HELP: URGENT!

[Timbs]

Not really urgent. However, my PC failed a Windows 10 update. Now it just boots up, shows "GATEWAY" (My PC is an old Gateway Btw), shows the Windows 10 logo with a loading circle, goes to a black screen, then restarts. This is very annoying, and has been doing it for hours. I do not have another PC to use, so I must find a way to fix it ASAP. Any help is appreciated. 

[Ashleyyyy]

15 minutes ago, a e s t h e t i c a s said:

Not really urgent.

so I must find a way to fix it ASAP.

sure. 

 

have you got a backup of all your data?

[wonderforest]

Can you safe boot before windows try to load ?

[Zando_]

Do you have an external drive? If so, borrow a laptop or something from a friend (you'll need access to another PC to make a Windows 10 install drive if it comes to that) and make a Linux live disk. Boot from that, and then copy all your files over to the external drive, unplug it to make sure nothing happens to the data, then reinstall Windows 10. If you have access to another PC this is the simplest fix. If you don't safe boot and the other recovery options are your best bet, like @wonderforest suggested. 

[Timbs]

1 hour ago, firelighter487 said:

sure. 

 

have you got a backup of all your data?

Nope. I wish I did

1 hour ago, wonderforest said:

Can you safe boot before windows try to load ?

I've tried to but F8 or Shift+F8 doesnt do jack

30 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Do you have an external drive? If so, borrow a laptop or something from a friend (you'll need access to another PC to make a Windows 10 install drive if it comes to that) and make a Linux live disk. Boot from that, and then copy all your files over to the external drive, unplug it to make sure nothing happens to the data, then reinstall Windows 10. If you have access to another PC this is the simplest fix. If you don't safe boot and the other recovery options are your best bet, like @wonderforest suggested. 

I don't have external drive. Nor do I have friends with computers. However I will be bringing in my PC to my Tech teacher on Monday and see if he cant get me a copy of Windows

[Zando_]

7 hours ago, a e s t h e t i c a s said:

I don't have external drive. Nor do I have friends with computers. However I will be bringing in my PC to my Tech teacher on Monday and see if he cant get me a copy of Windows

RIP. Try resetting the BIOS to defaults, see if that does anything. 

[Timbs]

5 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

RIP. Try resetting the BIOS to defaults, see if that does anything. 

It doesnt. I've tried literally everything. I'm going to see if I cant borrow a hard drive with Win10 installed on it to atleast get into my pc so I can backup all of my stuff and reinstall Windows

[Zando_]

Just now, a e s t h e t i c a s said:

It doesnt. I've tried literally everything. I'm going to see if I cant borrow a hard drive with Win10 installed on it to atleast get into my pc so I can backup all of my stuff and reinstall Windows

Try that then, it should work.

 

[Timbs]

UPDATE:: ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED

I was able to boot through my extra hard drive that had nothing on it which was able to overthrow something in my broken Hard drive and was able to boot into Windows. Immediately I backedup all of my files. Lets see how long this lasts.