Windows 10: My PC (Windows 10) formatted on its own multiple times and I have lost everything

Hey,

So there was an instance where I switched on my PC (Windows 10) but it did not start. My mouse light was on, CPU light was on, and keyboard lights were also on, but the monitor was not switching on. So I switched off and on the main switch to restart my computer.

As the PC was switched on, the message "Your PC ran into a problem" was displayed on the screen. It then took a while to process and then gave me two options: Restart and Advanced.

I clicked restart and it formatted my PC. The home screen was changed to the stock Lenovo home screen (my PC is Lenovo). During the reboot, a message "repairing windows" was displayed as well. However, I still had my documents and files in C>User. But the next day, the same happened again, and the PC formatted but this time, it wiped my documents and files as well.

Moreover, I am not able to open any Windows application like WhatsApp web, Mail, Calculator, etc.

The PC is not entirely formatted because I still have a few files left. Moreover, all of my WiFi connections are also saved. I don't know what to make out of this partial format that keeps on happening again and again.

The files I lost were very important, it had all my past work, portfolio, reports, etc.



I don't know how to explain this problem in a better way. I don't know if I have clearly explained my problem or not, but if someone has a solution to it, and can help me recover the lost files, it would be of great help.

I am adding the screenshot of the current homepage which was changed after the format.

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Changing Time Format

Hi Mary,

There's a possibility that the set up time format in your computer Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is military time. To have this checked, you can try to reset the time of your computer through Control Panel. See the steps below on how to do
so:

• Open Control Panel > Clock, Language, and Region >
  Change date, time, or number formats. This would open the
  Region window.
• From there, click on Additional settings at the bottom part. It will open the Customize Format.
• Click Reset; then, OK.

The steps should work; however, if not, we suggest that you contact manufacturer and have the BIOS time checked.

Let us know what happens after doing the suggestions .

 

Windows Format Configuration (time)

Hi Joc,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I will certainly help you with this.

I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if it helps you to change the time format.

• Press Windows key + X key, clicking Control Panel, clicking
  Clock, Language, and Region, and then clicking
  Region.
  
• Click the Formats tab, and then, in the
  Format list, select the Match Windows display language (recommended)
  under Format.
• Check if the h: mm: tt is available under Short time and
  Long time format.

Please post back with the results, we will be glad to assist you further.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.