Yeah, I'm gonna invest in a external hard drive as well.
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@zbook Thanks for the info & help. Much Appreciated!
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You're welcome.
Glad to help.
Glad to help.
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The 'Dell Recovery Drive' option ONLY creates a recovery drive to restore the FACTORY INSTALLED version of the OS.
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Yes, I was having trouble using the USB on my Dell desktop recognized by windows, I found that I had to recover the USB in order to be able to use the flash drive.
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“Read” then use the relatively new, Option One. You no longer have to create media, Windows downloads what is needed, unless of course this isn’t working on your Dell, I couldn’t see where you said it didn’t?
www.elevenforum.com
EDIT: but you should always have a Windows Install USB anyway, and backups of your system.
Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...
www.elevenforum.com
EDIT: but you should always have a Windows Install USB anyway, and backups of your system.
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To create a Win11 boot USB
and does not require a 32GB USB
The other option you're looking at is image creation and restore. The restore process will wipe your drive and put it back the same way it was. It is not a repair or update process
It appears you are confusing 2 different processes and need to be very careful in what you choose
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Thanks, I don't want that at all.
Yes, I must've been confusing the 2 since this is my first time doing something like this.
I just want to make sure that I'm doing things correctly that would keep my files and apps that I have already installed.
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The windows 11 In-place upgrade doesn't work at all.“Read” then use the relatively new, Option One. You no longer have to create media, Windows downloads what is needed, unless of course this isn’t working on your Dell, I couldn’t see where you said it didn’t?
Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything. If you need to repair or create a new recovery partition or having problems with the Windows 11 operating system on your PC, and the usual solutions will not fix it...
EDIT: but you should always have a Windows Install USB anyway, and backups of your system.
That's why I wanted to install the windows ISO while also wanting to keep my files and apps that are already installed.
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If you are locked out of Windows:
I would suggest that if the content in your user folders are of the upmost importance, take the Dell into a computer store and ask them to copy the files to an external drive.
Unless you know how to remove the drive and do it yourself.
Even with the correct guidance in here, there is always a chance something could go wrong.
We stress backups in this forum, most of us do anyway. They are probably THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of computing.
If you can get into Windows (because this thread is quite confusing, yes I’ve read it, twice) then do not proceed until you have bought your external drive and backed up your important files.
I would suggest that if the content in your user folders are of the upmost importance, take the Dell into a computer store and ask them to copy the files to an external drive.
Unless you know how to remove the drive and do it yourself.
Even with the correct guidance in here, there is always a chance something could go wrong.
We stress backups in this forum, most of us do anyway. They are probably THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of computing.
If you can get into Windows (because this thread is quite confusing, yes I’ve read it, twice) then do not proceed until you have bought your external drive and backed up your important files.
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- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
- Memory
- 32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
- Screen Resolution
- All over the place
- Hard Drives
- Too many to list.
OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
- PSU
- Silverstone 1500
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
- Keyboard
- Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
- Internet Speed
- 100/40Mbps
- Browser
- All sorts
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Premium
- Other Info
- I’m on a horse.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
- CPU
- Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
- Memory
- 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
- Sound Card
- Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
- Screen Resolution
- QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
- Hard Drives
- M.2 512GB
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- …still on a horse.
- You will only be able to perform a repair install of Windows 11 from within Windows 11. You will not be able to perform a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
- The Windows 11 installation media (ISO or USB) must be the same edition, same version, and same or higher build as the currently installed Windows 11.
- The Windows 11 installation media (ISO or USB) must be for the same language as your currently installed Windows 11.
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1 x 2TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
1 x 4TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
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- Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
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- BaseBoard Manufacturer Dell Inc.
BaseBoard Product 0J1CP3
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Oh ok, Im starting to understand now.
I was hoping to keep my files and apps using the windows installation media iso.
Only reason I wanted that windows installation media iso is because I can't update windows without getting a pending update and retry.
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All may not be lost.
For starters, hit WIN+R => winver => take a snip - WIN+SHIFT+S
and post the result here
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BaseBoard Version A01
It's telling me can't find flash drive even though I have a brand-new flash drive in my PC.
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@DellHell
I'm preparing a solution to update you to Build(22621.3951).
In the meantime which architecture is your device - AMD or ARM?
I'm getting sleepy now, so I will 'rest my little grey cells' and pick it up tomorrow.
I'm preparing a solution to update you to Build(22621.3951).
In the meantime which architecture is your device - AMD or ARM?
I'm getting sleepy now, so I will 'rest my little grey cells' and pick it up tomorrow.
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- Intel UHD Graphics 770
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- Realtek Audio
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- Dell P2714H Monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 512GB NVME PC801 NVMe SK hynix - BOOT
1 x 1TB Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 Internal HDD
1 x 1TB Seagate STGX4000400 External HDD
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- 300 Watts
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- Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
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BaseBoard Product 0J1CP3
BaseBoard Version A01
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