Creating a Windows 10 bootable USB drive is something you should definitely do if you own a Windows computer. The backup media can save you time and a headache if you ever need to reinstall Windows.

And by adding Windows installation files to your bootable recovery drive, you can easily reinstall Windows and get back to work.

Windows 11 is available to download as an .ISO file. You might want a drink before you start, though.

If your Windows component store and system files are corrupted, the Local reinstall will fail and you will have to go for the Cloud download.