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Windows 7 Optical Image Recovery Discs DON'T WORK!
Using that utility on Windows 10 on my computer to create an image immediately after everything was installed went okay. Then, after upgrading for free to Windows 11, I did the same thing. Later, whe...
The situation you're describing—where the recovery disc or USB drive boots, asks you to "press any key," but then ignores you and tries to load the broken OS—is a classic symptom of a much deeper issue with how Windows handles its own backups. Based on what you've shared, the problem isn't your BIOS settings, but likely a conflict with the new Windows 11 boot manager and the old Windows 10 backup structure.