Does a windows 11 recovery disk exist. To recover a pc from advanced options from when booting up by pressing F2, (F5 F12 ?).

Luke Ferguson 36 Reputation points
2023-11-20T06:00:24.6166667+00:00

Does a windows 11 recovery disk exist. To recover a pc from advanced options from when booting up by pressing F2, (F5 F12 ?).

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  1. André van den Berg 246 Reputation points MVP
    2023-11-20T08:39:15.8766667+00:00

    Yes, a Windows 11 recovery disk exists. It is a USB drive that contains the system files and tools to reinstall Windows 11 in case of a major issue such as hardware failure. You can create a recovery disk using the built-in tool in Windows 11, or download the installation media from Microsoft. To create a recovery disk, you need a USB drive that is at least 32 GB in size and empty, as the process will erase any data on it<sup>12</sup>.

    To use a recovery disk, you need to boot your PC from the USB drive. This may require changing the boot order in the BIOS or UEFI settings, or pressing a specific key (such as F2, F5, F12, etc.) during startup to access the boot menu. The exact key depends on your PC manufacturer and model. You can check the manual or the manufacturer’s website for more information. Once you boot from the USB drive, you will see the Windows Setup screen, where you can choose to install or repair Windows 11<sup>23</sup>.


  2. Luke Ferguson 36 Reputation points
    2023-11-20T09:57:18.0933333+00:00

    what software should be installed onto the usb to reload recover missing operating system operating system files like windows 10 operating system from usb from advanced options blue screen and keep all personal data files

    when i can't do a recover, uninstall quality update, uninstall feature update, and when automatic repair, everything else fails except (use a device) option.20231120_203113


  3. Luke Ferguson 36 Reputation points
    2023-11-20T10:04:22.9933333+00:00

  4. Luke Ferguson 36 Reputation points
    2023-11-20T10:26:53.1366667+00:00

    With the windows 10 recover usb with windows 10 operating system on it when booting from  advanced options on use a device will it then boot up back normally to main screen? Or will it let me choose to keep personal files, or will i just completely lose all personal files and it will completely reinstall Windows from scratch and lose personal files automatically

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