If your laptop didn't come with W10 on it brand new from the factory and you upgraded from an earlier version of Windows such as W7 or W8/W8.1, it could be as old as
8 YEARS OLD, and the fact that Hard Drives in modern laptops (2009 and later) are only designed to last 2 years, or about the time an Extended Warranty would run out!
That means if you do have an older laptop that you upgraded to W10, it's
HIGHLY LIKELY that your Hard Drive is failing or has failed,
;
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE NEVER REPLACE THE HARD DRIVE SINCE YOU'VE OWNED THE LAPTOP!! and you need to find out by testing your Hardware. I'll provide you with a link to do so below.
If this is the case, take a look at my excellent
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE I wrote available here:
Windows 10 - Unclickable Task Bar
It's quite lengthy, 6-8 pages, so I recommend you print it out and keep the hardcopy in front of you while you are testing your computer. Have patience and realize this process can take from 2 days to 1 week. If this is to much work for you or you cannot wrap your head around it; simply take it to a licensed Computer Pro in your area at a retail computer chain such as Best Buy Geek Squad or Micro Center and pay a Tech to do for you. Should you decide to do this, consider asking the Tech for a written estimate to replace the drive and reinstall your W10, factory-supplied programs, and move your data over to the newly installed drive. This will cost anywhere between
$45-$135 US; of course more if you have the Tech come to your home to do it; GeeK Squad's charge where I live (a remote area) is about $200 US in addition to the estimate of the repair, both parts (new Hard Drive) and labor.
If you decide to DIY this; you have help here. Post back any questions you have if you get stuck; we are here
24x7x365.
This probably doesn't need saying, but I'll say it anyway:
Make sure to BACKUP ALL PERSONAL DATA FROM THIS COMPUTER PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING FURTHER HARDWARE TESTING OR SOFTWARE REPAIRS IN ORDER TO AVOID IRRETRIEVABLE DATA LOSS!!!
Hope this information proves useful to you.
Best of luck,
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