when resetting w 10 I hit the power button...

Nov 12, 2018
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I have a dell insipron 7253. While resetting w10, I accidentally hit the power button. I thought all was ok. However, now it goes to the Hi there screen where you enter your country and time zone and such. I click next, and it tells me "Why did my pc restart?' And states that an update may help. Its done this 3 times!

How on earth do I fix this to get into w10?
 

Colif

Win 11 Master
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Resets break without you helping them :)

on another PC, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB

Were you removing everything or keeping files? If 2nd, you can try to rescue some by
change boot order so USB is first, hdd second
boot from installer
on screen after languages, choose repair this pc, not install.
choose troubleshoot
choose advanced
choose command prompt
type notepad and press enter
in notepad, press file>open
In file explorer, use this to copy files you want to keep.

After a broken reset, I would suggest a fresh install
change boot order in BIOS so USB is first, hdd second
boot from installer
follow this guide: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html

when you reach the screen asking for licence, click "I don't have a key" and win 10 will continue to install and reactivate once finished.