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That said, there’s a better alternative: if you create USB-based Windows 11 installation media using the instructions in Create Windows 11 Install Media, then you won’t need a separate recovery drive: that USB drive can be used as a recovery drive too. We strongly recommend you create and keep at the ready a Windows 11 install drive instead.
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