Windows update 10/12/2022 broke my PC totally!

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Sorry this was posted twice - browser froze and I thought I had lost the post...

I am having the same problem; after installing Win 10 update computer boots quickly into the Welcome Screen (Date/Time). Peripherals don't work, pressing caps lock does not toggle the light on/off. I am using multiple keyboards/mice, usb dongle and USB hard wired. All work in BIOS, but are not recognized once I am in the Welcome Screen.

I have an M2 as my C drive and a mechanical as my D drive. C drive backs up weekly to the D drive.

The only way I can get the Win RE screen is to put in my original OS thumb drive (have the key) enter BIOS and choose the Thumb drive as first boot. Once in the Recovery I have tried everything: Uninstall updates (the second one fails), Command Prompt with several suggestions on this site (defaults to X drive, but I can switch to C or D, however the directory looks strange, but I have not been a cmd user for quite some time).

Restore - two different points, same results - That utility sees the Mechanical drive (D) as C - this I find strange as the BIOS sees the M2 as C and the boot drive

Re-image from and image on my C: drive... but it labels the recovery drive D as C (with the mechanical drives alias).

Please do not tell me that it is a coincidental hardware failure. It is not. This is a direct result of the Win Update.

Someone please help me. I can't turn off WIFI, ... or anything for that matter (upon restart the computer is completely unresponsive, no peripherals, however a minute or two later the www symbol changes to 'wifi connected).

Running memory test now, CPU seems fine, will edit once done (don't expect to find a problem).

PLEASE HELP!!!!

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I am having the exact same problem

Computer running fine, installed updates on Friday morning EDT.

Upon restart, I am taken into the Welcome Screen (rather quickly). No USB port/peripherals work. I have two keyboards (wires unwired with track pad) and multiple mice. Pressing Caps Lock does not toggle the light on/off so I belileve in this state the USB ports are not recognized. All I can do is a hard shutdown. Computer has been running without issue since inception (May 2021). I normally manually apply MSFT updates.

I can get into BIOS, which sees my M2 C drive as the only boot disk (C) (I also have a mechanical drive which does a weekly back up: D). Keyboard/Mouse work in BIOS (but not in Welcome/Time/Date screen). One of mice I am using has the red light undercarriage, on in BIOS off if I 'boot' into Welcome screen.

A minute or two after coming into the Welcome screen the logo in the lower right changes from 'no web access' to 'connected'. I can't turn off wifi (or, can I and how????.... I would like to try that... antena has been removed but it still finds the network. I haven't shut down the wireless network, but, if the wireless is on the computer (controlled by OS) is the problem, weather or not my wifi is up is irrelevant if I can't shut off the computers wifi.

Putting my OS thumb drive in (I built the computer and did a clean OS install) allows me to enter the Windows Recovery window - I have tried everything other than a clean install of the OS. I can not find my recovery thumb drive (but have images on the D drive).

Remove most recent updates, one of the two choices ran fine, the second one fails (multiple attempts). I ger a message that something went wrong and to try recovery option.

Running svc/scannow etc. from the command prompt also fails - command prompt defaults to X: (not sure why). Switching over to C or D and dir shows very few directories - but back, system image are there. - it appears as if it has all been corrupted!!! I do not have admin rights so some of the suggestions on this and other sites are not possible.

System Restore - runs, upon restart, same results (have used to different historical images). HERE, IT SHOWS THE LOCATION of the mechanical drive, normally D as C (It does not show in BIOS Boot, however the M2 drive shows as the C drive.... I am really hoping someone has seen this before and knows a solution).

Reimage from image created on 10/16/22 - same results. Reimage from 10/9 - same results

Somebody PLEASE HELP

Even left my computer try to update for two hours, nothing changed. Just spinning dots.

Same issue as you. Disabled fast boot and rolled back (for the second time) and had some luck, been trying to find a way to install the update without issues but no solution yet.

I had 6 restore points and windows corrupted them all best corse of action is to wipe and reinstall windows sadly