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Indicate whether you can or cannot boot to
logon screen
administrative command prompt
administrative powershell
safe mode
Windows Recovery Environment (RE)
Indicate whether you can or cannot boot to
logon screen
administrative command prompt
administrative powershell
safe mode
Windows Recovery Environment (RE)
I already have a bootable usb drive that I used Microsoft Windows 10 Installation / Media Creation Tool to create. It wont do anything.
It can be used to clean install Windows 10.
If I do a clean install will I lose my files etc?
Back up your files before clean installation.
Boot your PC from your USB device. Press Shift + F10to open a CMD window. RunNotepad
and then press Ctrl + O to open File Explorer, which allows you to back up files.
Sorry guys, reading some of the replies which have all been gratefully accepted, i think perhaps I need to reiterate what's happening.
My laptop keeps running up into bios.
After several restarts it eventually goes to Windows RE - automatic repair.
Restart doesn’t fix it.
Into advanced options and start-up repair couldn’t fix it.
Use a device with my usb stick that I used create installation media tool for. Doesn’t fix it.
I go to reset this pc, keep my files, local re-install. Doesn’t work “There is a problem resetting your PC”.
Exit continue to Windows 10 goes back into automatic repair.
Everything I try doesn't do anything. I cant get windows up to save my files so I can do a clean install.
Despite not dropping my laptop or anything like that I'm thinking perhaps the HDD is bust. that why nothing repairs or fixes.
These are some options:
1) Troubleshoot
2) Perform a reset save files equivalent
3) clean install
Boot to Windows RE > command prompt > type: bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No > reboot > post an image of the error message and / or code
Can you access Command Prompt, which is shown below?
If you can access Command Prompt, you can back up your files.
Source: Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10
Hello @chez666,
This is an excellent option [ I have used it MANY times ] to retrieve your important and critical files . . .
A Linux Live USB/DVD is a good method of retrieving data from an otherwise un-bootable drive or if you are having other drive difficulties.
Basically . . .
[1]Download
the Linux ISO - I always useLinux Mint
although there are others available.
[2] Create aBootable USB/DVD
[ media ] usingRufus
for example => Rufus.
[3]Boot
the media.
[4]Copy
the files from theOS
to an externalHDD/SSD
orUSB
.
> Download Linux Mint 20 Ulyana
I hope this helps.
How could the OP download Linux without booting into Windows?
I don't think the OP has Windows PE.