ok thanks guys ill let you all know when I get this finished.

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ok first thanks for the help it is truly appreciated. the usb drive I made from the media creation tool, is that going to be the up to date version of windows? or will that be updated after the...

ok sounds good to me. Ive done numerous system wipes in my day and this is my first run in with windows 10. so before I go hacking into it. Ive got the installation media on usb and the system...

yeah I can do that, the only software on here is the HP support warranty stuff so Im not sure how that works if I wipe it clean. I just want to be able to keep it current with updates and put pro on...

sorry for the delay, fix mbr was unsuccesfull and I was unable to try the reset as it says the drive is locked? i took pictures to show what was going on. I previously backed up all my personal...

ok the recovery usb made from the HP junk only offers to do factory wipe and such. Im currently using media creation tool to make a bootable usb to attempt previous instructions for fixing the boot...

ok I will give it a go and see what happens. thanks

i made a recovery usb when I initially got this laptop setup so that should be from the 10240 build. I dont have the 10240 iso.

under advanced options I only have UEFI firmware settings as an option or turn off. can those be run just from an admin command prompt or only from booting into a command prompt.

yep Im running the admin prompt, my version is win 10 build 10240.

Thanks for the thread on this. So I tried the command prompt and the only option I have is UEFI firmaware settings or turn off

bcddata.txt says
The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
The requested system device cannot be found.

ill try it out and report back shorty thanks!

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I have not used any third party software.

Thanks for the help. This laptop came with windows 10 home on it and I am trying to complete the updates on it. I have attached the requested things plus others that may help. I ran chkdsk with no...

Hello, I have been following this thread and am unable to upgrade my laptop to 1511, I am on build 10240. I have followed all the steps in this thread and many other threads with no result. I will...