Windows 10

Windows 10 - How to create a recovery drive?

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1. Go to the Search field in Taskbar.

2. Key in "create", then select the item Create a recovery drive.

3. Mark the checkbox for  Back up system files to the recovery drive. Click Next to create a recovery drive and run the process.

Once the process completes, plug in your USB flash drive (at least 8GB), then Click Next.

 Select your USB flash drive and click Next .   Note：Everything on the chosen drive will be deleted. Make sure you backup all files in advance. 

Click Create

System starts running to create a recovery drive. (It takes some time to complete)

Click Finish when the recovery drive is ready.

Now you can find the folders and contents of the USB flash drive in Recovery Disk.

How to do the recovery ? 

Plug in the USB drive. Press and hold the ESC key and click the Power key to enter the ASUS boot process.  Select the USB boot device.

(The sample of USB Device is Kingston)

Choose the language.

Choose your keyboard layout.

Click Troubleshoot

Choose the Recover from a drive.

You can choose either one of them based on your need.

Click Recover in the end.

It will take some time to complete the process. The basic setting page will appear when the recovery is completed.

Congratulations ! Your system recovery has been completed. Now you can restart Windows 10.

Show desktop icons in Windows 10

Your desktop icons may be hidden. To view them, right-click the desktop, select View, and then select Show desktop icons. To add icons to your desktop such as This PC, Recycle Bin and more:

1. 1
   Select the Start Windows logo Start button button, and then select Settings Gear-shaped Settings icon > Personalization > Themes.
2. 2
   Under Themes > Related Settings, select Desktop icon settings.
3. 3
   Choose the icons you would like to have on your desktop, then select Apply and OK.
4. Note: If you are in tablet mode, you may not be able to see your desktop icons properly. You can find the program by searching for the program name in File Explorer. To turn off tablet mode, select action center Thought bubble Action center icon on the taskbar (next to date and time), and then select Tablet mode to turn it on or off.