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

Anonymous
2022-10-13T14:00:32+00:00

I noticed last night before I went to bed that I had the option to update and restart my PC which meant there was something in Windows that needed an update. Ok...sure. I selected that option, watched the system prepare and download the update, and went to bed.

This morning I go into my office and my PC won't even boot! I initially get to the Windows loading screen....nothing but the spinning dots for 30 minutes. So I hold the power button down, let it reset...same result. I reboot again, try to go into Safe Mode....nothing at all. Black screen. So I thought "Great! I have to reinstall Windows and restore my last system image (which was this Sunday thankfully)." So I get out my Windows USB install stick, set my PC to start from there, get the prompt to install 32 or 64 bit Windows, select 64 bit, get the loading install files message...

Nothing! Doesn't load at all!

I've tried to get into Safe Mode, took out all my RAM and reseated them, only installed 1 stick at a time (out of four I had installed), unplugged and reseated the PSU cables to EVERYTHING...not one single thing is working! I use my computer for work, and right now all I have is a $3500 paperweight! I've now spent HOURS in Google University trying to find the magic bullet that will fix this, and nothing is working!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-29T09:14:13+00:00

    MS continues to mess with my computer. Apparently it's ready to upgrade to Windows 11. Really! My computer couldn't deal with the disastrous upgrades in recent months. No way will I upgrade this computer to Windows 11, it wasn't built with that prospect. 'Future Proof' is a myth. If we knew what future technology was going to be....

    Now I'm getting a message about Intel® Rapid Storage Technology and Intel® Optane™ Memory Application and an At Risk SMART event! I didn't even know it existed on my computer! And when I looked for information at Intel.com the app 'Will No Longer Be Updated (End-of-Life Notice)'

    'In compliance with Microsoft new Universal Windows Platform (UWP)*, Intel has stopped bundling the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology applications with the Intel® RST drivers.

    UWP requires that all driver-dependent applications be made available only through the Microsoft Store.'

    As I read it Microsoft is already preparing my computer in the background for Windows 11 and the Intel app is telling me: 'An impending error condition was detected on an internal or external disk and is now at risk of failure.'

    Looks like a shopping trip to the computer store!

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