Is it possible to restore the windows system (without reinstallation) using an installation USB flash drive with an image?

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Windows

Is it possible to restore the windows system (without reinstalling) using an installation USB flash drive with a windows image, or do I need a flash drive on which the backup copy was installed through recovery?
(Just rollback to another point and the rest does not work, it is the restoration of Windows that is of interest using a bootable USB flash drive with an image)

Answer 1

Can be installed without formatting, over an existing system. And yet, I remember, there was an option to update the installation (Update), the same can be used.
It is not a fact that the installed programs will remain in working condition, but the data will not go anywhere.

Answer 2

knows how to treat the administrator with such a flash drive, and not the flash drive itself, there is no automatic mode there. depending on what broke there
as an option - try to update from a flash drive, if there is a problem with the system files

Answer 3

If the file to run is damaged, it can help, but it's not 100%.