Spectre XT 13-2004TU

Hi all,
I just bought a Spectre XT 13-2004TU.
Did successfully create recovery to USB.
Plugged USB into port, rebooted, F9 to select boot from USB thumb drive.
But it does not, instead booting from SSD windows as per normal.
Changed USB ports(there are 2), even changed boot order in BIOS but still no go.
Am I missing anything?
In fact, is the USB recovery thumb drive even bootable?
If it is not, then how does one recover when the SSD fails?
Many thanks!
EC

Hi,
I have plugged it into 2units Thinkpad x200. In fact the 2units SpectreXTs are supposed to replace the X200s.
No boot success on both X200s. Tried all ports on both X200 (and Spectres). Selected boot on USB at bootup. Even changed boot order in BIOS on X200s.
I, too, suspect it could be the Sandisk Cruzer Ultra 32GB thumbdrives, although both laptops and thumbdrives are brand new 2wks old and there is no www reports concerning boot problems with Cruzer Ultra 32gb.
I have bought brand new Kingston 32gb to try but the recovery software will no longer let me create recovery media.
I noticed you used a 16gb. I was not able to get recovery media created successfully on Sandisk 16gb.
It would report insufficient space at the 99% mark. You managed to create recovery on 16gb?
A FRUSTRATING start to my Spectre XT experience.
Any ideas on how I can re-create recovery media again?
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