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Having problems in your Windows 10 program? You are not alone, people usually get issues in it. Create Windows 10 Recovery Drive/Disk and reinstall the software.

Windows 10 program may cause several issues and you might be not able to run the program due to these issues. Therefore, it is required to reinstall Windows 10 in your PC. Reinstalling the program may help you as it would get back into the working condition on Your PC.

To reinstall windows 10 in your PC you would need to create recovery drive or disk on your computer. With this, you would be able to reinstall windows 10 software easily.

If you don’t know how to create windows 10 recovery Drive/Disk, then don’t worry. Here we will guide you to create a recovery drive/disk. With the given method you would be able to create it easily and restore your Windows 10 in your PC. The method would have many steps that you would need to follow carefully. So let’s get started.

How to Create Windows 10 Recovery Disk or USB

1: Run Media Creation Tool

You would first need to run media creation tool. If you have used it when installing windows then you can use it to create media on a disc or a USB flash drive. Even if you have waited to get your windows 10 download in your PC, still you can create the media and use it on other machines. Make sure to check whether your PC is 64 Bit or 32 Bit. The media creation tool is available for both types so choose the correct one and select the option ‘create installation media for another PC’.

2: Select Language and Version

In this step, choose the language and the version of Windows 10. The version you choose should match with the one you have installed. If it is for another PC, choose it accordingly. Also, choose the correct one whether it’s for 32 but or 64 bit system. On the next page you would have to select whether you want to burn disc or want to create a USB drive. Once selected, wait for the download to get completed.

3: Create a Recovery Drive

There was an option to create a recovery drive in the control panel in earlier versions of windows. Windows 10 does not have any such option to create recovery drive in control panel. However, there is an option which you would need to search in it. Click on the start menu and type recovery in the search box. In the result select ‘create recovery drive’.

4: Backup System Files

The system will ask your permission to launch create recovery drive window. Here you would need to select the backup option. Now click on the Next button. After a while, your system will ask you to connect USB drive.

5: Check Flash Drive Size

Now, It will tell you to what size of flash drive you need. This will depend on the already installed programs in your system. Generally, it asks for minimum 4GB sized drive. Select your drive and click on the Next button. Before you create the drive, your windows program should be activated. If already activated, this will not ask you for any license key to reinstall.

6: Create a Recovery Drive

Now, you would have to create a recovery drive in your PC. Before it, the system will give a warning that your files will get deleted. If you want to continue, click on the create button. It will start creating a recovery drive. You can use your PC between this process. Once the process gets complete, It will give a message ‘The recovery drive is ready’. Now click on the Finish button.

7: Try a Different Install Method

If you don’t want the windows to install completely, you can choose other install option. To avoid complete reinstallation, Go to settings in the start menu, click on update & security. Now select Recovery. You will get different options to reinstall your Windows.

8: Try an Alternative

If you are not satisfied with the recovery options you can also try for an alternative. For this, you can download free AOMEI OneKey recovery tool. This tool helps you to create partition in your computer and also provides you different settings for recovery.

9: Create a Partition

Now you would need to create a partition on the system. It will need 25GB unallocated space. If you don’t have unallocated space you would have to create one for this. After it creates partition, AOMEI will add itself to the boot menu. Through it you will be able to access the recovery.

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Windows is the preferred and best platform for gamers, but when we purchase new Windows PC we get better performance and high speed after sometimes which disappoints us. This is not due to the issue in your PC or Windows. That’s all because there are many applications which slow your Windows 10 down. The application which is installed in your PC can also boots up performance.

Some might have taken your permission for this and might be running at their own will. If you want your PC to run like before you would need to speed up windows 10 for gaming and performance. Here are the ways with which you can optimize windows 10 for gaming and performance.

How to Speed Up Windows 10

1. Game Mode

The first thing you could do to improve gaming performance for your PC is to run gaming mode on it while gaming. This mode has been created by Microsoft with a purpose to increase the gaming performance of PC for gamers.

However, many users feel that they do not feel any difference even after turning this mode on. But, you should give it a try for sure. To turn on this mode, press ‘Win’ + ‘G’ keys together. Then on the opened window, click on “Use this game mode”.

2. Active Hours

Windows keep getting updated with newly launched updates. These updates generally run in background and restarts automatically your PC when in non active hours. You can stop updating your PC, but you can delay the timings of updates. That is possible only if you change active hours of your PC. To change your active hours follow these steps:

Go to the windows settings. For that you can use shortcut ‘Win+I’.
Now click on update and security, and click on windows update.
Go to advanced options and click on update options.
Here you would need to disable the option ‘automatically download updates, even over metered Data connections (charges may apply).
Also, leave the option ‘We’ll show you a reminder when we’re going to restart. This will provide you warning next time.

This will now not restart your PC automatically and would give you enough warnings before doing that.

3. Disable Auto Updating games in Steam

If you are a player in windows PC, you might be using steam to buy or install games in your PC. Steam has an auto updating feature that can be disabled in your settings. When it auto updates games it ruin your gaming experience by limiting network connectivity and also it may eat up your PC’s memory. Due to this it is required to disable this option of you want to freely enjoy your gaming without any kind of interruption.

To disable it you can simply go to the settings of steam. There you would need to click on downloads option. Here uncheck the option ‘Allow downloads during gameplay’. This will disable automatic updating of games.

4. Adjust Windows 10 Visual Effects

The graphical user interface your PC could be a reason of tampered performance of your PC. The fancy GUI of your PC may conflict with the games you are running on it. So you would need to adjust the settings of visual effects of your PC. This will help you to optimize windows 10 for gaming and performance. To adjust the settings of the GUI of your PC, you would need to follow these steps:

Press ‘Windows + I’ keys.
Type performance and select adjust the appearance and performance of windows.
Choose ‘adjust for best performance’ option.
Click apply and OK.

5. Use High Power Plan

Power plans can also impact the performance of your PC. You might have ignored it earlier but it is recommended to give it a try to use most of your CPU power. Adjusting might help you as it has helped many gamers in optimizing their windows 10. To adjust follow these steps:

Press ‘Win+I’ keys.
Type Power
Go to the Power and sleep settings
Click additional Power settings
Select High Performance option.
If you do not have this option you can create a power plan and set it on high performance.

6. Update your Drivers

GPU of your PC is the core thing for your gaming experience. Windows 10 doesn’t automatically update it. If your GUI drivers are not updated it could create glitches in your gaming. Thus it is required to update the drivers regularly to have smooth gaming experience. To update follow these steps:

To check your GPU name and specifications, you would have to right click on desktop.
From the menu click on Display Settings > Advanced Display Settings > Display Adapter Properties.
You can download the updates using Properties > Driver > Update Driver.
You can also visit the manufacturer’s site and update it from there.

7. Disable WiFi Sense

In your PC, WiFi sense will automatically connect you with the network it finds safe or with the recognized ones. Especially, when you are using WiFi at a cafe or neighbor’s WiFi you may find it a headache. It is thus required to disable WiFi sense to avoid such problems. Here is the way to disable it:

Open settings using ‘Win+I’.
Click on Networks & Internet option.
Choose WiFi.
Disable all options you find in WiFi window.

These were the steps you are required to follow to optimize windows 10 for gaming and performance. Follow these and keep gaming.

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