This article posted byMiniTool official siteprovides you with five solutions to create Windows system recovery USB.

Each method is special and easy to complete.

Just read through, compare them all, and figure out which one suits you most.

Windows 10 Installation Disc vs Recovery Disc - Differences

Once you better restore or recover your box, you could make use of it for system installation.

Such recovery USB drive is a pop in of repair disk.

Other repair disks are recovery DVD, CD, external hard disk, and so on.

select Media Builder in MiniTool ShadowMaker

They all can also be used to boot up working or crashed computers.

Why Need to Create Recovery USB Disk?

So, even if you have the recovery CD or DVD, you cant make use of it.

choose WinPE-based media with MiniTool plug-in

Windows 10 installation disc vs recovery disc, what are their differences?

How to create a Windows 10 installation disc?

Check answers in this post.

add drivers to WinPE boot disk

Then, how to make a recovery USB?

How to build a recovery USB without DVD/CD?

Solution 1.

data damage warning

It is better to have no other files on the USB.

Also, a working Windows 7 computer is needed to conduct the task.

Connect the USB disk to the Windows 7 computer.

successfully created Windows 7 recovery USB without DVD

Download and install MiniTool ShadowMaker on the computer.

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Step 3.

Launch the program and clickKeep Trialif it prompts.

choose ISO file

Move to theToolstab and selectMedia Builder.

In the new window, clickWinPE-based media with MiniTool plug-into choose it.

On the next screen, selectUSB Flash Diskto continue.

choose media type of Windows 7 backup

It will warn you about data damage to the target USB drive.

yo verify THAT THERE IS NO IMPORTANT DATA ON THE USB OR CRUCIAL FILES ARE MOVED OUT ALREADY.

Just confirm by clickingYes.

click begin copying

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Step 8.

Wait until the process finishes.

It wont take long.

select Bootable Media in MiniTool Partition Wizard

Then, clickFinishto exit.

Now, you have successfully created your Windows recovery USB.

Solution 2.

create Windows 7 system repair image

Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool »

Step 1.

Download, install, and launch the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool on your gear.

On the first screen, clickBrowseto select source Windows 7 ISO on your machine.

BIOS setup settings

It will automatically detect and select your USB equipment as a target location.

If not, click theRefreshicon.

Finally, clickBegin copying.

Windows 7 system recovery options

It will start copying the Windows 7 ISO file to the target USD drive.

Take your patience and wait until it completes.

you might do other non-related businesses during the copy process.

Solution 3.

Besides, it enables you torecover deleted or lost files.

Just download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard on your gear.

Open it and click theBootable Mediaoption on the upper right to launch MiniTool Media Builder.

Solution 4.

In the pop-up window, select your USB drive under theOn a hard disksection and clickNext.

Then, just follow the guidance to finish the task.

Solution 5.

Anyhow, the larger the better.

Within your blank USB gear, create a folder namedWin7and two subfolders namedSourcesandBootrespectively.

Then, copy some system boot and recovery-related files from your current Windows 7 to the Win7 folder.

How to Use Windows 7 Recovery USB?

Then, get your machine to work again.

Procedures for accessing the BIOS and changing parameters differ from different computers.

Below is a usual guide for your reference.

Plug the Windows 7 recovery USB into the target computer and power on the machine.

Press a key (F2, F12, Delete, Esc, etc.)

In most cases, a startup or boot menu will appear.

On the menu, select BIOS related option.

In the BIOS setup screen, select theBoottab.

There are instructions on the screen.

PressF10or other keys to save the changes.

If will pop up asking for your confirmation.

Just selectYesto save changes and exit.

Then, kickstart your gear and it will boot from the Windows 7 recovery USB.

Then, follow the onscreen instructions to finish your task.