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Question

win 10 recovery

Sep 3, 2016 6:26AM PDT

New to win 10. I just purchased & setup an HP desktop . I would like to create a factory image on DVDs, just in case the hard drive should go belly up. I see no provisions for creating them. I realize that a factory recovery is on my hard drive, but hard drives still fail..don't they ?

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Most use the USB sticks but are you reporting?
Sep 3, 2016 7:27AM PDT
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Win 10 recovery
Sep 5, 2016 8:59AM PDT

I found on U-tube how to save a factory image of win 10 on DVDs...exactly what I was looking for. It took 11 4.7 gb DVDs, plus I made a "repair disc". I have labeled them & put them safely away..hope I never need them. Thanks for all your answers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6SRbhSNQWw