Windows 10: Best way to recover a damaged Win 10 Home upgraded system?

I have a desktop PC that originally ran Win 7, and I upgraded to Win 10 64 bit via the free download about 5 years ago. Recently, I encountered a system failure at boot time, with a message telling me that I was missing a file and had to restore Windows. I have no Windows media. This copy is licensed via the upgrade. So, what is the least painful way to get the media I need to restore the system and have a licensed copy? I no longer have any documentation on the original license number. I'm aware of the downloads, available USB sticks, etc. What I need is advice on what actually works best in June of 2020 and at a minimum cost. Thanks for your ideas.

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is hardware OK (Win 7) for upgrade to windows 10

I think in one of the other PC with win 7 or win 8.1 I run media creators tools and in some step prompt/found graphics card not supported... for win 10. I didn't found alone reading specs of win 10, but the tool says me... after changed graphics card the tool said all OK and continued OK with upgrade... That I ask to reach this step in this current PC - win 7 - must be all OK for the upgrade? Or must continue to upgrade to show this?
and got to point

• UPGRADE this PC now
• Create media(DVD, USB stick, ISO)

is hardware OK (Win 7) for an upgrade to windows 10 for this PC???

 

Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro was aborted

Hi E.S. Bustillo,

Errors when trying to upgrade Windows are usually occurring due to some damaged system files or broken Windows Update components. To address this concern, we suggest that you follow steps provided in these links:

• Get help with Windows 10 upgrade and installation errors.
• Resolve Windows 10 upgrade errors. Follow the steps under Quick fixes.

If additional help is needed, let us know.

 

recover win 10

Hi,

Thank you for responding in Microsoft Community.

Please do let us know with the following to assist you better:

• How exactly are you trying to mount the system image?
• Have you tried the basic troubleshooting steps such as, Automatic repair using Windows 10 ISO?
• Are you able to enter into Safe mode from Windows Recovery Environment?

I suggest you to perform system restore by following Windows Recovery Environment>
Advanced Options and check.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue to assist you further.