Windows 10: Recover files kept in reinstall Windows 10 process

Discus and support Recover files kept in reinstall Windows 10 process in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Windows 10 would not boot. We tried to reinstall but selected the "keep files" option. Where are those files then located? Not finding them when now... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Need Help Windows, May 22, 2021.

  1. Recover files kept in reinstall Windows 10 process


    Windows 10 would not boot. We tried to reinstall but selected the "keep files" option. Where are those files then located? Not finding them when now back in to the old hard drive.

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    Need Help Windows, May 22, 2021
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  2. DRDNA Win User
    DRDNA, May 22, 2021
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  3. Ahhzz Win User
    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.
     
    Ahhzz, May 22, 2021
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  4. MrGenius Win User

    Recover files kept in reinstall Windows 10 process

    [Solved] Windows 10 keeps reinstalling KB3119142

    I noticed quite some time ago that KB3119142 (Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package) kept reinstalling itself for some reason. At least once daily. Sometimes up to several times a day. I just ignored it. It didn't seem to be doing any harm. And I figured they'd eventually fix it. Well...days turned into weeks, weeks into months, with no end to the problem in sight. It dragged on unsolved for at least the last few months. Literally reinstalling itself hundreds of(at least a hundred, felt like more) times in that period of time.

    So I finally googled it a couple days ago. And just got around to fixing it today. Which appears to have worked. And it couldn't have been easier to do. I feel so stupid to have let it intimidate me for so long.*Oops! Recover files kept in reinstall Windows 10 process :oops:
    Below are links to the thread that I got the fix idea from, and the official MS support info page for KB3119142(from which I quoted the above).
    http://www.tenforums.com/windows-up...-windows-10-keeps-reinstalling-kb3119142.html
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119142
     
    MrGenius, May 22, 2021
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