How to create a Recovery Disk via Command Line?

Question

_{Thursday, September 13, 2018 3:15 AM}

Hi guys,

I see in the recommended practices guide that a Recovery Disk should be created after "every major Windows 10 update". What I would like is a CLI command to be able to do this.

In Windows 8 I could use RECIMG to create a Recovery Image (Disk), but it seems this was deprecated in Windows 10?

I can do it through the Windows 10 GUI but I want to do it on about a dozen high-importance workstations (bespoke CAD machines, for example) which take almost a day to format, reinstall Windows 10, update and then install AutoCAD and configure for the network. Creating a Recovery Disk locally every month for a dozen machines would take up a huge chunk of my time.

What is the Windows 10 version of RECIMG?

All replies (4)

_{Friday, September 14, 2018 2:29 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Instead of using Recimg.exe Windows 10 to create custom refresh image, you can use DISM image management to create a recovery image used for Reset this PC. This can be regarded as a Recimg equivalent.

https://www.backup-utility.com/windows-10/recimg-windows-10-4348.html

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_{Thursday, September 13, 2018 4:08 AM}

Open a Command Prompt (Admin) window and run the following command:
dism /?

Ref: Using Windows 10 "Deployment Image Servicing Management" (DISM) tool

Carey Frisch

_{Friday, September 14, 2018 2:54 AM | 1 vote}

Hi guys,

Thanks for your quick reply! Ironically I have been using DISM to repair system files, but I never realised that DISM could create a whole Recovery Media.

Thanks for your help! :)

_{Friday, September 14, 2018 9:30 AM}

You are welcome, DISM is a powerful tool which has many functions wait for us to discover, we need to search and study continually.

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Thank you for understanding and cooperating.

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