{"id":20165,"date":"2023-09-12T04:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20165"},"modified":"2023-09-12T04:10:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:10:02","slug":"open-the-recovery-drive-app-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-the-recovery-drive-app-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Open the Recovery Drive app in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Recovery Drive app is also called Recovery Media Creator, which allows users to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/windows-10-create-and-use-a-usb-recovery-drive\/\">create a USB recovery drive<\/a> for reinstalling Windows or resetting the computer to factory defaults. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 4 common ways to open the Recovery Drive app in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/create-recovery-drive-windows-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/create-recovery-drive-windows-11.png 587w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/create-recovery-drive-windows-11-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open the Recovery Drive app via Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>Search<\/strong> box in the taskbar and type in <code>recovery drive<\/code>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/search-recovery-drive-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/search-recovery-drive-app.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/search-recovery-drive-app-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the search results pop up, click the Recovery Drive App icon under the <strong>Best match<\/strong> section. The tool for creating a recovery drive will launch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open the Recovery Drive app via Run Command<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> together to bring up the Run command box.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/run-recovery-drive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/run-recovery-drive.png 399w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/run-recovery-drive-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter <code>RecoveryDrive<\/code> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>, it will run the Recovery Drive app immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open the Recovery Drive app via Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-control-panel-in-windows-11\/\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> in <strong>Large icons<\/strong> view, and then click <strong>Recovery<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recovery-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"313\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recovery-control-panel.png 565w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recovery-control-panel-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;Advanced recovery tools&#8221; section, click the &#8220;<strong>Create a recovery drive<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/advanced-recovery-tools.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"331\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/advanced-recovery-tools.png 565w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/advanced-recovery-tools-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open the Recovery Drive app via Windows Terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and choose <strong>Terminal (Admin)<\/strong> from the pop-up menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin.png 424w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the Terminal opens to Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, execute the &#8220;<code>RecoveryDrive<\/code>&#8221; command.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recoverydrive-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recoverydrive-cmd.png 574w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/recoverydrive-cmd-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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