Lost rescue media

Hello @KCav45,

KCav45 said:

I lost the USB dongle I used for Repairing Windows 10. What should I do to create a new one?

There are various places that you can obtain an ISO for your particular Win 10 Pro 64-bit Version . . .

ISO Resources - Including MS Servers:

> Download Universal Windows Downloader v0.2 - MajorGeeks
> Download Windows 10 Disc Image [ ISO File ]
> Media Creation Tool & ISO Downloader - Rufus
> Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool 8.44 - MajorGeeks
> TechBench by WZT - Includes OLDER Windows 10 ISO's - RECOMMENDED
> Universal Windows Downloader [ Portable ] - MajorGeeks
> UUP Dump - Download UUP Files from Windows Update Servers with Ease.
> Windows 10 ISO & Office ISO Download Tool – Heidoc
> Windows ISO - Windows 10 Download Database

I hope this helps.

Kenneth,

1 Download the ISO - use one of the sources identified in Download Windows 10 ISO File -TenForumsTutorials [one of them, the MS MCT tool, achieves both steps 1 & 3]

2 If you are running an 'InPlace upgrade' / 'Repair install' procedure then you can do so directly from the downloaded ISO file as well as from an InstallUSB but, in both cases, you boot into Windows normally not from the USB- Repair Install - TenForumsTutorials

3 You will only ever need to consider making an InstallUSB [or DVD] if you want to run a clean install [or to carry out specific repairs such as Startup repairs] - Create Bootable Installation USB - TenForumsTutorials

4 For info -
Startup Repair - TenForumsTutorials
Clean Install - TenForumsTutorials and, in preparation for one, consider Backup and Restore Device Drivers - TenForumsTutorials


Denis

It depends what you want it to do. There is no definition of a "Rescue dongle" so I fell back on what I knew, an InstallUSB.

To avoid having to download anything, you can just make this instead
Recovery drive - TenForumsTutorials

Denis

I need coffee, I thought somewhere inside of W10, one can make a Rescue DVD and/or USB flash drive? Long ago, I was able to do that from within Windows 7 Pro, make a rescue device, which can also do a Startup Repair.

NavyCLDR, I missed it, thanks for the heads-up! Now, continuing, an interesting follow-up from KCav:
"The problem I was having with user names no longer exists on this notebook, however, I have 2 notebooks, both are HP EliteBook 8460p. The same problem arose on both notebooks and still exists on the other one. I wonder what caused the problem."