Dell Factory Windows 10 Recovery DVD

Yes OEM hard drive I swapped out with a bigger SSD.  I had to download the media from microsofts website.. I wanted to use the OEM install so all the apps and everything goes back on like it was originally... but I do understand creating your own but dang why include a DVD recovery and it doesn't work??  That's my whole post is about.  Why include a 6GB DVD and it is only used to repair the install of what it had originally...

As stated previously it will not load, it will only let me repair the OEM hard drive. If I placed a new drive in the DVD is useless.  did you see this link dl.dropboxusercontent.com/.../File Jan 06, 9 02 47 AM.jpeg

The DVD states it is for reinstalling on a Dell System.

You might check the file structure and see if it looks like a normal install USB or compare it to the one you made.

I will assume the DVD will load as UEFI, if that is how your system is configured.

Was yours windows 10 and what did you use to recover it on the new drive?

yeah I am seeing that.  Its a brand new system just got it last month E7470.  Ok, I just wanted to know why the OEM dvd drive didn't do everything like ALL the previous Dell DVD's did.  Thanks everyone.

The Digital Download from Dell is version 1511 while Microsoft give a Digital Download of version 1607...

The optical drive and hence the DVD is rejected by SecureBoot. You need a FAT32 formatted USB Flash Drive to pass SecureBoot.

The optical drive and hence the DVD is rejected by SecureBoot. You need a FAT32 formatted USB Flash Drive to pass SecureBoot.

Why do you believe a DVD will not work with Secure Boot?  If the DVD is placed in the drive prior to boot and the UEFI version is selected , it should boot fine...  Something I need to verify I suppose...

Theres been many, many threads on it since Windows 8.0 came out... its why my guides never recommend use of a DVD.

Heres an OptiPlex 7010 with a UEFI Boot with SecureBoot On... Note no Optical Drive is listed.

If you have the DVD inserted in the drive prior to booting, an Install or Recovery DVD will be recognized.  I just tested it again yesterday, but it has to be installed during the initial boot phase or it won't be read..

There are some bootable DVD media which may not be UEFI capable.  The Win 7 recovery drives were not and the Recovery Media to which you refer may not be also.  We used to have to add a folder to the DVD to get it to boot as UEFI, but that was a long time ago and certainly that should not be the case with a Win 8 or 10 recovery drive..

natakuc4 - Thats probably why the machine doesnt come with an optical drive like most i7's but yes if it has an optical drive i usually use a dvd or usb as it doesnt matter.  Been installing windows 10 on UEFI systems since it came out.  Thats why i am confused why the dell factory DVD doesnt work.

My Dell Factory DVD is UEFI bootable.  

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