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January 6th, 2020 18:00

Preferred Windows recovery option

Have several Win10 PCs I'm configuring for family. In the Win7 days I would download the recovery media and burn to DVD in case it was ever needed. What's the preferred method for having recovery media for Win10?

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January 6th, 2020 20:00

The Windows-10 App is called "Recovery Drive". Leave "include system files" checked. You might have to use a 32gb flash-drive. If ever used (and it works) machine should look very "Dell Factory Shipped" when done.

Yes, also create one from microsoft.com (Media Creation Tool) as well. It won't have Dell OEM custom stuff ... just perfectly genuine 64bit Windows-10 . 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

5 Practitioner

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January 6th, 2020 18:00

You could either use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool - Create Windows 10 installation media or you could use the Dell OS Recovery Tool.

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