Windows 10 Recovery CD Free Download Question

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  1. Posts : 1,909
    Windows 11 Home 64-bit
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    Windows 10 Recovery CD Free Download Question


    I was on my Laptop, and I went online and I found this article. It says that there is a Recovery CD that is free to download for Windows 10.

    Here is the link. https://neosmart.net/blog/2015/windo...Smart+Files%29

    Is this for the finished version of Windows 10 as well?
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  2. whs
    Posts : 1,935
    Windows 7
       #2

    It was tested on Build 9926. But I assume they will eventually test it on the final version and fix it accordingly.
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  3. Posts : 419
    Win 7 Pro/32, Win 10 Pro/64/32
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    Old saying:
    "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".

    I've seen ad's for such things on TV, and every one of them is a SCAM.
    The download is FREE, just as it says, but then after the program has determined that you have several thousand problems on your PC, you must "Register" to get them fixed, and the registration can cost you anywhere from $39.95 up to ?????

    Thanks, but I'll pass.

    TechnoMage (35 years a computer tech)
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  4. Posts : 230
    10
       #4

    NeoSmart used to make good tools for WIndows, and they were free.
    They then switched to selling things and I haven't used their stuff since.

    The link is interesting, and it may work with the release version of Win10 - but only time will tell.
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  5. Posts : 4
    FreeBSD
       #5

    TechnoMage said:
    Old saying:
    "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".

    I've seen ad's for such things on TV, and every one of them is a SCAM.
    The download is FREE, just as it says, but then after the program has determined that you have several thousand problems on your PC, you must "Register" to get them fixed, and the registration can cost you anywhere from $39.95 up to ?????

    Thanks, but I'll pass.

    TechnoMage (35 years a computer tech)
    I know what you mean - that's certainly par for the course for much of that type of software. But this isn't like that, EasyRE is paid up-front (no sleazy demo or trial) and the Windows 10 one is free only for a limited time (while Windows 10 is in beta). So in general, EasyRE isn't freeware, but it's not "sleaze-ware" either. :)

    (I know this thread is a couple of weeks old - sorry!)
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  6. Posts : 356
    windows 10 pro x64 21H1
       #6

    I downloaded the iso and loaded it on my flash drive.
    I don't see how they could charge me any money at this point. It's not one of those programs that lock functionality until you pay.
    It boots up fine and seems loaded with useful options, providing ways to repair the boot, gives you command line, and a browser, and other stuff. The interface is helpful and friendly, like the kind of thing you usually have to pay for.
    My own uneducated guess is that the boot mechanism for windows 10 is not going to change significantly between now and whenever, unless the manufacturers of mobos cook up something post-UEFI, so it should remain a useful tool for the near future.
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  7. Posts : 4,131
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
       #7

    Aomei has a tool called PE Builder..

    That recovery software is a customized version of WinPE

    Actually most boot disks are customized versions of WinPE - Macrium is another example

    you can create a windows 10 OS recovery disk by going into control panel - recovery - create a recovery drive
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  8. Posts : 356
    windows 10 pro x64 21H1
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    Kyhi said:
    Aomei has a tool called PE Builder..

    That recovery software is a customized version of WinPE

    Actually most boot disks are customized versions of WinPE - Macrium is another example

    you can create a windows 10 OS recovery disk by going into control panel - recovery - create a recovery drive
    I have found the windows recovery media to be kind of limited when it comes to fixing boot problems.
    I have had cases where the windows CD couldn't do it, but macrium saved the day.
    this neosoft tool has more to offer than even macrium.
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  9. Posts : 4,131
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
       #9

    Macrium is an imaging program - nothing more then backup software..

    The windows CD uses windows tools and a command line prompt

    here is my custom version of WinPE > Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online.
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  10. Posts : 356
    windows 10 pro x64 21H1
       #10

    Kyhi said:
    Macrium is an imaging program - nothing more then backup software..

    The windows CD uses windows tools and a command line prompt
    right, but they threw into their recovery media a section for solving boot problems, and it is more robust than the windows equivalent.
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