System Repair Disc Not Bootable in Win10

Anonymous
2020-07-11T09:42:19+00:00

I am running Win 10 Pro 64bit version 1909. I used Control Panel, System and Security, Backup and Restore (Windows 7) to create a system repair disc. That worked fine, no error messages, until I went to use it. I tried to boot my pc from the CD drive where the repair disc was inserted but got an error message, non system disc or words to that effect. I had done this previously with Win7 without any problem. Any thoughts as to why the same process is not working in Win10?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-11T11:32:10+00:00

    I'm not arguing your point about having recovery media by way of USB. I agree with the concept of you can never have enough backup. The point I was trying to make is why is there a functionality in Win10, which is a carryover from Win7, to create a system repair disc when after you create it, it's worthless and useless. Just another brilliant move by Microsoft to presumably fix something such as the operating system transitioning from Win7 to Win10 and in the process breaking something else. Where is the testing and quality control?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-11T11:45:13+00:00

    Hello William

    As an Independent Adviser I sadly have no answer to your last question as I do not work directly for Microsoft.

    I will leave the question open for others to answer.

    Regards

    Angelo

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-11T11:57:00+00:00

    Thank you for your time and effort to resolve my problem. If there is anyone else out there who is in a similar predicament, I'd like to hear from you. I am running Win10 version 1909 and about to upgrade to 2004. I'll give it another shot after the operating system has been upgraded and see what kind of result I get.

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  4. Virginia M 42,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-07-12T14:35:16+00:00

    Hello, the problem with Windows 7 backup is that it isn't reliable & therefore is being removed as the Windows installation media can be used as a repair drive to troubleshoot Windows by booting the PC with this.

    Windows backup & maybe in the future file history are being deprecated & will eventually be removed, what you’re experiencing may be related to that.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deskto...

    Microsoft recommend using third party software:

    “System Image Backup (SIB) Solution

    We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.”

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/403482...

    I recommend moving to third party imaging software now before it is removed permanently if you prefer backing up your PC rather than using File history.

    Many users recommend Macrium Reflect free:

    https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

    I use Macrium which is very reliable & I now wouldn’t be without it..

    It has it's own boot drive so you can recover from drive failure & install the image to a new drive.

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-07-12T14:47:38+00:00

    The version of the Recovery disk and the version of the OS you are trying to use for the image are important.  You would need to be running the same version of each for the image to be successful.

    There may be a possibility you could use a different version of the recovery media or install media, but you can't reimage an older version over a newer OS version unless you clean the drive first.

    So, how did you make the Recovery DVD.  Is it a Win 10 created version?  Can we assume this is a Legacy install so UEFI is not used?

    I would probably download the latest Win 10 build and burn that image to the DVD, if that is not what you are doing.  If you need an earlier version of the install media, that might be a little harder to find..

    Edit:  If you used a DVD and it made more than one DVD, you may have to insert the last DVD to start the process..

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