Just backup your data, and make sure you turn on secure boot in BIOS.
I got 2 question. 1. why did my windows 11 home deactivate after the windows update? 2. Why is the Microsoft store acting up?
For the Windows 11 home, I've tried a lot of things to try and get it back up and going, but nothing is working. My key isn't even a year old.
For the store, my Xbox app wouldn't detect my friends list and when i went to launch a game it couldn't sync my cloud data and said i wasn't signed in even though i was. i tried a lot of things as well for this to work, nothing. the last thing i tried was the app repair and reset which uninstalled it. i tried installing it back and the Microsoft store couldn't do it and would just say error and that you've found an issue and are working on it. and it wasn't just the Xbox app that i couldn't reinstall, it was also the game bar and the gaming services app. i had know issues with the app yesterday either.
I could really use the help.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
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2024-12-12T18:08:17+00:00 What would the steps be to back up my data? and how much do i need to reinstall when i do a clean install?
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EmilyS_726 29,990 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-12-12T18:21:50+00:00 You can just go to C:\Users\your username folder, then identify files/folders you need to backup and move them to an external drive or cloud drive. These are your personal files, not system files. So like documents, your photos, music, etc.
As for thngs you need to reinstall, it wil be all of the apps that didn't come with Windows originally.
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EmilyS_726 29,990 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-12-12T20:41:42+00:00 anything in your Desktop, documents, music, pictures, video, downloads