Creating a USB recovery drive is a time-consuming process, typically taking about two hours, depending on the speed of your system and USB drive. When needed, it requires booting from the USB, which differs by manufacturer. This process allows access to Windows recovery options, including troubleshooting tools and a full reinstall of Windows, which erases all data. For macOS, users must have a USB drive with 14 GB and download the current macOS version to create a recovery drive.
The process of creating the USB recovery drive can take some time, about two hours based on my testing, though speed varies with system and USB drive.
When your recovery USB drive is called upon, you need to plug it into a spare port on your PC and boot from it. This varies between different computers and manufacturers.
If you've exhausted all the options under Troubleshoot, you can opt for Recover from a drive instead. This reinstalls Windows from scratch, wiping all applications and data.
For macOS, you need a USB drive with at least 14 GB of available storage on it and a copy of the latest macOS version from the Mac App Store.
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