How To Create a Recovery Drive on Windows

You can learn how to format a flash drive into a recovery drive on a computer.If you create a recovery drive in advance, you will be able to get back into your Windows PC.All the files on the drive will be deleted if you don't back up your information before turning it into a recovery drive.

Step 1: A blank flash drive can be plugged into your computer's port.

Make sure your flash drive is plugged in when you find ausb port on your computer.Your flash drive needs to be able to hold at least 16 gigabytes.If there is anything on the drive you want to keep, make a backup and create a recovery drive.

Step 2: You can open the Windows search bar.

You can open the search bar if you don't see a bar that says "Type here to search" next to the Start menu.

Step 3: Go to the search bar and type in a recovery drive.

There will be a list of results.

Step 4: You can create a recovery drive in the search results.

A new pop-up window opens the Recovery Drive setup wizard.If you want to back up system files to the recovery drive, leave the checkmark intact.

Step 5: You can click next.

The PC will be scanned for connected flash drives.

Step 6: Click next if you want to select your flash drive.

Step 7: Click the button to create.

If you want to restore your PC, you'll need to add the files necessary to do so.It can take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes to create a recovery drive.