Windows 10: What can I do if pc repair was unsuccessful

I installed win 11, and quickly decided to go back to 10. The pc did not restart as expected, so I attempted a pc.repair. it was unsuccessful. I ran diagnostics via Dell, and all assessments passed. How can I get back to my desktop without losing all my programs with a reset?

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Start up repair... unsuccessful!?


Here's the skinny ^^

Installed Win10... Didn't like it.

Tried revert to Win7 via Settings/Update-Recovery.

Now all I get is...





Then I get...





Then...





Tried msconfig from command window (read in another thread)...

How to get laptop to start up?

 

Programs not working

In post 26 there were steps listed to fix the operating system corruption.
Are you able to follow them?
In post 29 was the suggested dism repair command.

 

Recovery. Your pc or device needs to be repaired

Hi,

To address your concern, we suggest that you run the Windows Startup repair. To do that, follow these steps:

• Using you installation media, access the Windows recovery environment.
• Select Troubleshoot
• Choose Advanced option
• Choose Automatic Repair or Startup Repair.
• Once done, your system will restart.

Let us know if you need further assistance.