A system Recovery Drive stores a copy of the Windows 10 environment on external sources, like a CD/DVD or USB drive. When the PC/computer has problems that preclude Windows from booting. A Windows USB recovery drive will help you to reset the system to its original condition.
Unlike further Windows reset methods, using a USB recovery disk does not contain the option to keep your personal files intact after resetting the computer. Please first takes a backup of all personal files before starting the reset process when possible.
1- Insert your CD/DVD or recovery USB drive into your PC. Start your PC, press the appropriate key to boot from the DVD or USB drive instead of the hard drive.
2- Select the keyboard layout for your language or country and then hit Enter.
3- All your files and app will be removed after the OS reinstalled. Select Recover from a Drive option to tell the PC to take the version of Windows on your drive.
4- Here you choose the option to remove only files or completely clear the operating system If you were planning to recycle a computer. Since you’re planning to keep this machine, select Just remove my files.
Your PC will warn you once again that all personal files will be deleted and any apps that did not come with the OS will be removed. In addition, if you repartitioned your hard disk, this will restore it to its original state, which means you will need to set up the partition again.
5- Then Windows will tell you that it’s recovering your PC. When finished, Windows is officially reinstalled. Select Recover
6- Windows 10 takes you through the setup process and applies any updates.
7- After completed the setup, you can sign into Windows. Again, you won’t get your personal files here, but hopefully, you have backed those up elsewhere so you can now restore them. You will also need to reinstall your desktop applications.
In this article, we take a look to restore Windows 10 by running System Image Recovery tools using Windows system repair disk.
Microsoft included in Windows a system image utility that makes it simple to backup the entire computer, which we can then use to restore in case of operating system failure. Note: a system image is an exact replica of the hard disk, down to the partition layout. It’s depending on how large our Windows 10 installation is, it will use a lot of space, so you can use an external USB hard disk with a lot of space.
1- You can proceed to shutdown the computer, install your bootable media go to your computer bios and choose boot from the recovery drive or system repair disk.
2- The Windows logo will appear on the screen, choose your keyboard layout, and then hit enter.
3- Select Troubleshoot option
4- Select System Image Recovery option
5- At this point, you will be prompted to select the operating system that you need to restore. You select the Windows 10 tile to get start.
6- Windows cannot find a system image, Make sure the external hard drive where the system image is located is connected and turned on.
7- System Image will automatically select the latest system image if you want to restore another image. Choose the Select a system image box and then click the Next button and follow the on-screen instructions to choose an available system image. Click next
Windows System Image will format the hard disk and repartition your HDD, if you have any other partitions or other attached storage you would exclude, and do so then click Next.
8- Choose additional restore options, click on Advanced button.
9- Advanced options.
10- Select next.
11- Select the Finish button to begin
12- Warning before the restoration begins, select Yes to continue.
13- Please wait while the restoration takes place.
Do you want to automatically run programs in windows computers to remind you about something? Use the Task Scheduler tool included with Windows its interface is easy to use. If you need to use any Antivirus or Anti-Malware Software to scan your computer regularly then you should create a Scheduled Task for the Antivirus or Anti-Malware Software. If you can use a specific program on a regular basis, then you can run the Schedule Task wizard to setup a task that runs the programs automatically.
Automatically Run Programs in Windows
1- To launch the Task Scheduler, select search bar, type Task Scheduler, and click the Task Scheduler to open it.
2- Or you can click on the Windows start menu, expand Windows Administrator Tools, and then open Task Scheduler.
Creating a Basic Task
3- Select the Create Basic Task link on your right side of the Task Scheduler window.
4- Enter a name, description for the task, the name will help you remember what the task does later.
5- Select when you need the task to trigger or start. You can run the task daily, week, monthly, and etc. select next.
6- Specify a specific time/date for the event to occur and then click next.
7- Choose an action when you want the task to perform and then click next.
8- If you want to run a program, then select the Browse button and find the program’s .exe file on your hard drive majority of programs will be located under Program Files on your C: drive.
9- Select a program you want to automatically run and then click open.
10- Select next.
11- Windows will pop up the details of the task we created. Your task will be created after selecting the Finish button.
If you would like to disable a task you scheduled, go to the task in the list, right-click on it, and then select Disable or Delete.
Advanced Task options
To edit more advanced task settings, right-click on a task you have already created and then select Properties.
From this window, you can adjust few settings that are hidden in the basic wizard interface.
In this guide, I will explain how to create a Scheduled Task in Windows 10 20H2. Using this Windows feature, we can create any Scheduled Task in Windows 10. Windows 10 provides excellent features called a Schedule Task. Before we start to create a Scheduled Task preference item, we should review the behavior of each type of action possible with this extension.
We should be logged with PC as an Administrator to perform this task. If you may have running a program automatically instead of running and running applications, you can create a Scheduled Task to run the program automatically.
Create a Scheduled Task in Windows 10
1- Select the Windows search box, type task scheduler and hit enter.
2- Or open control panel and click on the Administrative tools.
3- Select Task Scheduler.
4- Task Scheduler Window will pop up; under action menu select Create Basic Task.
5- In the Create Basic Task Wizard, enter a name, Description of the task and then click next.
6- Here you can select to start the task Daily or Weekly or Monthly or Onetime or when your Computer starts, depending on your choice and then select next.
9- Click on the Browse Button to set a location of the programs.
10- You can add arguments and start in.
11- These two things are optional, select next.
12- If you need to open the property dialogue for the task, then select the Checkbox “Open the Properties Dialog for the Task When I Click Finish” and select Finish.
13- Click on newly created task and then select properties for additional settings.
14- Now you will see the properties dialog for the task.
Windows 10 Insider Preview of Build 20270 from the Iron Branch is now available for people in Windows on the Dev channel. Windows 10 2021 Built 20270 today brings file skills to Cortana. Wonder what is that? These are all the details:
File Skill in Cortana
Cortana can now be use on your PC to translate their thinking into direct action to open and find files and save time to navigate the application/folder to find and open files.
Company users who enter Cortana with their company credentials (e.g., AAD) can search files store in One Drive for Business and SharePoint along with files store locally on their PC (this setting in Settings> Search> Searching Windows). Users using Microsoft Account (e.g., ending with Outlook.com or Hotmail.com) can use Cortana to find files store on their PC. This feature is currently available for our English-speaking users in the US.
Alt-Text: Cortana displays files as a response to the request “Find the latest file.”
Try and use Cortana to open or search for files with:
part of the file name (Example: “Hey Cortana, open the marketing deck.”)
The author’s name (example: “Hey Cortana, open the Excel budget from Anthony”)
Find the documents that you have edit (Examples: Hey Cortana, find my latest file “)
Find documents of a particular type (Example: “Hey Cortana, Find the recent PDF”).
Windows 10 2021 Build 20270: Change and Repair:
The new “Advance View” check box in the Optimize drive now goes up and running and checks it will display the previous volume not visible in this window (for example, a system partition and recovery).
Using a touch keyboard in a portrait posture on a 2-in-1 touch device now supports split keyboard mode. (It was release into Windows Insiders in the beta channel as part of the latest Windows experience package update.)
Windows 10 (Fe_Release) Build 20270: Repair
Fix problems that produce several dialogues, such as property, display black text on a dark background on the recent files.
We fix problems that can produce specific applications unexpectedly when clicking the top button in the latest Built.
Also fix problems that produce printers with Japanese characters in their names, not displaying correctly in printer settings & scanners.
It also fix problems that can lead to delays logging into your PC on devices with many users.
Known issues yet to be addressed:
We are looking for reports about the update process pending for a long time when trying to install a new building.
Direct preview for embed sites isn’t activated for everyone, so you can see a grey window floating on a thumbnail in the taskbar. We continue to work on polishing this experience.
We are trying to allow new taskbar experiences for existing embed sites. Meanwhile, you can unpin a location from the taskbar, delete it from the edge: //apps page, and then re-pin the site.
We are working on repairs to problems that produce some users see errors 0x80070426 when using their Microsoft account to enter various applications. If you meet, reboot your PC you can fix this.
We are working on repairs for problems where in recent Dev channel builds, and no drives appear under the settings> Systems> Storage> Manage disks and volumes. As a solution, you can manage your disk in a classic disk management tool.
In this article, I will Create a System Repair Disk in Windows 10. All we know that Windows 10 users can create both a System Repair Disk and System recovery drive to access the Windows advanced boot options for troubleshooting startup.
Which one is a best option?
Windows system repair disc is a bootable CD/DVD that includes tools we can use to troubleshoot Windows when it won’t start accurately. It will also give you tools for restoring your computer from an image backup that you have created before. Whereas a recovery disk is a bootable USB drive that permits users access to the same troubleshooting tools as same as a system repair disc but also permits you to reinstall Windows if it comes to that. Most of the users like to create a recovery USB drive. But if your computer can’t boot from USB, then you need to create a system repair disc based on CD/DVD.
Create system repair disc
If you need to create system repair disc, then follow the below steps.
Create a System Repair Disc (CD/DVD)
1- Insert empty CD/DVD to your computer. 2- Select Widows search button, type control panel and then open it.
3- Select Backup and Restore (Windows 7), under the control panel.
4- On your left side select Create a system repair disc.
5- Then, it will get you into the Create a system repair disc window. Choose your CD/DVD on your computer and then select Create disc.
6- The Windows will start to create a system repair disc (CD/DVD). It will be faster than creating a recovery drive because it will not Backup System files to disk.
7- When it’s completed, it gives show you a guide about using the system repair disc. Click Close.
8- System repair disk complete, select ok to close the create a system repair disc window.
In this article, I will discuss how to Fix Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot Issues connection obtaining IP address. Everyone wants to share the Internet with other devices, such as phone, PC, laptops, with computer wireless network features. Even though, it is very costly to buy Hotspot Software’s like “Connectify hotspot” to enable sharing Wi-Fi hotspot especially when you don’t have wireless router. Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot easily allows users to consume their computer internet connection without limit.
If you are unable to connect your devices to a Windows mobile hotspot, and all of them are not assigning automatically IP addresses through DHCP.
Fix Windows 10 mobile hotspot Issues
If you would like to use my system tablet as a mobile hotspot. After I turn on Windows mobile hotspot in Network & Internet Settings, my other devices like my Android Smartphone did not connect to it and the connection just stuck at obtaining IP address problems message. The device can’t assign a static IP address and we need to enable DHCP in Windows 10 computer. If the device fails to “obtain an IP address” with “Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot”, the current Ethernet adapter may link with the internet sharing function. Follow the below steps to correct the linked thing and resolve the problem.
Mobile Hotspot connections are stuck at Obtaining IP Address
1- From the Windows start menu select Settings and then select Network & Internet. On your left side select Ethernet then select change adapter settings to open network connections.
2nd way to open network connections
Click on Windows search bar, type network connection and hit enter to open it.
2- Here you can find local area connection * 4 (you may find with different numbers). Select your wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection the one you are using as a mobile hotspot, right-click on it and then select Properties.
3- Choose Sharing tab, then choose “allow other network users to connect through this computer’s network connection”. Choose “Local area connection* 4” from the dropdown under “Home networking connection”.
Watch Video: How to Fix Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot Not Working
This article will show you how to enable mobile hotspot feature for all users in Windows 10. We can turn our Windows 10 PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot by sharing our Internet connection with other devices. You can share an Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or cellular data connection.
The Mobile Hotspot feature could be exceptionally useful and a life savior during meetings or presentations. We can connect to the Internet using a wireless or a wired Ethernet adapter. Although, did you know Windows 10 will allows you to share the internet connection with other devices through a feature named Mobile Hotspot? Windows 10 will allow you to turn your PC into a mobile hotspot by sharing the Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi.
Enable Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10
Users must be signed in as an administrator right to enable or disable the mobile hotspot feature.
Use your PC as a Mobile Hotspot
By default, this Windows 10 feature is configurable by the users. But if a system (computer or laptop) doesn’t support the hosting network due to hardware deficiency, this feature might not work or may be totally absent.
Read more: How to Fix Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot Not Working.
1- Setup a mobile hotspot in Windows 10 is simple. To begin, select the Windows key and then click Settings.
2- Select Network & Internet
3- On the left sidebar select Mobile hotspot
If your Windows 10 PC is at the same time connected to your broadband by both Wi-Fi and Ethernet, the first thing you need to confirm that from where you want to share your internet connection. Under the Share, My Internet connection from the dropdown list, select either Wi-Fi or Ethernet,
4- Turn on Share my Internet connection with other devices under mobile hotspot and then select the Edit button. I already changed the name.
5- Enter a network name, a network password and then click save.
6- Now you can use your system as a mobile hotspot.
7- Connect to other device; go to the device Wi-Fi settings and enable Wi-Fi.
From the other devices, you will find your Windows 10 mobile hotspot like a WiFi connection. For example, from another system, your hotspot will show up on the wireless network list.
8- Select your mobile hotspot, enter password and then click connect.
9- It is important to bear in mind that the Windows 10 hotspot can handle a maximum of eight connections. You can see all the devices currently connected to the Mobile hotspot.
Turning off the hotspot
When all things are done using the Mobile hotspot, you can disable it. Click the Mobile Hotspot button to turn it off.
Watch Video: how to enable mobile hotspot in windows 10
In this article, I will explain different ways to fix network cable unplugged error in windows 10. The Network Cable Unplugged error means that your computer is not detecting the Ethernet connection correctly therefore producing the error. This error generally happens when we upgrade Windows or install a potential updates.
This error can happen due to outdated network drivers, the PC conflicting on the speed of the connection. If you are also getting this error, there is nothing to worry. I will help you to fix these problems through our procedure. Follow the below procedure, one by one, until the issue is resolved.
First Ensure your router or modem is turned on
Possibly the reason why you are getting this error that your Ethernet cable is unplugged is because your modem or router is turned off. If your router is turned off, the PC would not receive a signal that there is the Ethernet cable connected to it, hence this message will show up. Check your router/modem if the lights are blinking.
Clean your Ethernet cable and ports
If the Ethernet ports of the modem or router are dirty, a connection between them can’t be established. The caused is that your PC considering the Ethernet network cable not connected. Unplugged your Ethernet cable from your computer, modem, or router and then check all the Ethernet ports. If the port is dirty, then clean the ports reconnect the Ethernet cable, and check links it should be established between your modem/router and computer.
Change the Ethernet cable
If the Ethernet cable is damaged, the cable would not transmit the Internet connection from your router or modem to the computer properly. First, test your Ethernet cables with testers or multimeters; however, if you don’t have cable testers, but you have another Ethernet cable, you can use it for testing. Plug another Ethernet cable, and then check if the error still appears.
Connect your Ethernet cable to another port of your router
Maybe the port in the modem or router, where the Ethernet cable is connected is damage. Every router has a light glowing when an active connection is detected, over the Ethernet port. If you did not see a light glowing while your PC is turned on, then possible that the port is not working.
Restart your computer
If you get an error that the network cable is unplugged, but in fact, it is connected, there may be a temporary software fault. This fault can be resolved if you restart your computer. Restarting your computer will restart all the programs that were running on it in the background, and which may be drove to this error. Turn off your PC pressing the power (on/off) button, and wait for sometime before you turn it back on.
Uninstall Ethernet Adapter Drivers
Another reason for this error may be faulty drivers.
1- Right-click Start button & then click on Device Manager.
2- Expand Network Adapters, right-click on the Ethernet Adapter and then select Uninstall device.
3- Select the checkbox Delete the driver software for this device and then select Uninstall.
4- Select the PC name and select scan drivers.
Change Duplex Settings
Windows utilize a complex system familiar as Duplex, which manages the directions of network communication. The duplex values setting are auto negotiation set by default, which is courage by Windows for best performance. Many users having informed that duplex settings were causing the Network Cable Unplugged error and then they fixed it by changing its value.
1- Right-click on Windows Start menu and then choose Device Manager.
2- In the Device Manager window, expand Ethernet Adapter. Right-click on your Ethernet adapter and then select Properties.
3- Select Advanced tab.
4- Select Speed & Duplex under Property, change its value to 10 Mbps Half Duplex and then Click on ok.
5- Restart your computer.
Note: If this value does not help. Just change the value to 100 Mbps Full Duplex and see if it works.
Disable and enable the network adapter
Disabling and deactivating the network adapter can response Network Cable Unplugged error. The network adapter froze and would not let you connect to the Internet. This action will in fact shut down the network adapter, and all the processes related to it, and then turn it back on.
To disable and enable the network adapter, follow the steps.
1- Select the search button, type appwiz.cpl and then open the Control Panel.
2- Select Network and Sharing Center.
3- Select Change adapter settings.
4- Right-click on the Ethernet connection (network cable unplugged) and select Disable.
5- To enable the network connection, right-click and select Enable.
2nd way to disable or enable network adapter
1- If have a Wi-Fi icon or the network adapter icon on the Windows taskbar. Right-click on it and click on Open Network & Internet Settings.
2- Under Related Settings, select Change adapter options.
3- Now right-click on Ethernet connection and select Disable.
3rd ways to disable and enable network adapter
1- Right click on Windows start bar and select device manager.
2- Expand network adapter, right click on your network adapter and select disable.
3- Select Yes.
4- Right-click on your Ethernet connection and choose Enable.
5- Select your PC name and click on Scan for hardware changes.
After implementing the last step, Windows will install the default drivers for Ethernet Adapter. Check if this has solved your problem. If you are still facing the issue, follow the next method.
Reinstall the network driver
If your network driver is defective, or at least one of its files, errors can occur. Might be your network driver is the cause for the Network Cable Unplugged error to occur. In this matter, what we need to do is to remove the network driver and reinstall it.
To uninstall the driver, there are more ways:
Through the Device Manager
1- Right-click This PC/My computer and then select Properties.
2- Select Device Manager and then expand Network adapters. Right click on the network driver and choose Uninstall device.
Through the program and features
1- Type appwiz.cpl in the search bar and select Control Panel items
2- Find the network driver in the list, select it and click on the Uninstall/Change button.
Download & install the latest version of network driver
Update the network driver to fix network cable unplugged error
Outdated network driver may be also cause of the Network Cable Unplugged error message. If you have updated your Windows or drivers recently. Update Ethernet Adapter Drivers must solve the issue.
1- Right-click on Windows Start button and then choose Device Manager.
2- Expand your Network Adapters and then right-click on your Ethernet Adapter. Choose Update Driver.
3- Choose Search automatically for driver.
4- Windows will download and install the latest network drivers. When the process will complete, restart the computer and you will be free of the error.
Windows 10 Recovery drive (USB) is used to restore the formerly created Windows system restore point. Whenever your computer has experienced problems such as hardware failure, you will be able to use the Windows recovery drive to restore Windows 10. If you did not create any restore point before, the created Windows recovery drive can’t recover Windows.
Windows 10 has many ways to recover and back up your system, along with more advanced startup options. Windows updates to enhance security and computer performance routinely, so it’s recommended to recreate the recovery drive. Applications and Personal files that did not come with your computer will not be backed up. You will need at least a 16 GB USB drive. Creating a recovery drive permits you to boot from the recovery USB drive and then access the advanced startup options. Then we can use those advanced tools to help boot and troubleshoot the problems. For more details visit Microsoft
3- “Create Windows 10 USB recovery drive”, select Create a recovery drive.
2nd way to open Recovery Drive wizard.
Type recovery drive in Windows search bar and then press enter.
4- Create a recovery drive wizard, Select Back up system files to the recovery drive checkbox and then click Next.
5- Please wait the recovery wizard preparing to copy files to your flash drive.
6- Choose your USB flash disk as the recovery drive and then click Next.
Bear in mind that all the data on the USB drive gets deleted.
7- Verify the warning message that everything on the drive will be deleted. If you have any personal files on this drive, make sure you’ve backed up the files and then select the Create button.
8- Creating the recovery drive in progress.
9- USB recovery drive successfully created (The recovery drive is ready) click Finish.
In this guide, I will explain different ways to uninstall your phone app from Windows 10. Did you link your Samsung Android smartphone or iPhone with your Windows 10 computer. Maybe it is not useful for your, or it crashes a lot, and you need to remove your phone app and disconnect it from your PC?.
Remove your phone from Windows 10
How to unlinking your phone from Windows 10 and Microsoft account follow the below guide.
1- Select Windows Start button and then select Settings icon.
2- Select Phone settings.
3- Your Phone window will popup, here you see all the linked phones Windows 10. The Samsung Android, smartphones, and iPhones, depending on what you have.
How to uninstall your phone app from this Windows 10 PC
4- Select unlink this PC
5- The action is immediate, and all the phones are unlinked from this specific Windows 10 computer.
6- In the Your Phone screen, select the link Manage all devices linked with your Microsoft account. Your default browser will open the device’s link for your Microsoft account.
7- Type your Microsoft account that you use on your computer and then click next.
8- Type account password and then click sign in.
9- This web page lists all the devices (PC, iPhone, Android) that you have set up with your Microsoft account. Select the device that you need to unlink from your Microsoft account.
10- Select manage button under your device, and select Unlink this phone.
11- Select the checkbox Unlink this mobile phone and then select Remove.
12- Confirmation message got that the phone is unlinked.
All is done, and there is no Android smartphone or iPhone can connect to your Windows 10 computer. NOTE: Later if you later want to reconnect your Android smartphone or iPhone with your PC, follow this guide
Uninstall Your Phone Companion from your Android smartphone or Microsoft Edge from the iPhone Let’s assume you need to completely remove the Your Phone companion between Windows 10 and your Android phone. Uninstall Your Phone app from your Android device.
In this article, I will show you how to create Windows 10 System Image Backup. Windows 10 offers multiple ways to back up and recover your PC data. One tool set (Backup and Restore Windows 7) that you could be used to create a full system image backup. A Windows system image can be used to recover files or restore your entire computer if you are unable to boot your Windows.
Create a System Image in Windows 10
1- Click on search bar type control panel and then select to open.
2- Once opened Control Panel, select Backup and Restore (Windows 7).
3- Select create a system image under control panel home.
4- Looking for backup devices.
5- Windows will scan your PC devices, and you have a several ways to create your system image. You can use an external drive, DVD Drive, and a network location.
6- I am going to choose a network location, click select button to browse the network share. Recommendation: Use an external drive for windows image backup.
11- Successfully completed system image, you will get an option to create a system repair disk. If you have not yes created one, please do it now so you are prepared to recover your PC if required.
Create a system repair disk?
12- Insert an empty disk into the DVD Drive and then select create disk.
13- Create a Windows system recovery disk in progress.
