Download the Windows 10 recovery file to a USB flash drive. Every Windows user should have such a flash drive. Recovery from a flash drive

Despite all the reliability of Windows 10, sometimes it is susceptible to various glitches and errors. Some of them can be fixed using the built-in System Restore utility or third-party programs. In some cases, only recovery using a rescue disk or flash drive created during system installation from the Microsoft website or from the storage medium from which the OS was installed can help. System Restore allows you to return Windows to a working state using restore points created at a certain point in time, or installation media with original versions of damaged files written to it.

How to burn a Windows 10 image to a USB flash drive

To recover damaged Windows 10 files, you need to create bootable media.

When installing an operating system on a computer, by default it is suggested to create it on a flash drive in automatic mode. If for some reason this step was skipped or the flash drive was damaged, then you need to create a new image of Windows 10 using third-party programs such as MediaCreationTool, Rufus or WinToFlash, as well as using the Command Line administrator console.

Since all modern computers are produced with support for the UEFI interface, the most widespread methods for creating bootable flash drives using the Rufus program and using the administrator console.

Creating a bootable flash drive that supports UEFI

If your computer has an integrated bootloader that supports the UEFI interface, you can only use storage media formatted using the FAT32 standard to install Windows 10.

In cases where a bootable flash drive for Windows 10 is created in the MediaCreationTool program from Microsoft, the FAT32 file allocation table structure is generated automatically. The program simply does not offer any other options, immediately making the flash card universal. Using this universal flash card, you can install “tens” on a standard hard drive with BIOS or UEFI. There is no difference.

There is also the option of creating a universal flash card using the Command Line. The algorithm of actions in this case will be as follows:

1. Launch the Run window by pressing Win + R.
2. Enter the commands, confirming them by pressing the Enter key:
3. Download the tens ISO image file from the Microsoft website or from a selected location.
4. Double-click on the image file, expanding it and simultaneously connecting it to the virtual drive.
5. Select all files and directories of the image and copy them by clicking the "Copy" button.
6. Insert everything into the free area of ​​the flash card.

   Copy files to free space on the flash drive

7. This completes the process of creating a universal bootable flash card. You can start installing “tens”.

   The removable disk is prepared for installing Windows 10

The created universal flash card will be bootable both for computers with a basic BIOS input/output system and for integrated UEFI ones.

Video: how to create a bootable flash drive for Windows 10 using Command Prompt or MediaCreationTool

Creating a flash card only for computers with MBR partitions that support UEFI

Quickly creating a bootable flash drive for Windows 10 that can be installed on a UEFI-enabled computer requires the use of third-party software. One such program is Rufus. It is quite widespread among users and has proven itself well. It does not require installation on a hard drive; it is possible to use this program on devices with an uninstalled OS. Allows you to perform a wide range of operations:

• flash the BIOS chip;
• generate a bootable flash drive using an ISO image of Tens or systems such as Linux;
• carry out low-level formatting.

Its main disadvantage is the impossibility of creating a universal bootable flash card. To create a bootable flash card, software is first downloaded from the developer’s website. When creating a flash card for a computer with UEFI and a hard drive with MBR partitions, the procedure is as follows:

1. Select the type of removable media in the "Device" area.
2. Set "MBR for computers with UEFI" in the "Partition scheme and system interface type" area.

3. Set the parameters for creating a flash drive

4. Click the button with the disk drive icon.

   Select ISO image

5. Select the file selected for the “tens” installation in the “Explorer” that opens.

   In Explorer, select the image file to install

6. Click the "Start" button.

   Press the "Start" key

7. After a short period of 3–7 minutes (depending on the speed and RAM of the computer), the bootable flash card will be ready.

Create a flash card only for GPT computers that support UEFI

When creating a flash card for a computer that supports UEFI with a hard drive that has a GPT boot table, you need to use the following procedure:

1. Run the Rufus utility to create bootable media.
2. Select the removable storage device in the "Device" area.
3. Select the option “GPT for computers with UEFI” in the “Partition scheme and system interface type” area.
4. In the File System area, select FAT32 (default).
5. Select the “ISO image” option next to the “Create bootable disk” line.

   Select settings

6. Click the drive icon on the button.

   Click on the drive icon

7. Select the file to be written to the flash card in Explorer and press the Open button.

   Select the ISO image file and click "Open"

8. Click on the “Start” button.

   Click on the “Start” button to create a bootable flash card with the utility

9. Wait until the bootable flash card is created.

Rufus is constantly being improved and updated by the manufacturer. The new version of the program can always be obtained from the official website of the developer.

To avoid problems with creating bootable media, you can resort to a more effective option for restoring the “dozens”. To do this, you need to install the system from the Microsoft website. At the end of the process, the system itself will offer to create emergency recovery media. You need to specify a flash card in the media selection and wait until the copy is created. In case of any failures, you can restore system parameters without deleting documents and installed applications. And also, there will be no need to re-activate the system product, which disturbs users with a constantly pop-up reminder.

Video: How to create a bootable flash drive using Rufus

How to restore the system from a flash drive

The most popular methods of system recovery are:

• recovery from a flash drive using BIOS;
• recovery from a flash drive using the Boot menu;
• Booting from a flash drive created during the Windows 10 installation process.

System recovery using BIOS

To restore Windows 10 from a flash card via BIOS with UEFI support, you need to assign boot priority in UEFI. There is a choice of primary boot for both a hard drive with MBR partitions and a hard drive with a GPT table. To assign a priority in UEFI, go to the “Boot Priority” block and set the module where the flash card with Windows 10 boot files will be installed.

On computers that have an older basic I/O system, the boot algorithm is slightly different and depends on the BIOS chip manufacturer. There is no fundamental difference, the only differences are in the graphic design of the window menu and the location of the boot options. To create a bootable USB flash drive in this case, you need to do the following:

1. Turn on your computer or laptop. Hold down the BIOS enter key. Depending on the manufacturer, this could be any F2, F12, F2 + Fn or Delete key. On older models, triple key combinations are used, for example, Ctrl + Alt + Esc.
2. Set the flash drive as the first boot disk in the BIOS.
3. Insert the flash drive into the USB port of the computer. When the installer window appears, select the language, keyboard layout, time format and click on the “Next” button.

   In the window, set the parameters and click on the “Next” button

4. Click the "System Restore" line in the lower left corner of the window with the "Install" button in the center.

   Click on the line “System Restore”

5. Click the Diagnostics icon in the Select Action window, and then click Advanced Options.

   In the window, click on the “Diagnostics” icon

6. Click System Restore in the Advanced Options panel. Select the desired restore point. Click on the “Next” button.

   In the panel, select a restore point and click on the “Next” button

7. If there are no restore points, the system will start using the bootable USB flash drive.
8. The computer will begin a system configuration recovery session, which takes place automatically. Once the recovery is complete, a reboot will take place and the computer will be brought back into working order.

Video: booting a computer from a flash drive via BIOS

System recovery using the Boot menu

The boot menu is one of the functions of the basic input/output system. It allows you to configure device boot priority without resorting to BIOS settings. In the Boot menu panel, you can immediately set the bootable USB flash drive as the first boot device. There is no need to enter the BIOS.

Changing settings in the Boot menu does not affect BIOS settings, since changes made during boot are not saved. The next time you turn on Windows 10, it will boot from the hard drive, as configured in the Basic I/O system settings.

Depending on the manufacturer, you can launch the Boot menu when you turn on the computer by pressing and holding the Esc, F10, F12, etc. key.

Press and hold the Boot Menu key

The boot menu can look different:

Due to the high-speed loading of Windows 10, you may not have time to press a key to call the boot menu. The thing is that the “Quick Startup” option is enabled in the system by default, the shutdown does not occur completely, and the computer goes into hibernation mode.

You can change the boot option in three different ways:

1. Press and hold the "Shift" key when turning off the computer. The shutdown will take place normally without going into hibernation.
2. Do not turn off the computer, but reboot.
3. Disable the "Quick Launch" option. For what:
   • open the “Control Panel” and click on the “Power Options” icon;

     

If your Windows 10 suddenly stops working, don't worry - there are many ways to restore it. For example, a rollback to a previous state, a restore checkpoint, or creating a mirror of the system and saving it on external media, followed by restoration via bootable USB (this option in Ten works much better than in previous versions). Below we will look at all existing options for restoring the Windows 10 system and find out what errors most often occur when it starts.

To successfully restore, you need to understand how one or another option works. First you should try running Windows in . Using it, you can perform a “clean” boot, without activating additional drivers and software. A failure can occur not only in Windows itself. Most likely, this is an error with a driver installed later, or with some application. If safe mode does not solve the problem, you can proceed directly to recovery.

This feature recently appeared in Windows 10 and has already proven itself well. This is something similar to a hard reset on Android smartphones (Windows returns to factory settings). You can start the process in several ways:

1. Click on the notifications icon and click on the “All settings” tile.

1. Click on the “Update and Security” tile.

1. In order to return Windows 10 to factory settings, click on the “Restore” entry, and on the right side, click on the “Start” button.

There is another opportunity to get into this menu, we’ll talk about it below. There we will also tell you what to do if Windows 10 does not start and you cannot get into the rollback settings. Once the “Start” button is clicked, you will be offered two options to reset Windows 10. You can return the system to its original state and still keep all user data, or permanently delete everything and reinstall the OS completely.

You can get into this mode even without logging in. To do this, on the Windows login screen, hold down the Shift button and restart the PC.

A menu will appear in which we need to select the item indicated in the screenshot.

All that remains is to click “Return the computer to its original state.”

On the next screen we will again be offered the choice of saving or deleting user data.

After this, our system will reboot and the recovery process will begin.

We just need to wait until Windows prepares all the necessary files.

Once again we will be asked to choose a recovery option: we will do a “clean” reinstallation, so click “Just delete my files.”

“Ten” will notify you that all data will be deleted. We agree and click on “Return to original state”.

The recovery procedure may take a long time. Sometimes many times more than if we reinstalled the system from a flash drive. By the way, you can read about how to do this.

After clicking the “Clear” button, the installation of Windows 10 will begin.

1. We select the location we need.

1. We decide on the system language.

1. We agree to the Microsoft license and click the “Accept” button.

1. Select the type of use of the system.

1. Select the authorization method. You can use a Microsoft account, sign up for one, or sign in to a local account.

Once the process is complete, the computer will be returned to its original state. In other words, it will be as if only after installing the operating system. In some cases, you may need to install drivers.

The advantages of automatic system recovery include the ease of use of the tool and the absence of the need to have bootable media.

On laptops and computers that had Windows 10 pre-installed, returning to its original state involves installing all the necessary drivers (there is a special partition for storing them on the disk).

Using a recovery disk

A recovery disk is a medium that contains all the necessary data for reincarnation or complete recovery of the OS and system files. Let's look at the algorithm for creating a Windows 10 recovery disk. Below are step-by-step instructions with screenshots. Begin.

1. Open the system parameters using the search tool. It is located on the left side of the taskbar. Enter the name in the search field.

1. In the search bar of Windows settings, write the word “Disk” and select the tool we need in the search results.

1. If, when creating a disk, we check the box next to the item marked in the screenshot, in the future we can not only fix the OS, but also reinstall it again, copying all user data.

1. Select the disk on which the recovery image will be written and click “Next”.

1. Windows will notify us that all files on the flash drive will be deleted. We agree and click “Create”.

1. After automatic recovery preparation is completed, disk creation will begin. The process may take quite a bit of your time.

Using our recovery disk you can:

• restore the previous state of the computer from a backup copy;
• use the rollback to restore point mode;
• apply automatic recovery mode at system startup;
• use command line;
• Perform a complete recovery of Windows 10 from an image.

The drive, the creation of which we described, is even more convenient than a simple installation flash drive. After all, using the latter, you need to configure Windows 10 every time, and a system restored from a copy requires virtually no configuration and is immediately ready to work.

Rollback the OS using a full image

Ten has the ability to perform a complete backup of the entire system. Below we will look at how to create an image and how to restore the OS from it, for example, after failures that occurred due to the fact that the computer was not started correctly. Each step of the step-by-step instructions will be accompanied by a screenshot for clarity.

This option differs from the one described above in that we create a complete snapshot of the existing operating system with drivers, user files, etc. Using this image, you can restore the system and immediately start using it - you don’t have to do any additional actions. It is best to make a backup as soon as the system is installed, configured and, in general, brought to a working state. But in no case when it is already starting to slow down due to clutter.

Let's start creating a complete image of the existing Windows 10:

1. Open the control panel using Windows search (click the magnifying glass icon, enter a search query and click on the result).

1. In the search field of the control panel, write “File history” and click on the result.

1. Now in the lower left corner click on the inscription indicated in the screenshot.

1. Go to “Create a system image”.

1. Now you can proceed directly to creating the image. There are three options for saving it. We can burn a backup to a hard drive, split it into several DVDs, or specify a target network folder. Let's use the first option. Click on “Next”.

1. Let’s get down to business – click on “Archive”. The system tells us that this may require around 46GB.

1. The creation of the archive has begun. Depending on the amount of data and PC performance, it may take different times.

1. When the backup is complete, you will see the following window. Click “Close”.

In the future, the system can be restored from this image. To do this, when installing the OS from a flash drive or disk, select the recovery mode and specify the image created above. The system will unpack the archive to drive C and will be ready for use. This is much more convenient, if only because the OS no longer needs to be configured, drivers and software installed: you just sit down and start having fun or working.

How to create a restore point in Windows 10

Restore points in version 10 of Microsoft's OS work exactly the same as in versions 7 and 8. With their help, you can return the system to a specified point in its life and fix the problem that arose after the checkpoint was created. In order for us to roll back the system to a restore point, we need to enable their creation. We do the following:

1. Go to the control panel (we described how to do this in Windows 10 above). Next, write “Recovery” in the search bar and click on the result indicated in the screenshot.

1. In the next window, click “System Recovery Settings”.

1. In our case, automatic creation of rollback points is disabled. Let's fix this - select "Customize".

1. Activate the automatic creation of control points and click “OK”.

Now, whenever you change Windows settings, recovery checkpoints will be created automatically. You can also make manual checkpoints here - this is necessary before any serious step, for example, installing a suspicious program.

When you need to apply one of the points and fix the system, go to the control panel, namely “Run System Restore,” and restore the copy. If Windows does not start, there is another option. Boot from the installation flash drive or disk and select system recovery mode there.

Restoring the bootloader using the command line

Despite the fact that working with the command line is a method more intended for professionals, each of you can use it. The main thing is to follow our instructions exactly.

1. Initially, install the bootable media into the PC slot and boot from it. In the window that appears, click on the item indicated in the screenshot.

1. Next, click on the tile called “Troubleshooting.”

1. Select “Command Line”.

1. Now you can run the utility to restore the master boot record. To do this, enter the command bootrec.exe C:\Windows into the black screen (specify the drive letter on which your system is installed) and press Enter.

The system will inform us that the disks were successfully created - the master boot record has been restored.

Comment. To work correctly with operators, you need to know the name of the disks installed in the system. Such names are individual and in most cases do not coincide.

Registry restoration

The operating system registry is periodically saved in the directory indicated in the screenshot.

To create a copy of the registry, copy these files and save them. You can restore data by moving it back and replacing it. Naturally, to do this you need to have administrator rights.

Error 0x80070091 during system restore

Users are increasingly asking why error 0x80070091 occurs when working with restore points. This is due to a system update and will be fixed later with the next patch. You won't be able to fix the error yourself.

Let's sum it up

Now we know how to roll back Windows 10 and perform an advanced recovery. There are many options for this and they are all effective. When used correctly, they are enough to fix any problem in the operation or startup of the operating system. There are also additional programs that can reset Windows 10 to factory settings, for example, Aomei OneKey Recovery. This can be the same Acronis or a backup image provided by the computer or laptop manufacturer. But you shouldn’t discount the tools in Windows 10 – their functionality is enough to solve any problem.

All the best! After studying search statistics, I saw that many people ask search engines the following question: download Windows 10 recovery disk. But if you look at it, then, in principle, it does not exist as a separate product in nature. Am I expressing myself unclearly?

Look, in fact, you can make such a disk yourself using the means of a running operating system, or you can use it by booting from the standard Win 10 installation distribution. This is how things stand in this matter.

And if the first method was recently discussed in, then we will now look at the second in more detail. So, what do we need for this? Here's what:

That's all, friends, as you can see, everything is very simple. Now let's look at how, when starting the installation distribution, you can enter system recovery and debugging mode.

When the installation program starts, in the first steps you will need to select a language and click the “Next” button:

And in the next window we will be interested in the “System Restore” item, which modestly lurks in the lower left corner:

Having selected it, a menu with a choice of action will open in front of us. We indicate, of course, the “Diagnostics” section:

Well, that's all, friends, now you can use the operating system or roll up the system partition. The command line, startup repair and other useful tools also become available:

So now you know how to download a Windows 10 recovery disc and what is required for it. Perhaps to an inexperienced user this topic will immediately seem very complex and confusing, but that is not the case.

Sit down, go through each point in the creation chain and everything will work out. This concludes this article, ask your questions if you have any. And now for dessert, let’s watch another interesting video.

Good day, friends! I have already written an article about ways to restore Windows 7. Today there is another similar article on the topic - on restoring Windows 10. The latest release of the operating system has been noticeably improved. But new systems still periodically fail. Today we will look at the most obvious, simple and accessible recovery options, and see what new and interesting things Windows 10 offers us in this regard.

How to restore Windows 10 using Doctor Web antivirus for free?

If the antivirus in the “top ten” does not boot from a flash drive or disk, watch the video at the end of the article.

Let's start with the most obvious and simple solution. If you notice that the system is slow, errors have appeared, or intrusive advertising has appeared, first you need to make sure that your computer is “healthy”. Many symptoms are the consequences of the “work” of virus programs. Yes, there is a built-in antivirus in the Windows 10 system, which seems to be supposed to protect. It is quite sufficient in most cases. But, if the computer is infected, then, alas, it is no longer enough. We have our own segment of the Internet in Russia, and our domestic antiviruses, for example -Doctor Web, track threats appearing in it much faster and more efficiently. Licensed Dr Web is paid. But the utilities are free, which is good.

Download the free liveDisk utility from the system administrator's first aid kit on the website of the virus treatment product from DrWeb. Today, two varieties have been created - one for recording on a flash drive, the other for recording on a CD. I always use this utility rather than Dr Web Cure It. The latter is part of the “life disk”, which has wider functionality; I'm already used to it.

It is rare, but it happens that on some laptops or flash drives the utility does not load after recording. Be prepared for this; just in case, prepare a blank disc for recording.

When you start the utility, this is the window: (I have a flash drive)

Disk creation has started:

After creating the disk, reboot the device from the flash drive, to do this, insert it into the slot, and restart the computer. You need to go into the BIOS, to do this press the Del key:

In the settings, select the boot menu and in the boot settings select our flash drive. Press F10 and when exiting, save the settings by pressing the “yes” key:

You can also try to boot from a flash drive without going into the BIOS. On modern computers and laptops, when booting, you can press the F9 (or F11 or F12) key to call up the boot menu and then move the cursor to select our flash drive in this way:

The new Windows 10 OS from Microsoft has already gained popularity among millions of PC users around the world. But like all new products, Windows 10 is not without its flaws. Many users of this OS experience bootloader problems. Most often, this problem occurs due to a new operating system update policy.

Now in Windows 10 you cannot disable updates, as it was in Windows 7 and XP.

The problem with the bootloader itself appears when the user does not wait for the system update to finish and turns it off POWER button.

After the user turns on the computer again, he encounters such a message on his monitor screen.

This message indicates that your bootloader is damaged and needs to be repaired. It is also worth noting that turning off the computer during the update is not the only reason for the breakdown. The bootloader can still be damaged viruses and various malware. Another fairly common reason for its failure is faulty HDDs, in of which there are bad sectors, that is, the boot record will be located precisely on these sectors. Also, the cause of bootloader failure may be installing a younger OS on top of Windows 10. To help our readers restore the bootloader, we have prepared examples below in which we describe in detail how to restore it.

The easiest way to recover

Having seen a message about a bootloader failure, the first question a PC user has is how to restore the Windows 10 bootloader. In this example, we will describe the easiest way to restore it. For this example we will need .

If you do not have this disk and Internet access, you can make it on another computer with the same OS.

You can also use the original Windows 10 installation disc for this task. Well, let's get started. Insert the recovery disc into the drive and boot from it when the computer starts.

In the first window of the Recovery Disk Wizard, you must specify keyboard layout, after which the wizard menu will open.

In this window we will select the second tab “ Troubleshooting" and immediately move on to the next "".

In the additional parameters, we are interested in the “” tab. After clicking on this link, the wizard will ask you to select an OS to restore it to start.

The computer being tested has one Windows 10 operating system installed, so there is only one choice in the wizard. After selecting the OS, the system will begin the procedure for finding computer faults and should repair the damaged bootloader.

If using this method you are unable to restore Windows 10 functionality, then in the following examples we will describe the detailed process of restoring the boot sector using system utilities DiskPart And BCDboot.

Recovering the Windows 10 bootloader using the command line

For this method we also need Windows 10 recovery disk. Let's boot from the disk, as in the previous example, up to the "". In this menu we are interested in the “” tab, which we will go to.

First of all, we will launch the console utility on the command line DiskPart. To do this, enter the command diskpart in the console

We need this utility to displaying information about all local disks in the system. Now we need to find the bootloader partition number. Typically this is a hidden partition that occupies 500 MB. This partition is created automatically by the Windows 10 installer. Next, to search for it in DiskPart, we will enter the command list volume

From the image you can see that the partition with the boot record is located in the first volume on drive C. The image also shows that Windows 10 itself is installed on drive D. Now we must exit the disk program. You can do this with the exit command

After exiting DiskPart, enter the command bcdboot.exe D:\Windows Also note that the command uses drive D, since ten is installed on it.

This command completely recovered dozens of boot files. The principle of operation of this command is to use the utility BCDboot. The developers specifically created this utility to work with Windows boot files. It is also worth noting that thanks to the same utility, the Windows installer creates a hidden partition and copies boot files to it.

Restoring the Windows 10 bootloader using the command line (Method two)

In the second method we will also use the utilities DiskPart And BCDboot and try to rewrite the bootloader. To do this, let's launch DiskPart and find out on which disk our hidden partition and the partition on which Windows 10 is installed are located. Launching this utility is described above.

Now we need to format the hidden partition, which is located in the first volume. To do this, type the command select volume 1 which will select our hidden encrypted partition of 500 MB in size.

The next step is to format the selected partition. This is done in order to erase all files from it. For this operation, enter the command in the console format fs=FAT32

After formatting our partition, let's exit the disk utility and enter the new command bcdboot.exe D:\Windows that we entered in the previous example.

This command will not fix the bootloader files as in the previous example, but will create new ones. As you already understand, this method is used if the first one does not work.

Another way to restore Windows 10 boot using the command line

This method requires a utility Bootrec. Unlike the previous utility, this utility does not restore bootloader files, but restores boot record. That is, she restores MBR- the first sector on the HDD. It is very important for the operating system that the MBR is intact and intact. When a computer starts, its BIOS first looks for the MBR in order to launch the operating system from it. For this example, let's launch the command line, as in previous examples. The utility in question has two main commands /FixMbr and /FixBoot The first command is required to fix MBR, and the second creates a new one. First of all, let's consider the situation when our MBR is damaged. To do this, enter the first command in the console.

The image above shows that the operation was successful, which means that the MBR has been restored.

Now let's consider a situation where the first method does not work, that is, we will create a new MBR sector. To do this, we will use the second command.

From the image above you can see that the new MBR sector has been created successfully.

The examples show how easy it is to restore the MBR sector using the Bootrec console utility. If you have problem with start m Windows 10, we recommend using this example first.

We clean the system from malicious software before restoring the bootloader

If the bootloader crash is caused by malware, then this malicious code must be removed before recovery. In this situation it will help you. This is a rescue disk that has many tools for restoring your computer, as well as treating it for viruses. You can download Dr.Web LiveDisk on its official website www.drweb.ru. This Live CD is based on Linux and is free. This disc is distributed as an ISO image that can be burned to either an optical disc or a USB flash drive. After burning the image to disk, launch Dr.Web LiveDisk.

In the start menu, select the first item and continue downloading Dr.Web LiveDisk. After a few seconds, the Linux-based OS should start, which is actually Dr.Web LiveDisk.

With this operating system, you can completely clean your computer of viruses and even backup all information.

Also useful is the fact that this OS has full Internet support and a built-in browser. Firefox.

Let's sum it up

In conclusion, I would like to say that if you know all the intricacies of bootloader recovery, you can quickly fix your computer. It is also worth paying attention to the situation when it is impossible to restore the boot sector and the bootloader itself. In this case, you need to play it safe and use the means of full system recovery. Such means are full system image, created using the Windows 10 OS itself, as well as a program such as Acronis True Image. We hope that our material will help you restore the bootloader from the MBR, and your computer will function as before.

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