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Hello All,

I see the thread on a similar matter is closed, but maybe my experience can still be compared to other systems with Win8.1.

► My experience on the matter of the lost Recovery Partition is as follows:
I work with Win8.1-Pro 32-bit and my grandson has Win8.1Pro 64-bit.

Since the last main update the Recovery partition disappeared on the 64-bit PC and not on the 32-bit PC!
► On both systems we cannot make a recovery USB-stick anymore!!! Windows is saying that »Data is missing to complete the making of the USB-stick«.

Luckily, we both have a recovery USB-stick made shortly after the installation.

Why is Microsoft doing such strange things while updating?
Maybe it is not meant to delete the Recovery Partition.
► Why is it not anymore possible to make a Recovery USB-stick on both systems? Luckily we have it made, but making a second one is out of the question.

What can we do to correct (1) the lost Recovery Partition and (2) the fact that making a Recovery USB-stick is not possible anymore?

Thanks beforehand if someone can follow these issues up.

Walter

My recommendation would be to create a clone or a disk image of the drive. Recovery partitions are useless if the drive dies and you will be able to get back up and running faster through a disk image than doing a USB recovery stick.

Thank you for responding Donald.

I understand what you claim. In any case I make regularly an Image with Paragon and a Windows Systemkopy; both the C:-drive only.
Of course I can repair/recover this way, but why is it – since the last main update – not possible anymore to make an USB-repair-stick?

Do you experience the same thing? Would you mind trying it once?

Thanks
Walter

I realise that, but still find it strange that it is not possible anymore to make an USB-Recovery-Stick.

This happened after/since the last major update.

Good that I make Images regularly with Paragon.

Kind regards,

Walter

What size drive are you trying to use?