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  1. I formatted my operating system and now I can't start it.


    Lately when I was turning my computer on it would be really slow at starting and all of my windows files would not load so I couldn't go on the internet etc. So I tried to fix whatever I could I tried all I tried to command prompt that landed me on to formatting a drive where I supposedly was going to reinstall my windows but instead that formatting erase my whole operating system and now I get the following message when I turn the computer on. See picture

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    Nat#Hal#Ie, Jan 5, 2025
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  2. ' choose an operation system to start"

    Hi Bob,

    To better assist you, do let us the complete message that you receive.

    Sometimes, this could be due to two operating system installed in your computer. Just to make sure this is not the case, I suggest you to try the steps below:

    1. Press Windows key + R.

    2. Type msconfig and press enter.

    3. Click the "boot" tab and check if there are any other operating system listed.

    4. In addition, change the timeout time to 3 seconds(default)

    Let us know the result, we will be glad to help if you need further assistance.
     
    Wungraileng Vashi, Jan 5, 2025
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  3. Fernandz Win User
    How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

    ¿You already tried this one?...

    Run CMD


    1. diskpart
    2. list disk

    Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

    2. select disk #
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

    good luck!
     
    Fernandz, Jan 5, 2025
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  4. Paolo Mag Win User

    I formatted my operating system and now I can't start it.

    Formatting a dual boot system with windows 10 and ubuntu

    Hi,

    In Windows 10, you can easily format a hard drive or a partition by accessing Computer Management. For us to assist you, we suggest that you follow the steps listed below:

    • Press the Start button.
    • Type Computer Management.
    • On the left side, click on Disk Management under Storage.
    • Locate the drive that you want to format.
    • Once located, right-click on the drive and choose Format.

    If the hard drive has not been formatted with the steps that we have provided above, we recommend that you contact the manufacturer of your hard drive. Some hard drive requires a software that you'll need to use just to format it.

    Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
     
    Paolo Mag, Jan 5, 2025
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