1) What are the status of the important computer files:
a) files backed up to another drive or the cloud
b) backed up images saved to another drive or the cloud
c) no backed up files or images > files need to be saved
d) no backed up files or images > files do not need to be saved
2) Were you dual booting?
3) Please perform the following steps:
4) Find 3 flash drives that you can format (> or = 8 GB)
5) Make tools that can be used to recover important files, test the drives, and troubleshoot
6) On a working computer create:
a) a new bootable windows 10 iso 21H1:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Download Windows 10 ISO File
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/9230-download-windows-10-iso-file.html
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-install-windows-10-a.html
b) bootable Ubuntu flash drive:
Create a bootable USB stick on Windows | Ubuntu tutorials
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2147063/linux-to-the-rescue-how-ubuntu-can-help-a-computer-in-distress.html
c) A bootable Sea Tools flash drive:
https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
7) Indicate whether you want to:
a) troubleshoot > find a camera or smartphone camera to take pictures and post images into the thread
b) perform a reset save files equivalent (reinstall drivers and applications)
c) perform a clean install (reinstall drivers and applications, restore backed up files)
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