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Windows crashes when logging in after accidently aborted win update
I was getting ready for bed yesterday and turned off my laptop. I forgot that i had taken out the battery, so when i unplugged the power cord the machine died in the middle of a windows update. Now, whenever i try to log onto the laptop, windows stop working. When i ctrl - alt - del and log off my profile, it returns to the log on screen. I try to hit the install updates and shut down button, but it just shuts down immediately. When i turn it back on it says it's configuring updates, goes to the login screen and i get the same message when i log in.
I'm now stuck in this cycle, with several friends telling me i have to reinstall windows.
Anything i can do to fix this problem?
(I'm really hopeless with computers, so this is the best information i can provide without some guidance)