win 10 My pc is oofed

[Helloiamhere]

I turned my pc on the other day and it booted. Hopped on cs and ot crashes. Makes a win 10 unplug device noise. I turn off my computer and turn it back on and shows boot. Then right before login it shows a black screen with a cursor. Any ideas on whats happened. Thx

[Wadzinsky]

Do you have a previous backup you can restore to and see if the issue persists?

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Wipe your drives and try again.

[RadiatingLight]

Hm....

Maybe corrupted windows?

get windows install media and repair windows

[Tosa]

What's your specs?

[Helloiamhere]

10 minutes ago, Tosa said:

What's your specs?

I5 7400, 12gb ddr4, and a gt 1030. Dont bully the gpu

[Helloiamhere]

48 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Hm....

Maybe corrupted windows?

get windows install media and repair windows

Will try

[Tosa]

1 minute ago, Helloiamhere said:

I5 7400, 12gb ddr4, and a gt 1030. Dont bully the gpu

And the storage?

[Helloiamhere]

59 minutes ago, Wadzinsky said:

Do you have a previous backup you can restore to and see if the issue persists?

No but i am going to see if i can use windows installation media if that counts.

[Wadzinsky]

53 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Hm....

Maybe corrupted windows?

get windows install media and repair windows

Windows media repair is kind of a joke.  I don't know of any legitimate problem that has ever fixed.  All I get is "Windows was unable to repair the problem"

 

If you don't have a backup, try a fresh install.  I do highly suggest getting a backup solution.  It's saved me hours of hassle and is kind of a worry-free testing solution.  

[Helloiamhere]

5 minutes ago, Tosa said:

And the storage?

Ik 1 tb but def not the brand but it us slow and cluncky. Ive been suspicious about if its a hd issue. It is cheap

[Helloiamhere]

1 minute ago, Wadzinsky said:

Windows media repair is kind of a joke.  I don't know of any legitimate problem that has ever fixed.  All I get is "Windows was unable to repair the problem"

 

If you don't have a backup, try a fresh install.  I do highly suggest getting a backup solution.  It's saved me hours of hassle and is kind of a worry-free testing solution.  

Would i need a product key or anything significantly special. Im kind of new to windows problems

[Wadzinsky]

1 minute ago, Helloiamhere said:

Would i need a product key or anything significantly special. Im kind of new to windows problems

What version of windows are you running?  if win 10, the product key SHOULD be associated with your MS account and you shouldn't need a key when re-installing.  It will prompt you for a key, just click "I don't have a key" and when windows first boots, it will connect online and retrieve your stored key

 

[Wadzinsky]

also, if you aren't sure, and you have another hard drive you can install (so you can keep your current installation as a fallback if necessary)  do a re-install on a separate hard drive.  That way, also, you can always retrieve files from your old install if you need to

[RadiatingLight]

1 hour ago, Wadzinsky said:

Windows media repair is kind of a joke.  I don't know of any legitimate problem that has ever fixed.  All I get is "Windows was unable to repair the problem"

 

If you don't have a backup, try a fresh install.  I do highly suggest getting a backup solution.  It's saved me hours of hassle and is kind of a worry-free testing solution.  

Uh... It literally un-corrupted my windows install yesterday. not even kidding, YESTERDAY.

[Wadzinsky]

4 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Uh... It literally un-corrupted my windows install yesterday. not even kidding, YESTERDAY.

I also never said it DIDN'T work   My issues have never had any luck tho...