How to create bootable windows recovery partition like Recovery image Media stored in partition of the SSD

Hi @Kiran s ,

If you want to create a bootable Windows recovery partition similar to the factory recovery image used by OEM systems, you can do this manually using WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) or a custom WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment) image.

Option 1: Enable and customize Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

1. Check if WinRE is already enabled

      reagentc /info
   

   If it says Windows RE status: Disabled, enable it with:

      reagentc /enable
   

   (Official command reference: REAgentC command-line options)
2. Find the WinRE image By default, it’s stored at:

      C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim
   

   You can copy this file to another partition if you prefer to relocate it.
3. Create a separate recovery partition (optional) Use Disk Management or DiskPart to create a new partition (typically 500 MB – 1 GB, NTFS). Assign it a temporary drive letter, for example R:

      diskpart
      select disk 0
      create partition primary size=1024
      format quick fs=ntfs label="Recovery"
      assign letter=R
      exit
   

4. Move the WinRE image to the new partition

      mkdir R:\Recovery\WindowsRE
      copy C:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim R:\Recovery\WindowsRE\
   

5. Register the new location

      reagentc /setreimage /path R:\Recovery\WindowsRE
      reagentc /enable
   

6. Verify the configuration

      reagentc /info
   

   Ensure the path now points to your new partition.

For OEM-style setups, Microsoft’s Deploy Windows RE guide provides further detail on configuring and managing recovery partitions.

Option 2: Create a custom bootable WinPE partition

1. Install the Windows ADK (Assessment and Deployment Kit) Download from Microsoft: Install the Windows ADK You’ll also need the WinPE add-on for ADK.
2. Create a WinPE image

      copype amd64 C:\WinPE_amd64
   

3. Customize the image (optional) You can mount the image and add your tools:

      Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:C:\WinPE_amd64\media\sources\boot.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\mount
   

   Add files or scripts, then commit your changes:

      Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:C:\mount /Commit
   

   (See Customize Windows PE boot images for detailed instructions.)
4. Copy the files to your recovery partition Format the partition as FAT32 or NTFS, then copy all files from C:\WinPE_amd64\media\ to it.
5. Make the partition bootable Use one of the following:

      bcdboot C:\Windows /s R: /f UEFI
   

   or manually create an entry with BCDEdit:

      bcdedit /copy {default} /d "Windows Recovery"
   

   Then configure the device and path to point to your recovery partition and WinPE image.

For a more complete overview of tools and deployment scenarios, see Windows ADK for IT Pros – Scenarios Overview.

I hope this helps.