I messed up my Lenovo laptop while trying to install some cheats from what I thought was a trusted site. I did it wrong, and now I'm stuck with a blue screen. I can access the BIOS, but anything else just takes me back to that blue screen. I'm not sure if I need a new SSD or hard drive, or if this can even be fixed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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If you can get into Windows at all or Safe Mode, check for dump files in C:WindowsMinidump. These files help with figuring out what went wrong. If you find any, zip them up and share them on a file-sharing site like catbox.moe. You'll want to gather as many dump files as possible for us to help troubleshoot better.
Just reinstall Windows—that's usually the easiest fix if you're okay with starting fresh. You can do this by using a bootable USB drive with the Windows installation on it. Let me know if you need help with that!
Hey! Your laptop isn't totally bricked, so don’t worry. You can definitely fix this! What you need to do is use another computer to format your drive if you have important files to recover first. Just make sure to handle it carefully if there's anything on there you want to keep before you format it.
Thanks for the reassurance!
How do I go about reinstalling Windows?