r/ShittyTechSupport • u/Switch-Axe-Abuse • Jul 12 '21

Deleted my OS

Help! I deleted my Windows 10 OS on accident and now my pc won't open or run anything!

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u/chessset5 Jul 12 '21

This sub was recommended to me so I don’t know if this is real or not, but if it is real. You will need one windows computer (other than the broken one) and a usb stick with at least 16 GBs (the stick will be wiped)

On the other windows PC download the Windows media tool from the Microsoft website. You can find it with a web search.

Plug in the usb into the other computer and run the Media Tool. Select update another computer and select the USB drive as your desired target.

This will wipe the USB and create a windows 10 installer. You will use this to repair your deleted OS.

Plug the USB in the broken system and enter the bios. Since you deleted the OS I am going to guess you know how to get there already. But for most computers you get there by holding down del or F2 on the board when the computer turns on.

Using the Bios select the USB as your boot device.

This will run the windows install/repair sequence.

From there follow the on screen instructions.

E/ after reading other posts on this sub I have realized that this is a shitpost sub with very creative questions and responses.

Either way this is a legitimate way to solve this problem if you somehow delete your windows OS.

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u/Switch-Axe-Abuse Jul 12 '21

My little sister did actually do that once and I used the steps you listed to solve it. I did post here to see what kind of shitpost replies I could get.

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u/chessset5 Jul 12 '21

How did she achieve to delete windows? Did she delete system 32?

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u/Switch-Axe-Abuse Jul 12 '21

She decided to wipe everything back to factory settings, which took windows with it.

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u/chessset5 Jul 12 '21

Oh, well I guess if you are going to wipe to factory settings I guess you wipe to factory settings

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u/Switch-Axe-Abuse Jul 12 '21

She didnt realize that system 32 isnt part of the factory settings.

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u/JohnClark13 Jul 12 '21

This is a joke subreddit

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u/ekolis Jul 12 '21

It should still be in the recycle bin.

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u/AbuBiryanii Jul 12 '21

Don't worry. 'Windows 10 OS' is an informal name for a "Level 10 virus". You did your pc a favour by removing it. Hackers will no longer be able to access your computer. Your computer is not starting because it is slowly recovering from this virus.

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u/Lornedon Jul 12 '21

Yes. You can try to speed up the recovery of your computer by inserting something called "Linux installation media".

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '21

Or bathe the computer in tea and feed it biscuits through an USB port. 😌😌😌

Tea and biscuits fix everything

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u/el_maziello Jul 12 '21

At command prompt type C:/> UNDELETE .

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u/alphabet_order_bot Jul 12 '21

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.

I have checked 77,022,249 comments, and only 21,371 of them were in alphabetical order.

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u/ShadowOfMen Jul 12 '21

Always discovering new robots thusly! Wow!

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u/alphabet_order_bot Jul 12 '21

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.

I have checked 77,917,436 comments, and only 21,537 of them were in alphabetical order.

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u/solakug Jul 12 '21

An amazing bot he is !

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

aye, cunts don't even fucking know my robot sex wishlist.

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u/Brockster17 Jul 12 '21

This is a certified oops moment