How to Recover Data Back After OS Crashed With Ease

With the release and development of Windows 11, Windows 10 is no longer the latest operating system and Microsoft has stopped supporting some versions of Windows 10. Despite this, Windows 10 is still popular among users and occupies the largest share of the market. As long as your computer system meets the following requirements, you can install Windows 10 to enjoy its stable system and rich features.

Hardware requirements for Win 10:

• Processor: clock frequency is 1GHz or higher
• Memory: at least 1GB is required for 32-bit system; at least 2GB is required for 64-bit system
• Hard disk space: no less than 16GB for 32-bit system; no less than 20GB for 64-bit system
• Graphics: DirectX 9 with a driver model of WDDM 1.0 or later graphics
• Monitor: 800 * 600 pixels

Microsoft calls on users to back up important files to prevent various problems at any stage of the Windows 10 upgrade to avoid unnecessary losses. In addition, Microsoft said that as part of the upgrade process, applications, files, and settings will be migrated, so backup is essential.

However, after (during) updating an old version of the system to Windows 10, there may still be a series of problems covering data loss and system crashes. Read on to learn about common problems and corresponding solutions.

Common Windows 10 Upgrade Problems

Problems that emerged during the upgrading process can be roughly divided into two types: troubles with the new OS and failure to upgrade to Windows 10. Here, we’re going to talk about them in detail.

Troubles in Windows 10: two main problems will be discussed now and corresponding solutions will be given to help users solve the problem.

1. After the official version upgrade of Windows 10 has been completed, there is no sound.
2. A low disk space problem occurred in the hard drive after the Windows 10 upgrade was over.

Solutions to No Sound on Windows 10

Use the built-in Troubleshooting feature: right-click the volume icon in the taskbar -> select “Troubleshoot sound problems” -> let the program finish the problem-checking and solving steps automatically.

Fix driver problem: users can search “Device Manager” in the Cortana search bar and then select the first result to enter or right-click on the start button and then choose “Device Manager” to enter. Afterward, users need to find “Sound, video, and game controllers” and click the arrow on the left side of it. Then, right-click the audio card and choose “Update Driver Software…”. This method can solve the problem in most cases. However, if it doesn’t help, users can choose to uninstall the audio card and later scan for hardware changes to reinstall the audio card.

Change default device setting: sometimes, Windows 10 has no sound because there’s a problem with the settings of the default audio device. In this case, users can right-click the sound icon in the taskbar and choose “Playback devices” to check. If users find the default playback device is not “Speakers” or “Headset Microphones”, users can choose another device and set it as the default one.

Change default sound format: if the above methods are useless for solving sound problems, users are suggested to give a shot at to default sound format change. They can right click audio icon in the taskbar -> choose “Sounds” -> select “Playback” -> right-click the default device -> choose “Properties” -> select “Advanced” -> choose a suitable option from the pull-down menu of “Default Format”. Users can press “Test” next to the menu to check their choice.

Solutions to Low Disk Space on Windows 10

Delete useless files and folders: the system drive (generally C drive) often saves lots of temporary data and system files. The increase of those files and folders greatly holds back computer running and responding speed. To improve this, a large number of users would like to delete useless files and folders. However, the fear of resulting in system running problems stops users from doing so. Thus, we’d like to tell users that the Help files and Backup files in the Windows folder are all tutorial files and update cache and can be deleted casually.

Activate the system’s built-in Disk Cleanup feature: just double-click “This PC” on the desktop, right-click Local Disk (C:), choose “Properties” and select “Disk Cleanup” to let the disk cleanup process start and finish automatically. When it is over, users can choose to delete the found garbage and temporary files.

Employ third-party software: Many third-party software on the current market are equipped with system file cleanup functions to help users determine which files they can clear and which they can not. In this way, users can avoid accidental deletion to some extent.

Other problems:

Windows 10 upgrade failed: though Microsoft Corporation simplifies the upgrade process as much as possible, Win10 upgrade is not always plain sailing. A variety of problems ensue, driving some users crazy. Black screen, blue screen, unlimited reboot, activation issue, missing file/error, boot failure, and other problems may occur during the upgrading process, making it impossible for users to enter the system successfully unless the problem is fixed. Under this circumstance, users would like to know how can they recover data back after OS crashed.

Black screen: the most possible reason for causing this phenomenon is the graphics driver problem. No matter whether users are adopting an N card, A card, or I card, this problem may still occur. Users are advised to use the newest WHQL driver or other official drivers when the black screen problem happens to them.

Blue screen & unlimited reboot: the reasons for the blue screen problem are relatively broad, but hardware driver compatibility issues are common. Among them, the most possible reason is also the graphics driver problem. Users can try to resolve the problem by disabling discrete graphics in safe mode (for dual graphics models) or uninstalling the graphics driver.

Activation issue: the normal activation process should be like this; download the Windows 10 mirror which strictly corresponds to the current OS version -> backup all important files -> prepare the driver designed for Windows 10 -> unzip the mirror file and get the disk directory -> enter “Setup.exe” and install update according to prompts. After the upgrade was over, users were allowed to reset the system configuration by using the built-in reset feature. But remember, do not delete the “Windows.old” folder and “$Windows.~BT” folder until the reset step is finished.

Missing file/error: the safest solution to solving this problem is to re-download the upgrade mirror and then unzip it to start installation. Factors like virus invasion, software conflict, and registry damage may all lead to error information during upgrading to Windows 10.

Boot failure: boot failure refers to the cases in which users are stuck in some stages of the booting process and not able to enter either the system or data saved in the hard drive. It can also result from many reasons like virus attacks, system file loss, and MBR damage.

What Are We Expected to Do After System Crash

According to US media reports, some consumers tried to upgrade to Windows 10 but failed, and the computer couldn’t be used. They’re getting an error message, indicating that their computer has no system at present. Some people have met this problem before and some others may be stuck in it now. In the face of such problems, their common choice is sending the computers to the store for a thorough check.

The solution provided later by store working staff is turning off the computer immediately and trying to recover data back after OS crashed with a special bootable data recovery tool. Microsoft recommends that people experiencing such failure should contact Microsoft customer support representatives to get help. This can partially solve the problem at the price of increasing privacy leakage possibility.

Well, for users who’re willing to protect private data more safely, how to recover data from a partition when there’s no OS on the computer becomes the top priority. Considering this, we plan to introduce a safe and easy way to recover data after a system crash – that is using MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

How to Recover Data Back After OS Crashed

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a professional and green data recovery tool for Windows 11/10/8/7. It works great on HDD data recovery, SSD data recovery, USB drive recovery, SD card data recovery, and more. It is good at dealing with diverse data loss situations, including accidental deletion, virus infection, disk corruption, and more.

For crashed OS data recovery, this software has a Bootable Edition equipped with the Bootable Media Builder feature that helps you create a bootable USB disk. Note that the Bootable Media Builder is not included in the free edition of this software.

The method for recovering data after OS crashes is basically the same as that for recovering data from the hard drive when the OS is running in a good state. The biggest difference lies in that the former needs some preparatory steps to enter the main interface of this data recovery tool.

Preparations:

• Prepare a USB drive that does not contain any important files (the USB disk will be formatted during the following steps).
• Prepare a working computer.
• Download the free edition of MiniTool Power Data Recovery and upgrade it to a full edition.

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Step 1: Launch the registered MiniTool Power Data Recovery, click the Bootable Media Builder icon, and then follow the on-screen instructions to create a bootable USB drive.

Once it’s done, insert the bootable disk into the computer with a boot problem so as to use it as the bootable data recovery tool. Next, enter the BIOS interface (the access method varies from computer to computer) and change the startup settings to make the computer boot from the bootable tool you’ve made.

Afterward, start your computer from the MiniTool bootable disk, and then open MiniTool Power Data Recovery according to the prompts on your screen.

Step 2: Once you see the main interface of this recovery tool, select the target drive from which you need to recover data and click Scan. Since you need to perform a clean install, you can move on to the Devices tab to scan the whole disk and recover all the needed files.

Step 3: When the scan is completed, you can begin to find and tick the needed documents, pictures, videos, audio, etc. from the scan results. During this process, you can utilize Filter and Search features to simplify and speed up the file discovery.

The former involves filtering files by file type, file size, file modification date, and file size. The latter enables you to search for a certain item by typing its file name in the search box and pressing Enter.

Step 4: For the accuracy of the recovered files, you are suggested to preview them before saving them. A variety of files are supported to preview, including documents, videos, audio, photos, and more. To preview a file, you can just double-click on it.

Step 5: After finding and selecting all wanted items, you can click Save and choose a location on your removable drive to store recovered data.  

This is all about how to recover data after system crash.

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Summary

To sum up, this post introduces several problems after upgrading to Windows 10 and how to recover data back after OS crashed by using MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

If you encounter any problems during using MiniTool data recovery software, please contact the support team at [email protected].