. I have an external USB 2.0 hard drive that still works that I will copy my golf newsletters over or maybe make a image and do it the way you describe in your video. Thanks for the tip.

@Vicky-zd3uv 2 года назад

Thank you this tutorial is useful and I also think aomei is well to create repair tool.

@stuartkennedy8337 2 месяца назад

Thank you you made it very easy to follow as I am a 76 year old man that still likes to learn new things I have been looking for someone like you for a long time once again thank you 👍👍👍

@DavesTechRescue 2 месяца назад

Thanks Stuart, pleased to hear the video was easy to follow!

@lilythomson8040 5 лет назад

Brilliant mate.....as a complete techno bafoon even i managed to get it to work first time so thanks very much.

@Thom893 3 года назад

thanks for the help, I had to have a 30gb drive for mine. but everything worked great.

@whatappme-3452 3 года назад

*ALL THANKS TO VAQPRO ON INSTAGRAM 💯 LEGIT HE HELPED ME OUT AND HE IS GOOD IN TERMS OFF WORK DONE LIKE THIS( RETRIEVING DELETED FILES)*

@kerryhuawei3576 3 года назад

Perfect tutorial! Clear, concise, succinct and articulate.

@rogerhill883 3 месяца назад

Good to see a simple explanation

@Max47340 3 года назад

Dave, you are a rock star! Thank you for a great video, I found it very helpful.

@clitzkow1 2 года назад

Excellent job giving only info that is relevant. No stories about your dog, cat etc. Thank you

@davidmattches4020 5 лет назад

Absolutly superb, best and clearest ever... Thanks

@scottgriffin3507 4 года назад

Very clear explanation. I just had the dreaded blue screen on my laptop which is very scary. I bought a 32 GB Sandisk and will get to work following your procedures. Thanks!

@gismofly2847 5 лет назад

Thank you. Simple and straightforward.

@humbertobruniguitar 2 года назад

Excellent! Very well explained, simple, precise and great English pronunciation.

@KT-ow1sz 4 года назад

Clear, concise, what's not to like ? Thanks.

@johnb6749 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video - concise, clearly-stated and bang-on relevant to it's title - exactly the reminder of 'how to do it' I was looking for. Many thanks for a truly useful video.

@jamescarson4507 4 года назад

Thank you for this easy and clear steps, for creating a recovery drive.

@saisrinivas100 3 года назад

Browsing for this information. Finally got it. Very neatly explained. Thank you so much

@pay9011 5 лет назад

The actual process starts at 2:20 But watching the beginning might be helpful to the less experienced.

@menatoorus5696 5 лет назад

Saving others people time is very kind gesture. Thank you.

@gobyg-major2057 4 года назад

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@marthai.garcia5760 4 года назад

Absolutely agree with Bryan Leech, spent don't know how many HOURS ! trying to make a recovery disk on the pen drive (USB ?) read so many articles and even used the Drive Tool I downloaded to upgrade my good old Windows 7 to W10, the second time trying to make an ISO image and then using "Rufus" to create a Recovery Disk ... I am exhausted just remembering all those fails ! Nothing worked, until I decided to read your tutorial !! Piece of pie !! The recovery drive is being created as I type this hope it will all work OK this time. MANY MANY thanks and lots of "thumbs up" (sorry for the long comment)

@hunterjoy4346 2 года назад

I made the repair tool with Aomei, it's actually great.

@chinaintahiti 2 года назад

An extremely easy instruction sequence to follow with clear text of the also very clear audio; I shall revisit to sort out any other problems i may encounter. Many thanks AGG.

@billschnake6378 5 лет назад

Dave, nice job. Great instructions and easy to follow. Thank You.

@nanothefruit8063 3 года назад

This video really saved me, you deserve 10 million subscribers, may God bless you.

@morisumxd3396 4 года назад

Thank you so much for helping me fix my computer, I am extremely grateful. God bless you sir. B)

@راميرؤوف-د3و 7 месяцев назад

Thanks very much. Very simple, precise and helpful. For me, it took about 2 hours.

@idahagglund524 4 года назад

This was very helpful! I recently got stuck in a loop between failing automatic repair and BSoD where the ntfs.sys was the issue. Finally got windows up and running by switching the HDD to another SATA connection. Magic! Now I'm paranoid, and wanted to make something like this if and when the HDD goes bonkers again. At least this way I can switch to a new hardrive without much mess. Thanks for the easy clear instructions!

@o_o6869 3 года назад

such a humble guys and tech geek ,way to go yay

@david808323 5 лет назад

Using a USB 3.1 decreases the time about ten-fold. It's a very noticeable difference. It's a must!

@snapper8283 5 лет назад

David Walker also depends on the read and write speed of the USB drive.

@yemarican 2 года назад

I'm here because I watched your tutorial on how to create a system image backup ! so.... Thank you for uploading both videos .. very nice and neat!

@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl 5 лет назад

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much.

@EdBlakeslee 3 года назад

Excellent instructions and easy step by step for us not so young and you make sense. Thank You and dont pay any attention to those uninformed giving thumbs down, they're just jealous

@syedhasanmohiuddin827 4 года назад

Hi. Thanks for making this video. It's awesome , really. Great quality , clean and concise explanation . It took me 8.6 GB and about 1 Hour to get it done . Again thanks, and keep up the good work ! 🙂

@keyiwan5947 2 года назад

It's easy to do this with Aomei backup, this one can also make WinRE when it is missing, really helpful.

@MAScimeca 4 года назад

This was so easy to understand and I was able to make my Windows 10 USB recovery drive. Definitely Thumbs Up

@kissinyomom8722 2 года назад

clearly all tutorials aren’t made equal bc this was amazing

@3Dprintingviking 5 лет назад

very helpful, made recovery drive and formatted the whole thing to start from scratch, your video was extreamly helpful thank you so very much.

@211sweetypie 3 года назад

Wow! I didn't think it was this easy to back up my pc. I'm thinking about updating my Windows PC to the lastest update H21 but I'm afraid something might go wrong. You make it easy. Thanks a lot, I'll try this.

@ThisOLmaan 5 лет назад

Dave's Tech Rescue: i just made a OS Drive but ima make just a Recovery drive also Thank You.

@SARJ1013 4 года назад

Nothing I tried seemed to work so I had to use the recovery from drive but you were by far the most descriptive and helpful person I've seen.

@kimjongun637 4 года назад

Mine took 10 hours, btw thanks dude

@oldrocker3438 5 лет назад

Thank you. If only every technical video were this clear!

@RubberontheroadIndonesia 4 года назад

OldRocker If we all knew how to do this computer stuff just think how many of these computer NERDS would be out of a job. I think they just code or write or whatever they do just to protect themselves and their jobs.

@darrelking8720 4 года назад

Outstanding! Thank you! Exactly what I needed.

@busquedaterrorifica5343 2 года назад

Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

@sgtchicken9486 4 года назад

You are the best person on planet earth youve got your self 1 subscrber :D keep up the good work

@roxydog2004 Год назад

It's all good as long as you do this before the problem starts, an ounce of prevention !

@bobbygeorge3698 5 лет назад

thank you, very clear..!!

@vardhmangold 2 года назад

Thank you it was a perfect short and to the point video. Good work.

@steveretiredandcranky 5 лет назад

Pro tip- use a 32GB thumb drive and save yourself some time. Most of my Windows 10 machines wouldn't create a recovery drive using anything smaller. They don't cost too much more.

@ThisOLmaan 5 лет назад

better to be safe than sorry, and 32GB sticks have dropped in prices as well.

@Anxiou5Panda 5 лет назад

If I have the money, I'd go or a 64GB or more... just so I can comfort myself lol.

@kelvincheng3103 5 лет назад

Vyom Swami I think it can but you should make several partitions. So you allocate the back specifically over a partition so every time you back there and won’t affect the rest of your HDD. But this is just my thought I am a newbie so I haven’t done it

@solshigrowtopia6637 5 лет назад

well mine did its 16gb

@anandsoni727 4 года назад

Can i use the recovery usb drive for regular data transfer (after i had done my recovery on the same usb drive)?

@Coral_dumb 4 года назад

Thank you so much . Its really helpful ...Love from Malaysia

@rubyzeng9017 2 года назад

My WinRE is missing have no clue to repair my computer, have nor recovery disk either, what to do?

@whitetee6664 5 месяцев назад

Reinstall Windows.

@Lee.mon3y 4 года назад

This really really help me out! I was about to pay a lot just for a simple fix like this! Thank you so much man!

@nisheeths5542 5 лет назад

Hi Dave, I found your videos very helpful. Could you please write me how to Create a System Repair Disc on a USB. When I tried to create one ,it asks to connect DVD rewriter which I don't have. Cheers

@leabea735 2 года назад

Nice job man, seems like soft soft has gotten a lot more complex since the fruity loops days that I rember. Very helpful, thank you.

@gowtham8203 5 лет назад

I've updated my pc from windows 1803 to 1903 through windows update assistant, after installation everything is fine but I can't see any text on desktop apps from windows manager to task manager. Please make a video on how to fix this ?

@CharlesCollins 4 года назад

Excellent helpful and informative video. For anyone having an issue with 'please wait' never-ending, in the search box search for recovery drive and right-click the option and choose Run as Administrator. Worked for me.

@mdfrcp 4 года назад

Thank you for marvellous video with clear and precise instructions. Do I need to reformat the USB stick from FAT to NTFS before I start making the recovery drive? Thank you.

@DavesTechRescue 4 года назад

Thanks! You don't need to format the drive as the recovery tool should do it for you.

@gunfisher4661 4 года назад

That was very useful . As for in windows 7 I once experienced a kidnapper who held my PC for ransom. To take it to a specialist to fix I might as well paid the ransom [right] but to wipe the drive clean and reinstall was painful to speak but I got my satisfaction and booted the kidnapper.

@DavesTechRescue 6 лет назад

See, how easy was that?

@sanitygone1899 5 лет назад

Can I do this with a phone as the USB I can use my charger but will it mess my phone up?

@sanitygone1899 5 лет назад

Like will it delete everything I have on it

@DavesTechRescue 5 лет назад

Definitely don’t do this

@sanitygone1899 5 лет назад

Thank you so much I was about to do this I will get a USB I almost ruined my note 9 :D

@DavesTechRescue 5 лет назад

That would be a very expensive usb stick! Good luck :)

@habtamumesfin7630 4 года назад

Bryan Leech 1 year ago Useful info with clear and concise explanation

@suneelkumarp489 4 года назад

Can I do(install recovery) that from my friends laptop and boot my laptop to get my files recovered?

@manjulparashar2469 4 года назад

@jamesdodger5588 3 года назад

Thank you. Wish I had checked this out PRIOR to a non boot incident I recently suffered. Got it working again(motherboard boot order issue) but would have preferred to have had the recovery USB as a fallback. Nice clear instructions.

@Azeckwazion 4 года назад

It keeps telling me "can't create recovery drive", I tried USB flash, hard drive and SD card, keeps telling me the same thing

@jf3209 4 года назад

it happens to me too. i bought 4 new flash drives. 32GB/each. I tried about 10 times. every time when created the file to about 3.84GB, computer stopped and said: " Can't create recovery drive."

@vincenzotapusoa8209 4 года назад

Will I be able to use the recovery drive I made for my laptop on a different pc ?

@pankoza 3 года назад

you should be able

@thangchill8350 2 года назад

The introduction was very helpful, thanks!

@paulbarth3851 4 года назад

Can i create an recovery drive from a different pc/windows

@maestroroshi1627 4 года назад

yes

@keygos8834 4 года назад

Very good explanation. You nail the problems. If you make an image back up of your entire system (drive c:) you can restore the entire system again if Windows fail to boot. This is the only reason for me to make an image. In my opinion, the image is a rescue when you experience the worst case senario - your OS system brakes down. If your Windows is still working, but running with problems - there are a lot of possiblities to recover within your system. Thank you very much.

@louhutchinson 5 лет назад

2.5 minutes until he actually plugs in the memory stick and starts.

@badmiddens 4 года назад

omg 2.5 whole minutes! how did you cope?

@DavesTechRescue 4 года назад

😂

@klontz3572 4 года назад

@@badmiddens this is something my mother would say.

@a_b_c 4 года назад

@@DavesTechRescue Good job dude

@blainek7947 4 года назад

@@badmiddens Dude you have to realize that there are all kinds of people with a vast array of experiences that are searching for solutions to their problems. Starting with the simple and working to the complex will cover the inexperience to the experienced.

@Pyrocy779 4 года назад

Awesome video! Worked like a charm, had no issues making a recovery drive.

@mschangey 5 лет назад

If I choose go back to the previous version, all my files and data should be still there and not loss right?

@DavesTechRescue 5 лет назад

They should be there, but please do a backup just in case.

@vegasrichsave 3 года назад

Nice video today I'm searching for the folder path on USB. Awesome recover windows!

@therockindoc5453 2 года назад

Dave, I REALLY like and appreciate your videos. They are simple, to the point and extremely useful. Thank you!!!!!!!!

@ronaldtallent2894 Год назад

Very Good information and presented well. Thanks

@danishsunasra3968 4 года назад

I've had trouble since last 4 days to backup. I messed up one time before so I was asking everyone how to do it. I saw your vid recommendation first, but I was lazy to go through to a 15 min vid(previous). But after finally learning nothing, I decided to give your videos a try and honestly every single thing you explained is perfect, concise and all details including. Others just showing a basic or missing out some info, but your vids are perfect. I don't subscribe to tech channels but you earned my red click. Thank you sir

@jublywubly 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for making this brilliant tutorial! I've just made a Windows 10 installation USB stick. Now I'll have to buy a second one to make a recovery file. I have two disc drives in my current computer, with the default to check one of those for a Windows disc before checking elsewhere, so I'll make a DVD recovery disc too.