When you'll boot from USB, the installation starts and you'll need to select Install option and point to your C: disk.
Windows 11 doesn't boot (possibly corrupted)
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So a few hours ago I messed up the registry and when I restarted my computer, it stayed loading forever. I'm using windows 11.
I tried then resetting windows and keep my files but it just created another broken installation of windows in boot manager.
My boot manager looks like:
Windows 11
Windows 11
Windows recovery
I have tried everything from commands to commands in cmd. It fails to reset now and I can't do anything. I do not care about any files I only care about fixing the computer. It's a Lenovo laptop with pre-windows installed I've had it for 3.5 years and it was working fine until now.
Edit: I've tried to repair It just doesn't.
Edit2: I found important info.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
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Igor Leyko 111K Reputation points Independent Advisor2022-01-30T20:14:28+00:00 Did you change a registry and this caused the problem? If yes, likely registry is corrupted and it is needed to install Windows from scratch.
For a future, please create a full system backup regularly and create restore point before any registry editing. Unfortunately, it is very hard to repair corrupted registry.
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Anonymous
2022-01-30T20:03:21+00:00 I have also checked in the old windows folder and there is nothing there either.
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Anonymous
2022-01-30T19:59:57+00:00 I have tried but I don't have any restore points nor do I have any content in the regback folder.
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Igor Leyko 111K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-01-30T19:39:15+00:00 Hi,
My name is Igor, I have 12 Microsoft MVP awards. It's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you. I'm sorry you have a problems.
Did I understood you correctly, you've made some changes in registry and this caused a problem? please check if registry copies exist in C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack folder.
Did you try to restore system from restore point?