I recently updated my Windows 10, and it went to a screen that looked like the one in the image I shared, but the spinning wheel was actually spinning at first. After waiting for several hours, I got impatient and held down the power button to turn it off. Now, when I turn it back on, it says it's starting an automatic repair, but it's frozen at the same screen with no movement for about two hours. I have a flash drive with Windows 10 installation media ready, but I'm worried about losing the data on my main drive. Is there any way I can use this installation media to repair Windows without deleting anything?
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Have you tried booting into safe mode? Sometimes that can help you get past the frozen screen and see if you can troubleshoot further.
I'm not sure if I saw that option. I only see the frozen screen currently. Should I try powering off and turning it back on to check?