Chapter 3. Recovering or restoring Windows
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Using a recovery drive to restore or recover
Windows
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If
Windows
cannot
start
properly,
you
can
use
a
recovery
drive
(created
in
advance)
to
restore
or
recover
Windows.
1
Connect
the
recovery
drive
to
your
computer;
restart
your
computer
and
set
it
up
to
start
from
the
recovery
drive.
2
On
the
Choose
an
option
screen,
select
Troubleshoot
.
3
Choose
a
recovery
option.
• Select
Advanced
Options
System
Restore
to
restore
your
computer
to
a
system
restore
point.
• Select
Recover
from
a
drive
.
Attention:
•
All
personal
files
created
on
your
computer
will
be
deleted
after
recovering
from
the
drive.
Creating a recovery drive
Use
a
USB
drive
(not
included)
to
create
a
recovery
drive.
You
can
use
it
to
fix
problems
with
your
computer
in
cases
when
Windows
cannot
start
properly.
1
In
the
search
box
of
your
Windows
10,
search
for
Create
a
recovery
drive
and
then
select
it.
Note:
The
search
box
is
located
in
the
lower
‐
left
corner
of
the
desktop,
next
to
the
Start
button.
2
Make
sure
Back
up
system
files
to
the
recovery
drive
is
selected
and
then
select
Next
.
3
Connect
a
USB
drive
to
your
computer,
select
it
and
then
select
Next
Create
.
Attention:
•
If
there
are
personal
files
on
the
USB
drive,
back
up
all
personal
files
before
using
it
to
create
a
recovery
drive.
Note:
If
you
did
not
select
the
Back
up
system
files
to
the
recovery
drive
option
when
creating
the
recovery
drive,
Recovery
from
a
drive
is
not
available.