How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc

You’ll need an optical drive that supports disc burning (you probably have one; this is very common) to create the disc. Unfortunately, a flash drive isn’t a supported bootable media in this case. This whole process is very easy and should only take around 5 minutes:

Using the Windows 7 System Repair Disc

Now that you’ve created the repair disc, label it something relevant like “Windows 7 System Repair Disc,” and keep it somewhere safe. Windows 7 will now create the System Repair Disc on the blank disc you inserted in the previous step. No special disc-burning software is required. You can now boot from this disc to access System Recovery Options, the set of system recovery tools available for the Windows 7 operating system. As with a Windows 7 installation disc, you’ll need to watch for a Press any key to boot from CD or DVD message on screen, right after your computer turns on or restarts with the System Repair Disc inserted.