Remember when new computers came with their own installation disks for the operating system? They don’t anymore, but you still need them. You just have to make them yourself. Haven’t done this yet? Do it today, before you encounter a problem.

Don’t know how? The instructions should be with the documentation that came with your computer. Or, go online to the support web site for your specific computer model to search for directions there. On some computers, double-clicking the icon for the recovery partition (in “My Computer” or “Windows Explorer”) will start a program that enables you to create recovery media. Still no luck? Try one of the links below, depending on what version of Windows you have.

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