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Windows 10 build 1809 and WR (Make sure to use WR 4.4.0 or newer)
Boggin:
Can you boot up with your install disk again to access Command Prompt and enter -
bcdedit
That should list your Windows Boot Loader identifier which can either be current or default.
Then using your identifier if different than mine, enter this cmd -
bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
exit
Then reboot to see if that gets you back to normal - or have you already tried this cmd ?
Note the type of brackets used.
Normally when the program has hung on to safe mode, you can still boot up to Windows but some services will not load.
I'm not sure why yours isn't booting.
Can you switch on and when the Windows logo comes up, power shutdown and do this twice more, leaving the machine on after the third switch on.
This should produce Diagnosing your computer then see what it reports.
As for backing up your files, follow the steps in this article for EasUs but you will need access to another computer to create the WPE bootable disk/USB.
https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-resource/backup-data-without-booting-into-windows.html
howcar:
Thanks for your detailed replies.
I have already tried ALL of the things you suggested, but none of them get into Windows.
As for getting the data, I already have that on an external backup HD.
The Files that I need are via USERS (see my last post), which is part of the system. Consequently, they do not show in Notepad and Easus will also not detect any System files.
only the DATA files.
Boggin:
I'd forgotten to ask if you had tried the restore point option from the advanced boot options to see if that will get it to boot up.
Win 10 has a Reset option which preserves your personal files although not any installed programs, but I don't know if that would include Users.
When you open Notepad you can use the Look in dropdown to see if it lists the section where your files could be but an alternative is to boot up with a Linux Mint USB.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-back-up-data-on-your-computer-that-wont-boot/
I don't have any experience of this method but the article seems to give a decent walkthrough and I've heard of this method being advised before.
howcar:
Sorry for the delay in replying, I have been away all day.
I had already tried the restore point but it says there is nothing to restore.
The Windows 10 Reset option will delete everything except the data files.
Notepad dropdown does not list any files in the system, only data files.
As noted by you, using Tweaking leaves the registry messed up, but I cannot fix it with your new version as I can't get into Windows to download it.
Boggin:
When you use the Reset option in Win 10, there is the option to preserve your personal stuff but not any installed programs and there's the full reset which deletes everything.
Was that last link any help in locating and backing up the User files you are looking for ?
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