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Best way to recover a damaged Win 10 Home upgraded system?
I have a desktop PC that originally ran Win 7, and I upgraded to Win 10 64 bit via the free download about 5 years ago. Recently, I encountered a system failure at boot time, with a message telling me that I was missing a file and had to restore Windows. I have no Windows media. This copy is licensed via the upgrade. So, what is the least painful way to get the media I need to restore the system and have a licensed copy? I no longer have any documentation on the original license number. I'm aware of the downloads, available USB sticks, etc. What I need is advice on what actually works best in June of 2020 and at a minimum cost. Thanks for your ideas.