Windows 10 update crashes my computer

I''m not a tech expert by any means but I'll share what I've learned the hard way by having my PC crash from an update. You will need a recovery stick/usb, hopefully you made one before the update caused the loop?  If not, start at #2 below.

1.  Shut your computer off and wait 2 minutes.  Then plug in the usb 1st so it will start up off of it, and then turn it on while at the same time hitting 'ESC' .  It should bring you to an Admin page to initiate the recovery; then follow the prompts to re-install.  Caution:  this will cause all your saved docs/pics/music and personally installed programs to be lost.  This can be hard for you if you use your laptop for business.  If that's the case, you may want to check with someone who can access the hard drive to get your stuff off before installing recovery. 

2.  If you did not save a recovery usb, check with a friend and try to find one you can borrow.  If not, you will have to take it to a PC repair place.  My brother helped me and he used his own recovery stick.  It took a few tries, but it eventually worked and I'm back in business. You will want to follow instructions in #1 above once you get one.

Either choice can cost you $$ unless you can do a recovery yourself and you don't mind loosing stuff on your PC.  Its not that hard to make a recovery stick, so once you're back up and running it should be the 1st thing you do.

Good luck!

Im even more screwed. Windows 10 update forced itself onto my laptop, and now i cant even boot it up. I get the Dell logo, a flash of a white-bordered square, then a quick message "attempting to recover installation" immediately followed by "restoring previous version of windows".... then back to Dell logo and repeating in an endless loop! I have work to do and didnt ask Microsoft for this fatal invasion of my laptop. 

I'm having the same issue. I'm using dual boot with ubuntu and I'm unable to open my windows. Please anyone let me know how to fix this issue.

Just a note, not an answer - You cannot upgrade/update Windows 10 to a new drive. If it says your current OS in invalid, you have to resolve that first. There are several ways, most of them as aggravating as the rest of Microsoft stuff. After that is resolved, you make sure that you run the Windows 10 compatibility scan. If you have problems there, they have to be resolved before you upgrade/update. Another few hours wasted there. You cannot change any basic hardware while doing all of this. It seems that for many systems, you are just basically screwed.

I know that nothing may help with the old system, but when you get the a new system, make sure that you get a Pro system [with Windows Pro or Enterprise version] and make sure that you get a restore stick or at least get the OEM key so that you can use it to reinstall when necessary. Get an Image backup software and keep an image of the drive.

I know none of this really helps now; But if you are in the Windows world, you gotta get Windows to work.

Oh, and get a machine that comes with an extendable THREE year software and hardware warranty, then when you have problems, you can make it the suppliers problem. [I use only Dell or HP business machines, with warranties direct from Dell or HP, NO aftermarket warranties.]

So, I followed the instructions.

When it did not work, but merely told me that the current version of windows on my PC is invalid - which is odd, as it was supplied and updated by Microsoft AND was legal and paid for - I went out and purchased a new HDD so as to do an install on virgin media, as it were.

I stopped playing on the first day at the 21st iteration of:

Starting setup

Restart PC

Starting setup

Restart PC

. . .

Then, thinking I might have made a mistake in creating the media, I did it again, verry slowly and very carefully and, GUESS WHAT!>!?!?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CHANGED.

I still have a dead PC, with no working OS

No access to my data and software

AND . . .an OS supplier which hides behind lawyers and suggests that the solution to its utter incompetence is for me to purchase a new machine  to replace the 2 year old machine tht worked perfectly until attacked by the virus which is Microsoft forced updates.

I have got the same problem. I bought a brand new PC in May with SSD, after couple of weeks Windows 10 updated and PC crashed straightaway. I rebooted and last Friday it crashed again. I use my PC for work and I feel baffled. The update is automatic. Apparently, there are no solutions for this problem. The PC technical assistance is saying that Microsoft Operative system 10 is messing around and I should never update my PC. This sounds like a  joke.   Anyone can tell me, does it happen with all PCs? How can I fix the situation? Will Microsoft help me or I should forget about it?