Windows 10: Reinstalling Windows 10 after error

Hi,


My system crashed the other day and showed the Video_Scheduler_Internal_Error. I had been able to get onto the laptop and try and install updated drivers from the Dell site, and through Windows Upgrade. I decided to to a refresh. Half way through it gave up. I would get to the screen asking to select language preferences, then would ask me to make sure my wifi was on, then it would loop and it would stay in that continuous look (as long as I accepted language selections). I had no choice at that stage other than turning the laptop off.


Now, the laptop will turn on, but will just go to a blank screen. I can select F12 and then pick limited options. I have a copy of Windows 10 iso on a disc, but I've no way of getting into the system to see what my licence key is.


The laptop came with Windows 8, then I got the free upgrade to Windows 10 whenever that came out.


I have a copy of Windows 8 with a licence key but am reluctant to install this as I know it's not supported anymore, and I'd prefer to get back to 10.


Any advice on what should I do? Am I right in thinking that using the iso disc will ask me for a licence key?


Thanks

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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!

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

 

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credit to Lifehacker.

 

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