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We are sure that we are facing one of the characteristics that we have with us, but that we have never known when to use. Windows recovery discs have a specific function that we are going to detail so that you can go to them at certain times and in special circumstances.
A recovery disk is similar to the CDs or DVds you bought on a computer system. Thanks to that album, it was possible to go back to how the system was from day one. Today, manufacturers leave a system image on a partition on their main drive. Despite everything, they also have other uses that we are going to unravel.
A Windows recovery disc, while allowing you to reinstall Windows, includes troubleshooting tools Life-saving problems if the system cannot be restarted.
Part of those tools were at the time of the system. If the computer does not start, a menu appeared that makes it possible to start the computer in Safe Mode, or from the last functional configuration. This has changed in Windows 10. Now you need those tools on a USB boot spike and we should all keep one in a safe place marked "in case of emergency".
How to create a Windows recovery disc
- The first thing is to have a 8 or 16 GB USB memory
- We are going to windows control panel right-click on the Windows start icon and click on the search «Create a recovery drive»
- We click on that option and the window to create a recovery drive will appear. We click on «Make a backup ...«
- We follow the on-screen instructions and we will have the recovery unit ready
Now when you start the computer, after passing the Bios screen, you can press one of the Fx keys (f5 or f6) to access the boot menu Windows. From there, you need to choose the created USB disk for the procedure to begin. These will be the alternatives you will see when you start:
- Recovering a disk: this first option allows you to reinstall Windows. With it you will lose all the data and installed applications. It's a clean install of Windows
- Advanced Options: the second option allows you to solve the Windows installation in different ways with the advanced menu:
- System recovery- Use this option to restore the system to a restore point where everything worked. It does not affect the data, but it does affect the installed programs, since it replaces the Windows registry with an older version.
- System image recovery: If you have used the backup tool in Windows 10, this would be the one for you. You can recover the image of your computer at the time of its creation, which includes all the data and programs installed at that time
- Initial repair: This is almost a black box in which it tells you that it is trying to fix the problem, but does not say that it is. It is the first thing to try, as it is the fastest and least invasive.
- Symbol of the system– Aquí se pueden utilizar una gama de formas de solución de problemas y se deja al Username avanzado que puede usarlo
- Go back to the previous build: return the computer to a previous build where everything worked