{"id":36494,"date":"2015-02-05T03:45:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T08:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"I always want to have as many life vests as I can with my computers. You never know what is going to happen to your computer in the future... or do you? \u00a0Well I don\u2019t, so this is a great little \u201cHow to\u201d to help keep your computer working. The first\u00a0thing "},"modified":"2015-11-12T01:53:29","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T06:53:29","slug":"how-to-create-a-usb-recovery-drive-in-windows-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-create-a-usb-recovery-drive-in-windows-8-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create a USB Recovery Drive in Windows 8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-854984526\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>I always want to have as many life vests as I can with my computers. You never know what is going to happen to your computer in the future&#8230; or do you? \u00a0Well I don\u2019t, so this is a great little \u201cHow to\u201d to help keep your computer working. The first\u00a0thing I always do when I get a new computer is create a repair disc, or as Windows 8.1 calls it, a recovery drive. Before you do this, make sure you have\u00a0a large USB drive. On my laptop I needed to get a 16 GB USB for this project. In this \u201chow to\u201d you will understand why I suggest this. Let\u2019s get this started and show you how you can create your own USB recovery drive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First click on the windows icon in the bottom left hand corner of your computer screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36496 \" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-12-04\" width=\"608\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04.jpg 523w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04-350x286.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04-320x261.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-12-04-239x195.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next go to the far right of the screen. This is where you will find a search icoon at the top right of the screen. Click it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-36498\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-17-31\" width=\"607\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31.jpg 562w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31-350x298.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31-320x272.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-17-31-239x203.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must now type in the search box &#8220;recovery drive&#8221;. Now you should see right below the search box &#8220;Create a recovery drive&#8221;, click it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-36499\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-18-142\" width=\"610\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142.jpg 821w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-700x494.jpg 700w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-636x449.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-320x226.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-18-142-239x169.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As always, User Account Control pops up. \u00a0Click &#8220;<span class=\"menyykask\">Yes&#8221;<\/span> to verify that you want to do this action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36500\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-04_19-33-33123\" width=\"452\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123.jpg 452w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123-350x188.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123-320x172.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-33-33123-239x128.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At this point make sure to have the USB you are going to use plugged in. Remember you will need a good size one. I had to buy a 16 GB to create mine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Now\u00a0the &#8220;Create a recovery drive&#8221; box will appear. Here you want to make\u00a0sure the &#8220;<strong>Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive&#8221; <\/strong>box is checked.\n<ul>\n<li>The checkbox is greyed out when your PC doesn&#8217;t have a recovery partition. The recovery drive will include only the recovery tools and a bootable image, but not a recovery image to use for refreshing or resetting your PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36501\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-21-193\" width=\"665\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193.jpg 665w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-350x276.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-636x501.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-21-193-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have checked this box click &#8220;Next&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36503\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-22-194\" width=\"665\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194.jpg 665w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-350x276.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-636x501.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-22-194-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This next screen will tell how much space you well need on your USB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36504\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-03_19-25-025\" width=\"665\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025.jpg 665w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-350x276.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-636x501.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-03_19-25-025-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now all you have to do is select the USB and click &#8220;NEXT&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36505\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-04_18-54-3178\" width=\"665\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178.jpg 665w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-350x276.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-636x501.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_18-54-3178-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Windows program will now warn you that it will delete everything on the USB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If that is OK click &#8220;Create&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36507\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-04_19-06-1266\" width=\"665\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266.jpg 665w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-350x276.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-636x501.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-06-1266-239x188.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The recovery image and necessary recovery tools will be copied to your USB flash drive, which will take a while, depending on your PC and the size of the recovery image.<\/li>\n<li>The last screen will pop up and say &#8220;The recovery drive is ready&#8221;, now just click finished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36508\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-04_19-10-5789\" width=\"647\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789.jpg 647w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-350x240.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-636x436.jpg 636w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-320x220.jpg 320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-04_19-10-5789-239x164.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once this is done you have created yourself a USB recovery drive for you Windows 8.1. Trust me this will be a very useful tool to keep on hand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-1831132368\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always want to have as many life vests as I can with my computers. You never know what is going to happen to your computer in the future&#8230; or do you? \u00a0Well I don\u2019t, so this is a great little \u201cHow to\u201d to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1985,"featured_media":36519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4469],"class_list":["post-36494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-win8","tag-usb-recovery-drive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}