Unless you have a fast internet connection, it might take hours to complete downloading the required files. Here, click on the Download link next to the Windows 10 entry to begin downloading the Windows 10 installation files. Step 4: You will now see the Select operating system screen. If you installed the OS Recovery Tool on the Dell PC where you need to reinstall Windows 10, the software will automatically delete your PC and the service tag. Type the service tag of your Dell computer that needs its Windows 10 reinstalled. Step 2: Connect a 16GB+ USB drive to your PC and back up data from the USB as the drive will be erased. Note that the Dell OS Recovery Tool is compatible with PCs from all OEMs.

The OS Recovery Tool helps you to download and prepare the Dell Windows 10 USB recovery media. Step 1: First of all, you need to download and install the Dell OS Recovery Tool. So, here is how to prepare the Dell Windows 10 USB recovery media. Prepare Dell Windows 10 USB recovery media So, if you want the Dell personalized copy of Windows 10, you better prepare the Dell Windows 10 recovery media and then reinstall Windows 10 using it. However, the ISO downloaded using the Media Creation Tool will not include all drivers and Dell software that you get when you reinstall Windows 10 using the Dell Windows 10 recovery media. NOTE 2: Note that you can also use the official Windows 10 Media Creation Tool from Microsoft to download Windows 10 ISO and prepare the bootable USB. NOTE 1: Use this guide only if your Dell computer came preinstalled with Windows 10. Refer to our how to create Windows 10 USB recovery drive guide for directions.

It’s worth noting that Windows 10 also offers a built-in utility to prepare the recovery media. The service has been replaced with an option to prepare the USB recovery media instead. You just had to type the service tag of your computer to download the Windows 10 ISO. In the initial days of Windows 10, Dell offered a service to download Windows 10 recovery ISO for Dell computers.

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