recovery mode

Hi. I've spent some time in this community and searched high and low elsewhere and don't find an answer to my very frustrating situation. When I boot my Surface Pro 8 with Win 11 I get a BSOD that says: RECOVERY There are no more BitLocker recovery options on your PC. You'll need to use...

Sometimes, the promise of progress that comes with a Windows 11 update doesn’t feel like an upgrade at all. A fresh patch lands, your system restarts, and suddenly the apps you rely on every day crash, familiar workflows slow to a crawl, or, in rare worst cases, you’re staring at a boot loop you...

We've all been there—bleary-eyed, desperately pounding in a four-digit PIN you’ve typed a thousand times, only for Windows 11 to slap you awake with the infuriating message: “Your PIN is no longer available due to a change in the security settings on this device.” Suddenly your relationship with...

Microsoft’s latest move to revamp the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is raising eyebrows—and smiles—across the Windows community. In a significant design overhaul slated for Windows 11 version 24H2, the traditional blue error screen is set to be replaced with a simplified black interface...

On August 15, 2024, Microsoft announced a critical update addressing a significant issue that caused many Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs to boot into BitLocker recovery mode. This problem emerged after the installation of security updates on July 2024, leaving users unable to access their systems...

Hello. I wanted help regarding my problem. I upgraded my win 10 to 1903 3 days ago. My PC was perfect before the update. After the update messed up. Right after PC starts in , it wouldn't show any window logo or window loading screen for 20-30 minutes or more. Just black screen. Then it would...

I have a HP laptop from Costco that runs windows ten, on a 64bit amd processer. Recently I was editing the registry and instead of renaming my file (the file had to do with command prompt) I deleted it be mistake. I have a back up reg file but due to the error it did not load. I figured this was...

Is anyone else having problems after Windows update installs AMD graphics driver 24.20.11016.6007? My system hangs with a blank black screen at the point where the splash screen should be displayed. The only solution is to keep rebooting until it enters recovery mode. At that point you can...

I did a rollback from my latest Windows Insider build. Afterwards it goes to a black screen after the welcome screen. I can use ctrl/alt/del to get into Task Manager. In there it shows just normal activity. I would think if it was still trying to recover it would show quite a lot of activity. I...

I've been experiencing multiple crashes on my laptop every day for about a month now. This has happened to me before but before I just had to do a system restore but I saved my files. Now, it will crash try to go into recovery mode but it fails and says I need a recovery CD or USB. I then have...

Hi there Windows forum Yet again I'm here for questions to get answered. Last weekend I decided to build a little work PC for my parents, since the one they had / have now is really old-ish, kinda stoneaged :) Problem for what happend: After I build that new PC, I did test if everything...

I have been playing with windows server 2008 for about 2 months now, or less, I installed it on an old computer. It has been running fine up until now. I has developed a problem. It keeps rebooting and i am unable to get inside the OS. It starts up and at the windows logo it reboots itself...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Xin Jin, a Program Manager in the SQL Server team. In this episode of Managed Backup, Xin shows us what's new with Managed Backup. Managed Backup was introduced in SQL Server 2014, so Xin is here to show us what's new with Managed Backup in SQL...

Guys. I'm in need of help. I never had anything happen like this before... I was updating Mech Warrior Online on the computer and I realized it locked up. I couldn't force close it, so I restarted the computer. I then realized windows was stuck on the boot image (the blue window with the thing...

I had read the numerous post regarding this problem and have tried all of the recommended steps to resolve it. I am starting a new thread with my farbar scan tool results in hope that someone will be able to assist me in resolving this issue. Here are the specs of the machine i am dealing with...

Hello, guys I was upgrading windows through USB bootable disk(PC doesnt have DVD drive). I got a error in the middle. Now I cannot upgrade or install new copy. When upgrading It says" THe computer started using the Windows Installation disc. Remove the installation disc and restart your computer...

I REALLY need some help. I've tried everything, and here is a list. The 4 parameters were 7A,6,0,0 (Not in order) - I deleted bootcat.cache. It didn't work so I then copied a bootcat.cache from a Windows 7 64bit laptop and put it on a flash drive, then I renamed the supposedly broken...

Hey, I've accidentally closed my laptop via the power button. After, when I tried to restart it, It loops. When it reaches to the windows loading files, when the desktop should appear it restarts. I tried recovery mode and some mode but it restarts with them too. I tried to run some tests with...

Hello! Got problems with Start up. I decided to copy all DLL files from RecoveryCD System32 to the %windir%\System32 in hope it will help to start it. Now it does'nt matter what I chose in the Boot Menu ... it always boots a Start-up Recovery like if it was from a Recovery Boot CD. I tried to...

Got a Windows 8 PC just a couple of days ago, and I was going to make a new account. In the Start menu, I clicked my account at the top and then Guest. Quickly found out it's not what I wanted, and then restarted to see if I could make a new account from the first login screen. And now, I can't...