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Daniel0898
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Alright so my current version of windows 10 won't let me boot smoothly. It usually takes 5-15 times of rebooting to get to my desktop screen. I'll go to boot regularly, and my windows will just sit there with that blinking dash in the top left, and won't do anything, so I reboot (5-15 times :/). 

 

I know I need to re-install windows, however I don't want to loose any of my data. I have over 2 terabytes of stuff from steam games to video recordings to software like Sony Vegas 13 and Photoshop. :/

 

I'm not sure how to do this so if someone could explain that would be great.

 

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

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1 idea is that you could use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 10 from a USB. So next time you boot, set boot priority to the flash drive. After putting in simple information such as language it will prompt you to install Windows. It allows you to keep your files, but unfortunately you do lose all of your applications, which could be redownloaded later.

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1 idea is that you could use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 10 from a USB. So next time you boot, set boot priority to the flash drive. After putting in simple information such as language it will prompt you to install Windows. It allows you to keep your files, but unfortunately you do lose all of your applications, which could be redownloaded later.

I might try that

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I might try that

You can actually just do that from within windows. Settings > Update & security > Recovery > Reset this PC.

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will i still lose everything?

It will ask you that during the process. You can choose to remove apps and settings, but let everything else remain just like you left it.

My rigs:

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NEW Ryzinator build:

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 9 3950X 8-Core Processor

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4

RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 @ DDR4-3066

Storage: (3x) Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5", Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280

PSU: Seasonic Prime TX-750

OS: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Additional fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan

Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 580 Dual OC 4GB

Display: MSI 27L Optix MAG272QP @ 165Hz

 

OLD Build (SOLD):

CPU: AMD FX-6100 Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX (VRM overheating, don't buy) RAM: 8GB Kingston ValueRAM GPU: Onboard ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics Case: Corsair Obsidian 500D Storage: Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB, 119GB SAMSUNG MMCRE28G5MXP-0VBH1 (SSD), 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AZRX-00L4HB0 (SATA)  PSU: Be quiet! - Straight Power 10 400 Watt Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 

 

Retro gaming build:

CPU: Intel Pentium 3 Coppermine @ 800MHz Motherboard: Asus P2B i440BX BIOS 1012 FSB: 133 MHz RAM: 1x 128MB Hynix PC133 SDR SDRAM GPU: ATi Radeon 9200 256MB AGP Case: Full Tower case (unbranded) Storage: CompactFlash card to IDE converter (16GB card) Sound Card: Aztech 2320 ISA Cooling: Stock heatsink fan OS: Windows 98 Second Edition

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