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Is a Recovery Drive and an .iso file the same?
Right after getting this computer, which came with Windows 10, I created a Recovery Drive. I forgot how I even did it, but when I plug it (the USB drive) into a USB port and read it, it shows several files and folders. This is supposed to get me back in the game if my computer suddenly lost its operating system, I guess.
However, I recently upgraded to version 1903 by downloading the .iso file for it and running the installation process. When I click the .iso file, it shows several files and folders just like my Recovery Drive does. Now I'm thinking that if my HDD crashed and I lost everything, and then I used my Recovery Drive as it is now, I'd be installing a much earlier version of Windows 10. Could I just erase what's on the R.D. right now and replace it with the .iso file for version 1903? Then I'd be getting something more recent when I did the recovery rather than a very early version which I'd then have to upgrade to afterwards.
There's one small difference that makes me question the idea. Like I said, when the Recovery Drive is plugged in and read, it immediately shows those files and folders. OTOH, with the .iso file, I have to click on the file in order to display those things. I'm thinking maybe the Recovery Drive as it is right now is configured in a way that automatically installs the OS since a computer with no OS in the first place wouldn't allow me to click on anything. Is this correct?