''If you haven’t got a recent backup of your data'' then try the following to see if you can fix the problem without losing your data:
Start the laptop and then when it boots into Windows force stop the laptop by holding the Power button operated until it shuts down.
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So this 3 times in a row i.e. S''tart > boot > force shutdown > start > boot > force shutdown > start >boot etc.''
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Do this 3 times in a row i.e. S''tart > boot > force shutdown > start > boot > force shutdown > start >boot etc.''
On the 3rd attempt it should boot into the ''Windows Recovery Environment'' menus.
Go to ''Troubleshoot > Advanced > Startup repair'' and follow the prompts.
''Do not select Reset this PC'' because if you select the wrong option after this you will erase all your data as Windows will be reinstalled.
If the above doesn’t work for any reason e.g. the Recovery partition may be corrupted then try the following:
You can create a USB Win10 Recovery disc from any known working Win10 PC. All you need is an 8GB USB flashdrive and 40-60 minutes of time.
In the host PC go to ''Control Panel > Recovery > Create a recovery disc'' and follow the prompts.
When you have the USB recovery drive, start the laptop and then get into the BIOS area on startup by pressing F2 after it starts but before it boots into Windows.
When in BIOS ''change the'' boo''t order'' to ''USB 1st boot device'' and also ''enable the Legacy USB setting. Save the changes ,'' insert the USB flashdrive into the laptop’s USB port and restart the laptop.
When the laptop restarts it should boot from the USB into the WRE menus.
Go to ''Troubleshoot > Advanced > Startup repair'' and follow the prompts.
Hi @yshreyansh8 ,
''If you haven’t got a recent backup of your data'' then try the following to see if you can fix the problem without losing your data:
Start the laptop and then when it boots into Windows force stop the laptop by holding the Power button operated until it shuts down.
So this 3 times in a row i.e. S''tart > boot > force shutdown > start > boot > force shutdown > start >boot etc.''
On the 3rd attempt it should boot into the ''Windows Recovery Environment'' menus.
Go to ''Troubleshoot > Advanced > Startup repair'' and follow the prompts.
''Do not select Reset this PC'' because if you select the wrong option after this you will erase all your data as Windows will be reinstalled.
If the above doesn’t work for any reason e.g. the Recovery partition may be corrupted then try the following:
You can create a USB Win10 Recovery disc from any known working Win10 PC. All you need is an 8GB USB flashdrive and 40-60 minutes of time.
In the host PC go to ''Control Panel > Recovery > Create a recovery disc'' and follow the prompts.
When you have the USB recovery drive, start the laptop and then get into the BIOS area on startup by pressing F2 after it starts but before it boots into Windows.
When in BIOS ''change the'' boo''t order'' to ''USB 1st boot device'' and also ''enable the Legacy USB setting. Save the changes ,'' insert the USB flashdrive into the laptop’s USB port and restart the laptop.
When the laptop restarts it should boot from the USB into the WRE menus.
Go to ''Troubleshoot > Advanced > Startup repair'' and follow the prompts.