Win 10 Recovery Media

[BickleyPC]

Had a Win 10 stuck in a "diagnosing your computer" loop today. Turned up with my trusty recovery media on a USB stick to discover an ex Win 7 machine with a BIOS that couldn't boot from a USB. I'm guessing we're going to see a lot more of this that we did with Win 8. Because very few upgraded 7 to 8/8.1 the vast majority of 8/8.1 machines I come across are relatively new. What are others carrying / using for this eventuality? Would something like PloP boot manager work?

Nigel
Bickley PC

 

[nlinecomputers]

Are you certain about that? Most PCs have been bootable from USB for the past 10 years.

 

[BickleyPC]

Certain! Options for boot order in the BIOS were HDD, CD Drive, Floppy Drive (although machine doesn't have one) and Network!

 

[nlinecomputers]

Many times the USB key shows up in the hard drive list.

 

[nlinecomputers]

What brand of PC or model of motherboard.

 

[Markverhyden]

Often you have to enter BIOS to enable USB storage devices as boot options before it shows up. I've never seen a OEM W7 machine that did not have a boot from USB option somewhere.

 

[BickleyPC]

Thanks both. Looks like I've missed something then. I'll speak to the customer tomorrow and see if I can have another look. However knowing the customer he has probably already gone elsewhere. Guess I blew it!

Nigel