BUILD A RECOVERY DISC
Windows’ built-in repair tools can only do so much, so if you find that they are falling short, then it’s time to call in the cavalry.
Lazesoft Recovery Suite is our go-to tool when it comes to taking on stubborn boot problems. Not only does it offer a wider range of repair tools, but there are also tools for recovering data from crashed (but readable) drives as well as the option of taking a fail-safe image of your entire corrupted Windows installation. This ensures that you won’t lose any files, even if you end up with no other choice but to hit the nuclear option.
In an ideal world, you’ll have a Lazesoft recovery disc or USB flash drive ready to go but if not, you’ll need access to a working PC. Browse www.lazesoft. com on that and click Download, choosing the free Home Edition download. Once that has downloaded, install the program and click on the ‘Burn CD/USB Disk’ option.
If your working PC is running a different version of Windows, select the correct version from the dropdown menu before clicking Next. Note, at the time of writing, version 4.5.1 of the software didn’t explicitly support the latest version of Windows; however, we were able to install, build and boot from a disc using Windows 11. You can burn this to CD, copy it to a spare flash drive (2GB or larger), or create an ISO file you can subsequently add to your Ventoy boot disc.
Once created, test the media: restart your PC with it in the drive, then tap whichever key is listed to bring up the boot menu (typically
F11 or F12). From here, select your USB drive—choose UEFI if offered the choice—and when the Windows
Boot Manager appears, leave ‘Lazesoft Live CD (EMS Enabled)’ selected before hitting Enter.