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I can't pull up advanced boot options (F8) during boot - very worried
Hey guys, I've been having serious issues with getting into my computer the past couple of days and I'm really becoming worried now. Here's the full story:
Windows was automatically updating on my computer earlier this week, my computer got hot and it shut itself off. I tried to re-enter into Windows, and I got introduced to an endless "Startup Repair" screen. I shut my computer off and on multiple times during this screen because there was no progress.
Finally, I let it sit for 24 full hours, and had no success. So then, I found a way to find System Recovery Options, and I opted for the option that allows you to backup everything on your computer into a "backup folder" while simultaenously restoring your OS to factory settings. This took about 1 whole night, woke up, it was still loading, so I close my laptop, went to sleep, and it said it had an error in backing up my computer (it then recommended that I simply choose the option to restore to factory settings without backing up my data)...
Then, I tried to find an external USB HDD to back up on to, had no luck finding one that had enough space.
So, then I tried to back up my files by opening the command prompt line, opening notepad.exe, going into "Save As", then visually seeing all of my files and folders. But something strange happened: I couldn't find my C drive under "My computer", A couple of drives that had letters I haven't really seen before, and a Boot X drive with none of my files in it.
Well, after I chose to restart my computer after that, I tried to press F8 and get back into advanced boot options, only this time I don't even have the option to see things like Safe Mode and the other options...
I'm instead introduced to a screen that introduces itself as "Windows Boot Manager" with these options:
1.) Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your system
2.) Choose your language settings and then click "next"
3.) Click repair your computer
At the bottom it reads: INFO: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
I don't have a Windows repair/installation disc or anything of that sort. I'm completely unsure of what to do
Most of my unique data is saved on a HDD from a while ago, thank God, but there are some pictures, other media files, programs, and documents from the past few months that I'd at least like to see the names of so I can manually restore them upon a restore. Is this possible at this point?
I know this post is long, but I'm in desperate need of help. Any help is useful. Thanks.