PC even doesn't boot from another CD despite everything should be set up. Where do I get one? The above doesn't work at all. My problem now is that I need a bootable media. I tried to use another USB port, another file system (exFAT, NTFS) and did multiple restart. If I want to view the content of the USB drive neither on the WHS nor on another PC I can access the files. So I put out the USB drive and boot from it with the client. If I want to remove the USB drive I can't. The operations only takes a second at it says it is finished. I followed these instructions Create a bootable USB flash drive to restore a client computer for Windows Home Server 2011 to create a bootable media to restore a client from a backup. Nevertheless, from where would I get the recovery disk if I don't have the CD anymore and the USB approach also fails? Doesn anyone know how I could report this error to Microsoft? The solution was that I copied the files from CD to USB and now I was able to boot. Windows Home Server was designed for households and home-based businesses that have more than one personal. Your life has gone digital - it is time to simplify your life so you can easily access your files, photos, videos, and music from any PC or TV in your home, or even while away from home. Don't know if the USB 3.0 stick was the problem here. Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 64-bit - OEM.
Also the generation of the USB recovery media doesn't work. I made the following observations: My CD drive seems to be faulty. Where do I get a recovery disk for the client to restore from a WHS 2011 backup?