: If you are using a Dell machine originally shipped with Windows 7, the Dell OS Recovery Tool can still fetch authentic recovery images.

| Source | UEFI Support? | Legitimacy | |--------|--------------|-------------| | Microsoft Software Recovery (deprecated) | Partial (requires manual steps) | No longer active | | MSDN / Visual Studio Subscriptions (paid) | Yes, with official UEFI/ESP support | Legitimate but paywalled | | OEM Recovery media (Dell, HP, Lenovo) | Varies by model | OEM-specific |

: If you have a Dell service tag for a machine that originally shipped with Windows 7, this is the safest official method. Internet Archive (archive.org)