Windows 10: Windows 7 to 10 upgrade failure - stuck in boot loop attempting to recover installation...

I have a very old laptop stuck in in and endless boot loop after it attempted to automatically update itself from windows 7 to 10.


The problem being the laptop has some old software that cant be easily obtained again so I need to find a way to get it rolled back to windows 7 without wiping it and reinstalling everything.


My problem is that I cant get into the recovery console switching off mid boot twice it just wont work.


All the computer will do is begin to load then say "attempting to recover installation" for a fraction of a second and then "undoing changes made to your computer" reboot and repeat.


Has anyone any suggestions on how I can roll this back without the machine being able to finish the windows 10 update?


Thanks

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Stuck in Windows 10 Upgrade

My computer seems to be stuck in a Windows 10 failed upgrade loop. I was running fine on a beta version of Windows 10, and then I came downstairs one morning to see it repeatedly booting, attempting to repair, then rebooting. The steps I've taken to diagnose are:

• Attempting to boot off a USB drive (with all drives disabled in BIOS) - this fails at the point of the blue windows screen
  
• Attempting to boot the machine itself and getting into "repair/safe mode" using F7
  
• Looking at the BIOS for obvious failures (e.g. RAM that should be there is missing) - nothing obvious is wrong.
  

I am fairly certain the build version was 9926. For many months, the system would attempt to upgrade, and then say "it failed" for some reason and roll back.

Suggestions for next steps?

 

Windows 10 attempting to recover installation

Appreciate your assistance.

Have attempted your instructions however the windows logo does not appear at any stage in the loop. The loop goes:-

Option ROM

Dell logo

The pc makes a flickering noise

Attempting to recover

Restoring your previous version

The loop then continues.

I attempted the rebooting with the Dell logo with no effect.

Any more suggestions?

 

Windows 10 start up stuck 'attempting to recover installation'/

After numerous 'failed' attempts by my windows/microsoft do to auto windows 10 updates, and twice microsoft tech logging in online to stop the updates, it now wont start up at all, updates still continued attempted to run . Now on boot up constantly stuck
in a loop saying ' attempting to recover installation' and 'restoring your previous version of windows' . No log in screen so no start up menu . Ive tried F8 on start up. No difference and not getting anywhere