Windows 10: Almost all text is missing from windows 10

I can't use any progs because of the text issue. That's why I have to manually backup folders/files (I use a firefox addons (filecommander) and SMB to move files/folders) right now

 

If you want to extract data from your disk, you can boot your PC from Kyhi's boot disk (from the top of the Software and Apps section here), and access your disk using normal Win 10 features.

You could even create a disk image using Macrium Reflect (free) s you can later mount the image as a drive and access any file you like.

 

Nice, is Macrium included in that boot disk? and do you have a link for it?

 

I figured I could use the Narrator to try to repair windows (Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials ) and it works surprisingly well except I got another problem while at the "Getting updates" step, it crashes and I get a message error with

any fix for that?

 

Best cut your losses and do a clean install. An in-place upgrade repair install will not:
- fix a corrupt user profile
- repair every registry problem

 

Nono, I'm not cutting my losses and the problem persists on new user accounts so it's not specific to my account.

 

Exactly, as the problem exists on new accounts as well you have a general problem.

Of course, you're free to research a solution, and maybe someone else here may be able to help. Good luck!

 

Ok weird, with the help of the narrator, I've attempted a system restore from windows 10, normally booted and .... it somehow worked. Didn't think it would since even a system restore from the recovery environment didn't work.

All text are back and the fixes made by "Permissions Time Machine" are still applied (search indexer service seem to start now)

****ing finally..... now time to get a new hdd to make an image and thanks to everyone who tried to help

 

Commendable ingenuity and persistence.

 

This problem happened to me when I was trying to change the permission/security settings for my C drive. I was trying to change this so I could save files into it. See:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...a51d15a?auth=1

However, when this was done the missing text problem occurred. So the problem is related to the permissions of something in the root drive. Anyway, I followed Skodd's approach to solving this problem and it worked. Once the system restore was started, it took a very long time to proceed (I estimated just under an hour) so please be patient!

For the benefit of future people who might have this problem, what is needed is some pictures of the various menus so users can work out what the Narrator is saying. You can find that here:
http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/comp...11364008291943
Instructions on how to turn on the Narrator:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...ext-read-aloud

DA

 

Glad I could help.