Windows 10: Power outage forced me to reinstall windows 11, now Backup and Restore will not work

Shortest story I can tell:My original problem was a Power outage resulted in my computer being unable to boot past the log in screen. So I needed to reinstall Windows 11 on my C: Drive. But before I came to that conclusion I attempted several methods to diagnose and restore my computer, files, and preferences as I did not want to reinstall the OS or worse details in 2nd list. My system has 5 Hard drives Video Editor. C drive is solely for OS and certain programs. My F Drive is a 10 TB hard drive I use only for System restore and backups. After attempting several methods, I resigned to go t

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Power outage on the "Just wait a moment" step on a full Windows reinstall

I was reinstalling windows 10 on my pc and while it was doing it there was an outage of power on the "Just wait a moment" step (after the reinstall bar got to 100%. I turned it back on after say a minute. It booted into the installing screen at 88%. Are
there any damages, considering there wasn't even the don't turn off your pc message on the step in which the power outed?

 

Windows XP PRO error after restore

System restore is handy when it works like it did for me 2 days ago saving the need to reinstall all of my software as well as windows, id suggest using norton Ghost 12 for an excellent system restore feature.

 

Power outage caused programs to disappear and/or become disfunctional

Hello,

There are few factors that can contribute to the issue you are encountering. Power outages can result in data loss, corruption of folders/files, and programs not functioning.

To assist you further, kindly provide more details by answering the following questions:

• Which browser are you using to check the passwords and favorites section? Provide the list of browsers where you encountered the concern.
• Have you tried using another account to verify if the programs are still missing on your program list?

There is a possibility that the drive index has been corrupted. We highly suggest that you check your hard drive and scan for errors by following these steps:

• Open This PC on File Explorer and locate your hard drive.
• Right-click and choose Properties.
• Under Tools tab, click on Check Now button.

After scanning the hard drive, hidden files and folders, as well as lost data can be restored.

Additionally, we advise running the System File Checker as another way for us to check or scan for data corruptions in Windows system files that can be affected by the power outage. To do so, follow the steps on this article:

Using System File Checker in Windows 10.

Let us know of any details pertaining to your concern.