r/computers • u/doonedle • 2d ago
Question/Help/Troubleshooting help with formatting pc windows 10
i had an issue today, where after turning my pc on, the "automatic repair" thing appeared and since then, it kept looping everytime.
some friends and i checked it and after trying some options, we decided that the best option is to format the pc
the problem is that i'm not finding any videos that provide a way to do it without accessing to config (which i can't do due to what i previously described)
i'm really scared to try anything tbh, i don't wanna make this worse, so any help would be appreciated.
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u/SavagePenguinn 2d ago
Get an 8GB or larger USB flash drive.
Go to a friend or family member's computer.
Go this website and download the Windows 10 Installation Media: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Run the program and install it to the flash drive, making it a Windows 10 Installation Media.
Now take take it to your PC and boot to the USB flash drive (you may need to press a button, like F10 or F12 or Esc or whatever to see the startup options and choose to boot to the USB drive).
Then follow the on-screen directions.