Likewise, 64-bit rescue media doesn’t support 32-bit Windows.

NOTE: You need to carefully select the architecture as 32-bit rescue media can’t be used on a 64-bit Windows machine. Step 3: Here, select Windows PE architecture (32-bit rescue media isn’t compatible with 64-bit Windows, and vice versa), click Next button, and then click on the Download button when it asks your permission to download PE components (~375 MB) from Microsoft server. In other words, you’ll see the picture provided in Step 4 when you click on the next button.Īnd if you have selected Reflect Installer Only option while downloading Reflect, you have to follow instructions provided in Step 3. If you have already downloaded Windows PE components while downloading Macrium Reflect, you can safely skip Step 3, and follow instructions in Step4. Here, we recommend you select Windows PE 4.0 not because you’re running Windows operating system but because Windows PE provides all Macrium Reflect restore and cloning functionality, and also supports a wide range of PC hardware.Ĭlick Next button to proceed to the next step. Step 2: Click on the Create bootable rescue media icon (the first one) in the toolbar or click Other Tasks menu and then click Create Rescue Media option to open Rescue Media wizard. You can either use a CD/DVD or USB drive to prepare the rescue media. If you have created drive images using Macrium Reflect and haven’t created the rescue media yet, you should create the Macrium Reflect rescue media as it enables you restore drive images if your Windows ever fails to boot.Ĭomplete the below mentioned steps to prepare Macrium Reflect rescue media.

The free edition of Macrium Reflect rescue media sports an easy-to-use interface and offers you backup drives by creating images of them and also lets you restore previously created drive images. You can use the rescue media to restore your drive images if your PC ever fails to boot.

After installing Reflect, it’s always a good idea to create the rescue media so that you can backup and restore from a bootable media. In one of our previous posts, we showed you how to easily install Macrium Reflect Free edition in your Windows.

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