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System Recovery
Using Windows RE
Windows has a recovery environment (Windows RE) that provides recovery,
repair, and troubleshooting tools. The tools are referred to as Advanced
Startup Options. You can access these options by selecting Start Settings
Update & security Recovery (for Windows 10) or Start Settings
System Recovery (for Windows 11).
There are several choices:
System Restore
This option allows you to restore Windows to an earlier point in time if
you have created a restore point.
Recover from a drive
If you have created a recovery drive on Windows, you can use the
recovery drive to reinstall Windows.
Reset this PC
This option allows you to reinstall Windows with or without keeping
your files.
See Microsoft website for more information.
NOTE:
If you are in a situation where your computer won’t boot into Windows,
you can access the Advanced Startup Options by running the BIOS Setup
Utility and selecting Advanced Windows RE.
System recovery for Windows typically will take several hours to
complete.