it worked !. i can get back in, however, i npw have this ASP.NET machine account as well as administrator account and my usual account im logged in, the admin account was there before but the the...

it wont let me upgrade from usb unless i boot into windows normally and fire it up from there :(....

However, i have just tried again, the option to reset PC without losing files..and its started,...

I think this surface has UEFI, does that mean i should install it with, last time i reformatted a pc i used Fdisk lol

This seems a good idea...

https://mspoweruser.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10/

I didnt make any restore points.i was hoping i could make a bootable win10 usb drive and boot from that and reinstall windows without losing my files but the option to do that in start up repair...

im suprised that this so called great piece of kit has no ethernet port when i paid just shy of 1.5K for it !!!.

I have USB network adaptors but i am scuppered by by the fact the usb drivers are...

Ok, so i cant use the beta logger as i cant physically get it onto the surface book as there is no ethernet port and wifi is not included in "safe mode with networking"?

So i will persevere with a...

I think the problem I might have running the logger is that this is a surface pro book, in ms infinite wisdom they omitted the ethernet port and I don't think safe mode with networking will extend...

I believe I disabled Microsoft services, I opted not to hide them and then disabled all, though there were some with ticks I couldn't disabled

I basically disabled everything, the best it would do is boot into safe mode on the administrator account

Do you think update files would collectively free up that much space ?..i did press cancel because it seemed to take so long

So...is there anyway to get my files off this in safe mode with a thumb drive ? It only seems to be offering me the option of resetting and losing my data

It restarts and boots straight into admin account in safe mode. I noticed it said it configuring updates, then goes back to the desktop, the hard drive was almost full and I thought this might be the...

Well I have disabled all the services now, it will boot only in safe mode into administrator account...then boot normally its back to bsod

I don't think this is tailored to my problem, I done the first part, from there on it seems to pertain to being able to run software or install/uninstall software, my problem is that windows will not...

My surface book pro just took a dump and now it wont boot at all, I can only get it to successfully boot safe mode but cant get my files off as the USB drivers are not installed in safe mode, I never...