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How to reset/format the C drive from BIOS?

xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
venus.rachel1 Posted messages 14 Status Member -
Hello, a friend of mine gets this message when he starts his PC. He tells me that, in his opinion, it's a virus.

What should I do? I thought about formatting his C drive, but I don't know how to do it. Do I just need to go into the BIOS? Or is there a function key to press during startup?

He has an MSI B450M PRO M2 motherboard and Windows 10 64-bit Pro (his PC is not from a manufacturer; it was assembled by TopAchat with the configomatic)

Here is an attached screenshot

Thank you

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    Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 712
     
    Hi,

    Did you fiddle with msconfig?

    Here’s the procedure to reset or reinstall Windows 10 from installation media.
    In both cases, you won’t lose your user data, but applications will be removed.

    Create the Windows 10 installation USB drive:

    Do this if you don't have one.

    From a working computer:

    On the crashed computer, you need to boot from the Windows 10 installation USB drive to launch the installer, to do this:
    If the USB doesn’t work, try making another one with Rufus: how to download Rufus - see this tutorial for details: how to create a Windows installation USB drive

    Method 1 - Reset Windows to fix issues:
    • Go to Repair your computer at the bottom left


    • Troubleshoot then reset the PC

    Keep your data, applications will be uninstalled.

    Method 2 - Reinstall Windows 10 without formatting

    If that doesn’t work, boot again from the Windows 10 installation USB drive.

    Follow this tutorial explaining how to install Windows 10: how to install Windows 10.
    All steps are given from A to Z with tips at the end to secure Windows 10.
    • Let yourself be guided to install Windows 10.
    • Choose customize (not upgrade)
    • During the partition phase, select the main partition and click next.
    • The installer will inform you that Windows is already present and offer to move it.
    • Follow the Windows installation procedure using the above tutorial.


    Make sure not to format.

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    In both cases, user data will be copied to the Windows.old folder.

    Once Windows is installed, I recommend following these tips for properly configuring and using Windows: Tips after reinstalling Windows.

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    1. xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
       
      Why not format? If I reinstall Windows 10 with my key on its PC, it will reset everything, right? It amounts to the same thing?

      But I think I'm going to do it, thank you
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      1. Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 712 > xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        To avoid losing data, but if you want to format, go ahead.
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    2. xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
       
      Oh well, for this data there's not much besides Fortnite x)

      Thanks for your help
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    3. xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
       


      My friend reinstalled Windows by choosing "remove everything" instead of "keep my files" and this is what shows up on his screen. Do you have a solution, Malekal?
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      1. Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Moderator, Security Contributor Last intervention   24 712 > xPurple117 Posted messages 112 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Yes, method 2, that is to say, reinstalling instead of resetting.
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  2. venus.rachel1 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    Hi, you can't format the disk using the BIOS menu.
    To format it, you need to remove the hard drive and use it as an external hard drive to format it with another working PC...
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  3. venus.rachel1 Posted messages 14 Status Member
     
    You can recover the data but with another PC.
    Connect the hard drive to another PC and go into one of the partitions of the hard drive.
    Where Windows and its components are, go into Users and from there, you will see:
    _Desktop
    _Downloads
    _Music
    _Videos
    _Pictures
    Copy all the files that are in these folders above and create a folder where you will copy and paste the files.
    Do you understand?
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