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‎05-07-2018 03:49 PM

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Product: HP Envy x360- P/N: X7U54UA#ABA
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I recently purchased a Windows 10 laptop and installed a few programs/files. I realize that I should have created a recovery USB drive.

 

In order to create a recovery USB, do I need to restore the laptop to factory settings first?

 

If I do not, will the recovery media include data from the programs/files that I installed?

 

Thank you.

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‎05-07-2018 04:50 PM

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@cmw0829

 

>>> In order to create a recovery USB, do I need to restore the laptop to factory settings first?

No, you can create anytime (only ONCE) as long as the Recovery partition stays intact.

 

>>> If I do not, will the recovery media include data from the programs/files that I installed?

No, it won't include user files/data and programs installed after opening the box.

 

Regards.

 

 

BH
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‎05-07-2018 04:50 PM

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@cmw0829

 

>>> In order to create a recovery USB, do I need to restore the laptop to factory settings first?

No, you can create anytime (only ONCE) as long as the Recovery partition stays intact.

 

>>> If I do not, will the recovery media include data from the programs/files that I installed?

No, it won't include user files/data and programs installed after opening the box.

 

Regards.

 

 

BH
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‎05-08-2018 12:16 PM

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Many thanks for your time and reply.

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