Windows 10: Windows 10 won't load, restore, reset or even re-install from Windows USB drive

I have had Windows 10 Home on my PC for 3 years. Today it won't load. I am not aware of an update being installed during the past 24 hours.

I have tried restart, restore to Nov 10th and Nov 3rd restore points, Reset but save my data, Reset and delete everything.


The computer was working fine this morning. I shut down and went to a conference and when I returned to my desk and turned it on it wouldn't boot Windows, it gave a Blue screen telling me to restart or try recovery options. I followed all instructions and tried every option.


So, I gave up on saving my other software installations (data is on separate drives - unplugged during this process) and tried installing from my Windows 10 USB (the one Microsoft mailed me when I purchased), and it starts the installation, gets to 96%, fails and loops over and over never completing the installation, it's been doing this for more than an hour.
A white error box popped up once indicating it can't complete the installation and it flashed so fast that I couldn't record the error code (I had my phone and tried to take a photo but it was gone by the time the camera opened).

When I do a hard shutdown by holding the power button until I see the lights go out, it is restarting again on its own! Yes, I can unplug it but that doesn't get me closer to resolving this issue! I work from home and need my PC to be functional ASAP! Help!

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Windows 10 USB boot

Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

There is three options:
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 N

Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk