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I started at boot with my USB flash drive where I downloaded Windows to. (See picture). Then I proceeded to all of the steps above including doing command prompt (picture I sent previously). ...

The only one with the Windows\System32\Config and SAM file is the X drive folder that also shows in command prompt. When I select the SAM file and enter the REM_SAM, it says "Cannot Load...

So let me start from the beginning after downloading file. Upon startup, I hit escape and had the following options:
F1 System Information
F2 System Diagnostics
F9 Boot Device Options
F10 BIOS...

OK, I was able to download Windows 10 on my jump drive. I started it up with command prompt. WHen I go to #5 under Option 4, I am not seeing a "SAM" folder on my jump drive. WHat should I be...

Ok maybe I'm ignorant, but how do I do any of these first steps? WIndows 10 installation USB? Recovery drive? How do I get to these? I can open command prompt but it is not under "administrator."...

Hello I could really use some help. I am running Windows 10 onmy HP Pavillion. I upgraded from Windows 7 around a month ago. Recently I was running a disk battery calibration check and after I...