Also, after i do this do I only need the iso on my usb?
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Anonymous
Hi,
My pc running windows 10 had the boot/startup error occur earlier today and it isn't the first time. Previously, I used a usb stick to use the recovery tools and it worked although this time it did not.
I decided to try to run some other commands in the command prompt that recreated a bunch of boot files and my bios now shows me 5 booting options; 3 named windows boot manager (previously there was 1 which I would boot from normally) 1 that was just named after my SSD, and the usb plugged in. I tried a few other options but I kept running into errors such as this one and inaccessible boot device. Is there any other method? Am i able to just reinstall windows without losing anything?
Thanks!
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Anonymous
2025-03-05T17:38:29+00:00 would this be acceptable?
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Ivan B 123.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-03-05T17:23:04+00:00 Hi ,
In this case you have to create an installation drive with Rufus and keep the default MBR and Bios as in the image below:
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Anonymous
2025-03-05T16:52:31+00:00 Ok, so after I download the iso and use rufus I then transfer that to the usb, plug it into my computer and boot as normal, then this should allow me to download windows on top of my primary partition?
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Ivan B 123.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-03-05T04:54:34+00:00 Hi ,
In this case, you can try to convert the disk from MBR to GPT, but I can't guarantee that reinstallation will keep the files. If you don't need the files, just disable the CSM and keep booting in UEFI and continue the installation normally.
The previous procedure would be for you to create the installation drive on another computer for MBR and Legacy if you wish, so we can try to install Windows on top, keeping only the files.
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