Create a USB recovery drive forWindowsDell recommends that you create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fixproblems that may occur with Windows. An empty USB flash drive with aminimum capacity of 16 GB is required to create the recovery drive.NOTE: The following steps may vary depending on the version ofWindows installed. Refer to the Microsoft support site for latestinstructions.1 Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.2 In Windows search, type Recovery.3 In the search results, click Create a recovery drive.The User Account Control window is displayed.4 Click Yes to continue.The Recovery Drive window is displayed.5 Select Back up system files to the recovery drive and click Next.6 Select the USB flash drive and click Next.A message appears, indicating that all data in the USB flash drive will bedeleted.7 Click Create.NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete.8 Click Finish.Reinstall Windows using a USB recoverydriveCAUTION: This process formats the hard drive and removes all dataon your computer. Ensure that you back up data on your computerbefore beginning this task.8