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I have a 5-ish year old Windows 7 desktop that has been slow lately but otherwise does its job.
Yesterday I tried to restart it (no issues really, wasn't trying to update it either). When it booted back up it was stuck on "failure to configure windows updates" for a long time.
I eventually shut it off and was trying to get it running again today but nothing has worked yet. I cannot even get to a log in screen. Not on any version of Safe Mode or regularly.
I tried leaving it on the "failure to configure" screen for 30+ minutes several times.
I tried using F8 to get to system repair, said there was nothing to fix.
I tried getting it to a restore point from 4 days ago, waited over 2 hours and it got stuck on "configuring 100%" for at least half an hour.
I just tried a windows memory diagnostic from the same F8 screen. Said there were no issues up to about 90% completion then restarted. Can't see the final results as it's back to "configuring windows updates 35%".
I did unplug all USB peripherals already.
Is there anything else I can do? If not, can I get files off the computer so that things like images can be saved?
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Yesterday I tried to restart it (no issues really, wasn't trying to update it either). When it booted back up it was stuck on "failure to configure windows updates" for a long time.
I eventually shut it off and was trying to get it running again today but nothing has worked yet. I cannot even get to a log in screen. Not on any version of Safe Mode or regularly.
I tried leaving it on the "failure to configure" screen for 30+ minutes several times.
I tried using F8 to get to system repair, said there was nothing to fix.
I tried getting it to a restore point from 4 days ago, waited over 2 hours and it got stuck on "configuring 100%" for at least half an hour.
I just tried a windows memory diagnostic from the same F8 screen. Said there were no issues up to about 90% completion then restarted. Can't see the final results as it's back to "configuring windows updates 35%".
I did unplug all USB peripherals already.
Is there anything else I can do? If not, can I get files off the computer so that things like images can be saved?
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