Current Windows 10 Install completely broken. Windows Boot Manager not letting me boot to USB to repair. Help?

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SimonM_2019

I had driver problems. Trying to uninstall drivers led me to these issues.


When trying to boot to Installation USB media (purchased key) I get this issue, which I found someone else had in this thread: Windows Boot Manager failed to start - booting from usb


Here is my version of the issue


View: https://i.imgur.com/iuInKjk.png





This is exactly the same issue I'm having. If I boot to UEFI USB (the purchased windows 10 Pro USB, as well as a USB made with Media Creation Tool, neither work) , it, it gives me the error described in the thread above. It won't let me boot to anything except Windows 10 32 bit installer, which I could use to delete partitions. But I want to install 64 bits!


Alternatively, if I boot to hard drive, I can get a loop of a screen like this asking me to press F8


View: https://i.imgur.com/PnX2sUi.png



Pressing F8 leads me here, and any choice on this screen leads me back to the screen above.

View: https://i.imgur.com/okT2Tqf.png




So there are no ways to use the integrated repair options like reset system - because they cannot be reached.




Secure Boot is disabled, as such:

- enter in bios, select "Advanced Mode", "Settings", "Windows OS Configuration"​

- change "Windows 8.1/ 10 WHQL Support" to "Disabled"​



What should I do? So far I see two options

  1. Boot to Windows 10 32 bits installer, delete all partitions, restart, boot to Windows 10 64 Bit install USB
  2. Take out the HDD, format it, then try reinstalling Windows 10 64 bits.


Want I want to do:


I cannot access automatic repair.


I want to reinstall Windows 10 64 bits entirely, by booting to the USB install media.


Booting to the install media opens Boot menu, asking me to choose between 64 and 32 bits install.


Choosing 64 bits gives me this View: https://i.imgur.com/iuInKjk.png



I must not install 32 bits, because it's just not optimal for my use to do its inherent limitations


Please advise how to boot to the 64 bits installer.



Honestly, I'm quite disappointed. It seems that whenever I boot to the installation media, it checks for installed files - and detects a broken Windows 10 install. Instead, it should just ignore whatever is already there and let me custom install -> repartition. Like Windows 7 did.





Thank you for your help.

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