The Windows recovery drive can help you quickly restore the Windows system to a secure state when you meet a problem while upgrading the Operating System. It can be a USB drive or a bootable CD/DVD. The first thing that you should do before Windows update is to create a Windows recovery drive on your PC. Create a Recovery Drive for Windows Update
Keep Windows product key and your Microsoft account 1. Decide whether to upgrade or clean install new Windows update 5. Make sure the system has enough disk space 4.