Windows 10 on life support

Hello; I'm having major problems with Windows 10, it started with getting multiple BSD's & my computer keeps randomly restarting whether I'm doing anything or not like it just did when I started this & the newest thing is when it restarts the monitor is black but can see the pointer & I have to press ctrl+alt+delete to sign off & then sign back in & then it takes a long time to load again & it was suggested I rebuild my profile so I "tried" using "Account profile fixer" & as far as I can tell it ran right - but - it made things worse & Microsoft tools & other stuff disappeared off the Start menu plus other stuff stopped working & had to uninstall & reinstall some of it & it'd work for a while & quit again & I've ran DISM & sfc multiple times & both said they ran successfully but never made any noticeable difference so I was going to do the reinstall of Windows 10 saving my files & data & app.'s with the Media Creation Tool (ISO) I downloaded from Microsoft & it started out running like it showed in several You-Tube videos & then stops with the error 0x80080005-0x90018 & it was suggested to run the troubleshooter on Windows Up-Date & that came back with "Service registration is missing or corrupt" Not fixed & I disabled my anti-virus & that didn't help any & the last time I tried running the reinstall it didn't go very far & got the error 0x80072EE2-0x20000 & I even went through Windows Update to see if Windows 11 would work on here but that won't work either & basically I just want to run the reinstall for now saving all my files, data & app.'s. I backed up this drive on an external hard drive before I started but it has all the flaws this drive has & is a kind of stop gap to keep limping it on until I get something figured out & hopefully fixed & I'm really hoping somebody knows the answer & can cure the problem. Thank you.

 

Hello again; I'm really sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this, I ran the chkdsk /r , I started it just before I went to bed & just shut the monitor off & it "seemed" like it was doing something & was showing 5 to 7 hours on my 1tb hard drive when I shut the monitor off & went to bed & the next morning there was an error window saying it could not run the program & no logs or any other info & now DISM & sfc don't work right anymore, DISM can't find a specific place/file & just seems to get worse every day & some times the cure seems worse than the problem. I've been thinking about just upgrading to 11 but my AMD A8-5500B APU isn't supported on the Windows 11 list & now I'm thinking of upgrading my motherboard & processor & will take any advice on "budget" stuff, I kinda looked at an ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570 because it was suggested & in the "budget" class & the AMD Ryzen series of CPU's but nothing is set in concrete & I'm wide open to suggestions & something that will use the SATA hard drives & the newer generation of DDR4 or 5 memory & as much as I can stuff into it & for semi good stuff but as cheap as I can get away with. I did back up this whole drive to an external hard drive but it pretty much has all the flaws this 1 does & I've ran system restore 5 or 6 times from different restore points & still end up right about where I was with the same messed up ssstuff. I try to build my own machines & can do a pretty good job at it & running Windows 10 has really educated me at debugging stuff until now & can't figure out this dose of Windows 10 crap. Is there a reliable source on the Internet to get PC parts ? But thought I'd better up-date this & hopefully get more info on other stuff. Thank you for your help & advice so far & hope you can show me the way to move on. P.S. is Windows 11 worth all the trouble or is it unstable & buggy like 10 ?

 

Hello again; I'm trying to stay focused on fixing this worthless Windows 10 & still trying to run the Media Creation Tool but still get the error 0x80080005-0x90018 & I have ran the up-date trouble shooter & got the error "Service registration is missing or corrupt" but when I run the regular check for Windows up-dates it seems to work OK & I've tried shutting down my antivirus & that never helped any & I "think" if I can get the Media Creation Tool to run it "might" work, I can get to the Upgrade this PC part & it's after that when I get the error stuff & I've tried both just running it & trying to run as Administrator & keep getting the same results, it keeps saying Getting a few things ready in between everything so it "seems" like it's trying to work. There is another thing that started happening & the desktop icons flash about every 30 seconds or so like they're constantly refreshing & don't know what's causing that or if it has anything to do with the Creation Tool not working. The problem pretty much started after I ran that profile fixer trying to fix the BSD & sudden shut down & restart problem I was having which seems really mild to the problems I'm having now & that profile fixer "seemed" to run right but in hind sight was a very big mistake I guess, that part about the cure being worse than the problem. But hope this will help you all in some way. Thank you all again for your help & suggestions.

 

Hello yet again; I've been exploring a different option & wondering what you think about the "reset this pc" option in the control panel recovery option, will this work like the Media creation tool ? I see it mentions saving my personal files but after all the alleged cures I've tried & made things worse I'm leery as hell about trying anything again. 1 question is will I need my Windows 10 installation CD to run it & my Windows registration key number & what kind of changes could I expect to happen ? I have my hard drive fully backed up on an external hard drive "just in case" . Thank you all again for your help & advice.

 

Hello; I downloaded the Media Creation Tool to a USB flash drive on a working & stable PC & I was wondering if I have to actually boot into the USB drive or can I just use the set-up file on the USB drive & bypass the boot up method ? I'm trying to use the save my files & app's option & I'm not sure if the boot up way will let me do that, I'd like to control the process as much as I can without any excess confusion. Thank you all again for your help.

 

Hi - I "finally" got that Media Creation Tool to run from my USB flash drive & it "seemed" like it ran right & *allegedly* reinstalled Windows 10 but did get 1 message saying it was taking longer than expected but they'd get it done & when it was done (took 2 hours) there was nothing like a welcome to Windows or it had finished or anything & just dumped me out on the desktop & it did save my files & app's & I had to re-tweak getting the icons all resized etc. but it wiped my Private Firewall off & trying to reinstall that opened up a new can of worms, when I go into My PC > Downloads & click on my download for the firewall or *try* to it locks up & the mouse pointer turns into a spinning circle & I went to the task manager & the Windows Explorer is on the top & when I was going to end task it showed restart instead of end task & I click on that & everything flashes but doesn't fix the locking up part in the downloads & I went through the task manager & ended Windows explore & went to file & run a new or whatever & the "explorer.exe" & that doesn't do anything but just about everything else kind of works like my app's, e-mail & browser & I use Microsoft Edge & have to click yes on the User Account little window which I had to do before I did this reinstall ssstuff but now I have to do it on 2 of those little windows instead of just 1 & only 1 browser window opens. ALL the icons on the desktop & the task bar still flash like it's constantly refreshing everything & booting up is a whole different problem, if I get lucky - & I'm not - it'll load right into the desktop but more often than not it'll get to my welcome screen with my picture nice & clear & then the screen goes black & the only thing you can see is a little pop-up box with my boot time & the pointer & I let it sit up to 5 minutes + & "maybe" it'll "finally" show the desktop & even then it could take 30 seconds to a full minute or slightly more for the icon's to load on the taskbar & then the Windows start-up sound plays. Right after I 1st got it going I checked for Windows up-dates & got a couple of those which took forever but that's all up to date & I use Driver Booster 11 & by that all my hardware & software drivers are up to date. I foolishly had high expectations after the media creation tool "seemed" to run right but I'm extremely disappointed with the results. But I guess 1 gain is it will run both DISM sfc right again & either repair whatever or say there's no problems I ran both twice with no error's I was so ticked that I even tried the Reset this PC & that didn't even remotely work, it would start & then start pumping out errors & excuses. This thing used to be fairly fast & "somewhat" reliable & now it's weak & feeble & very unstable. Is there a way to "fix" Windows Explorer without screwing anything up even worse than it already is ? I'd still like to make it work right again but still feel like I'm beating a dead horse. But letting you all know how the nightmare is going & hopefully 1 or all of you have the cure. Thank you all again

 

I "assumed" that since DISM & sfc weren't working right that the stored back-up copy of Windows 10 had became corrupted & that hopefully reinstalling a fresh copy of Windows 10 would replace any corrupted files & the Media Creation Tool would be a source for a fresh set of files & thought the Reset PC method would be working off of anything that was corrupted in the stored back-up files & was "trying" to restart fresh which it appears to have blown up in my face & has created a whole new batch of errors like with having to constantly restarting Windows Explorer & the taskbar being extremely slow to load the icon's or having to restart several times before they will load. Windows 10 has pretty much been a pain in the a$$ since I started using it & was pretty much forced on me, I was very happy using Windows 7 . Thank you all for your help with this disaster I very deeply appreciate all your help & hopefully you will be the miracle I'm looking for. Thank you !

 

Just a quick note, I have a program called Win Patrol & I was checking it to see if there was anything blocking anything & under the options tab I found a check box for Windows Explorer Intergration & checked the box & "so far" the Windows Explorer problem "seems" to be fixed & I was able to go into my downloads & reinstall my Private Firewall & the taskbar & desktop load right up. But since there is doubt about my hard drive health I still might swap to a new hard drive & reinstall Windows 10 & start from scratch which will be a very looong process. I'll definitely let you know if this "accidental" fix keeps working or is just a temporary thing. I just can't thank you all enough for all your help & advice. THANK YOU !!!!!