We all know the command prompt is a wizard’s toolbox, and if you know what you’re doing, the possibilities are almost endless. On the Choose which media to use screen, click USB flash drive. This is the first thing you should try, as it’s the quickest and least invasive.Ĭommand Prompt: This can be useful for a wide array of tricks and tactics, most especially running the SFC /Scannow command to scan and fix corrupted system files. Agree to install Windows 10 to a USB flash drive. Startup Repair: This is sort of a “black box” in that it tries to fix whatever issue is preventing the system from booting, but it doesn’t tell you what it’s doing or, if successful, what the problem was. Power on the computer to start the Windows. Insert the USB or CD/DVD Windows Installation Setup boot media.

You can restore the image of your PC at the time you created the image, which includes all your data and installed programs at that time. Windows 10 Installation via Bootable Media 1. System Image Recovery: If you’ve used the image backup tool in Windows 10, this would be where it would come in handy. This does not affect your data, but it does affect installed programs as it replaces the registry with an earlier version. System Restore: Use this to revert your PC to a happier time, when things were working normally.

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