Download Windows 10 Boot Repair Tool (USB Drive)

Seeking Windows 10 boot repair tool for troubleshooting 

The answer is yes, you can repair Windows 10 from USB drive, and there is more than one tool.

The benefit of the Windows 10 boot repair tool 

With the Windows 10 boot repair tool,  you can benefit from the following aspects:

In the following article, I will introduce how to make a recovery USB and how to use it to repair a system.

How to repair Windows 10 from boot USB 

It is a wise choice to create a Windows 10 repair USB drive in case of system problems. So we can repair Windows 10 from boot USB at the first time. The process is divided into 3 parts: 

1️⃣ Download the Windows 10 boot repair tool to create a bootable USB drive

2️⃣ Boot Windows 10 from the bootable USB

3️⃣ Select a way to repair Windows 10 

Part 1: Create a bootable USB drive using repair tool

As mentioned earlier, there is more than one Windows 10 boot repair tool. Here take the "Recovery Drive" feature as an example:

Step 1. Connect a USB drive to your working computer and make sure it can be detected.

Step 2. In the search box, type "recovery drive" and choose "Create a recovery drive."

Step 3. In the small pop-up window, check the option "Back up system files to the recovery drive" and click "Next."

Step 4. Select a USB flash drive and click "Next."

Step 5. Click "Create" to start the operation.

 

You can also download the Windows 10 media creation tool to create a boot repair tool for troubleshooting. 

Part 2: Boot Windows 10 from USB drive 

If you need to repair the system using a boot repair USB drive when your operating system fails to boot, you can insert the repair USB drive into your computer and boot from it.

Step 1. Click the Power button to start your computer and press the BIOS key (F2, F10, ESC, etc) to access the BIOS setup. 

Step 2. Go to the Boot tab and move the USB drive to the first choice.

Step 3. Save changes and exit the BIOS Setup. It will boot from the USB drive automatically. Press a key when you see a prompt, "Press any key to boot from USB drive".

Part 3: Repair Windows 10 from USB drive

You will see a Windows Setup screen once you access the recovery environment window. Try to access diagnostic and repair tools provided by Microsoft and repair Windows 10 from USB drive.

Step 1. In the initial Windows Setup window, click "Next" and then "Repair your computer". 

Step 2. In the "Troubleshoot" window, you will see two options. Click "Recover from a drive" if you want to reinstall Windows 10. If not, click "Advanced options" to access more diagnose and repair tools, such as"Startup Repair", "Command Prompt", "System Image Recovery", etc.

Step 3. Select a way to repair or reinstall Windows 10. 

#1: Recover from a drive

Step 1. After selecting "Recover from a drive", you need to opt for "Just remove my files" or "fully clean the drive".

Step 2. Click "Recover" to start the process. It will take a while to finish and restart your computer. 

Step 3. You'll be asked to configure your preference settings. Just follow the on-screen instructions to make it.

#2: Perform Startup Repair 

Click "Startup Repair" in the Advanced options window. It will attempt to fix the boot issues automatically. Just wait patiently.

#3: Repair damaged system files 

Step 1. Click "Command Prompt" in the Advanced options window

Step 2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and hit "Enter". Replace d: with the drive letter of the partition that contains your Windows installation.

"sfc /scannow /offbootdir=d:\ /offwindir=d:\windows"

#4: Rebuild MBR 

Step 1. Click"Command Prompt" in the Advanced Options window

Step 2. In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands one by one and press "Enter". 

• bootrec /fixmbr
• bootrec /fixboot
• bootrec /rebuildbcd

#5: Restore from a system image 

Step 1. Click "System Image Recovery" in the Advanced Options window.

Step 2. Select the operating system you are using, Windows 10, for instance. 

Step 3. In the Re-image your computer, select the recommended system image and click "Next".

Step 4. Select the Format and repartition disks option, then click Next > Finish > Yes to restore Windows 10 image to new hard drive.

💡Alternative - Create a Windows 10 repair disk just in case 

Also, there are 3 common situations where alternatives are needed. The third-party boot repair tool - AOMEI Backupper Standard will be a top choice and it integrates with backup and restore feature to help you protect your OS and data safely. 

The third-party boot repair tool - AOMEI Backupper Standard will be a top choice and it integrates with the backup and restore feature to help you protect your OS and data safely. When your PC fails to start, you can boot it from the bootable USB and restore system to new hard drive or SSD quickly.  

Now, download the free bootable media creator - AOMEI Backupper Standard to get started.

Steps to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive (Universal)

Then, open free the Windows 10 boot repair tool to create a bootable USB drive.

Step 1. In the main interface, click “Create Bootable Media” under the “Tools” tab.

Step 2. Select the type of bootable media. "WinPE" is recommended for more complete functions and easier operation. The created disc is compatible with both legacy/MBR and UEFI/GPT. 

Step 3. Select the USB Boot Device and click “Next” to execute the operation.

When the process completes, click on the “Finish” button.

You can then boot from the created bootable USB drive. You need to access the BIOS and set the USB drive as the first boot option.

After loading, you'll access this free bootable media creator - AOMEI Backupper, and enjoy all the features in it. It supports different backup tasks, from system backup to disk backup, partition backup, file backup, etc. Correspondingly, it allows you to restore the system or disk to new hard drive or SSD when your computer fails to boot.

If your computer has different hardware, you need to use the Universal Restore feature (available in the Professional edition) to resolve the driver incompatible issues.

Further reading: Ultimate Boot CD for Windows 10 

The Ultimate Boot CD is a free bootable recovery tool designed to fix and troubleshoot computers that won't boot. It includes diagnostic tools for testing the CPU, RAM, hard drive, video card, and other hardware components. This utility helps you diagnose issues and recover your malfunctioning computer.

It provides excellent diagnostic tools and creates a bootable ISO on a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive. This tool allows you to run floppy-based diagnostics quickly from CD-ROM or USB devices, eliminating the need for outdated floppy disks. It sets up a virtual instance of the floppy within a BIOS-like user interface.

Verdict

If your computer becomes unbootable, it is nice to fix the issue using the Windows 10 boot repair tool (USB drive). It is effective and simple to restore the system using bootable media created by AOMEI Backupper. All in all, it is wise to back up the system in advance so that you can restore the system if necessary.

If you want to protect unlimited computers within your company, you can pick AOMEI Backupper Technician. With the inbuilt AOMEI Image Deploy tool, you are also allowed to deploy/restore system image files on server-side computers to multiple client-side computers over a network.

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