A recovery disk usually means a complete image of the operating system so it restores it to an "as installed" state. A repair disk usually only contains some system settings that may fix the system.
If your computer manufacturer gives you the option to make a system recovery set, do so!
Windows will break at some stage, and you will need the recovery option. Which brings me to the main point of all this. BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP. make sure you have a reliable backup of any critical data in the event of a system failure.
When I was using Windwoes I have/had an external drive with images of every piece of software that I had installed, along with activation keys/codes, usernames/passwords, email settings and the like. AND a separate drive with all of my data (i.e. documents, spreadsheets et al) stored on it.
I now use Linux and still need a settings/password file along with data backup, but that is it. FWIW updates all happen in the background without a "hurry up and wait". 99% of the software is also Free.
OF course, I'm going to cop flack from other members here for that.
Oh! and Welcome to Austech, too.
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