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4 Ways to Open the Recovery Drive app in Windows 11

September 12th, 2023 by Admin

The Recovery Drive app is also called Recovery Media Creator, which allows users to create a USB recovery drive for reinstalling Windows or resetting the computer to factory defaults. In this tutorial we’ll show you 4 common ways to open the Recovery Drive app in Windows 11.

Method 1: Open the Recovery Drive app via Search

  1. Click the Search box in the taskbar and type in recovery drive.

  2. When the search results pop up, click the Recovery Drive App icon under the Best match section. The tool for creating a recovery drive will launch.

Method 2: Open the Recovery Drive app via Run Command

  1. Press the Windows key + R together to bring up the Run command box.

  2. Enter RecoveryDrive and click OK, it will run the Recovery Drive app immediately.

Method 3: Open the Recovery Drive app via Control Panel

  1. Open the Control Panel in Large icons view, and then click Recovery.

  2. Under the “Advanced recovery tools” section, click the “Create a recovery drive” option.

Method 4: Open the Recovery Drive app via Windows Terminal

  1. Right-click the Start button and choose Terminal (Admin) from the pop-up menu.

  2. When the Terminal opens to Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, execute the “RecoveryDrive” command.

That’s it!