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January 25th, 2026 18:14

Extracting material/information from a computer without an operating system

I accidentally deleted the program data folder with the IObit Unlocker software. Then my computer completely froze for a long time and after it turned on, not many things worked. So at first I tried restoring the VSS files using previous versions in the properties but it didn't help!
 
Then I followed these instructions:
- Download from  https://www.microsoft.com/he-il/software-download/windows11arm64
- Select Windows 11 download options and click the Download Now button.
- Go through the steps there until you download the file.
- Double-click the file you downloaded. The computer will open it as if you had inserted a disc (a CD like the old days).
- Inside the folder that opens, look for a file called setup and double-click on it.
- If a message pops up asking "Do you allow the app to make changes?", click Yes.
- At first, it will ask if you want to download updates now. It's best to choose "Not right now" so the process runs faster. You can update later.
- After a few minutes of "we're preparing some things," you'll reach a screen that says "Ready to install."
- Make sure it clearly says: "Keep personal files and apps."
- If it's not there, click on the little link there called "Change what to keep" and select that option. Don't continue if it's not checked, otherwise your computer will be formatted.
- Once you click "Install", the computer will go to a full blue screen and start working. This can take a while (half an hour, sometimes longer if the computer is slow).
- The computer will turn itself off and on several times. Do not touch it or unplug it.
- When it's finished, you'll arrive at your regular lock screen, and everything should be in place.


After all this, the screen stuck on a completely black screen, with only a mouse cursor! After a whole day! I managed to turn off the computer by long pressing. Then when I turn it on again, it's stuck on the login screen, and I've tried turning it on and off several times and every time it's just! By pressing and holding it for a very long time, but nothing changes! The question is what do we do now? And how do I extract all the material I had there? I'm attaching a picture from now on.

I pressed F12 when I turned it on and some screen came up. Maybe pressing something there will help?

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January 26th, 2026 11:33

Please can you confirm the Make Model and OS, along with any configuration details like touch screen, backlit keyboard, SFF or tower etc etc.

Hi

Is it an ARM device?

Was it running W11?

Otherwise ....

Create and boot from an appropriate Linux Live distro like MINT, have a large capacity storage device attached to accept your files.

If in oubt please ask.

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January 26th, 2026 20:39

לא הבנתי מה זה זה מכשיר ARM

המחשב עם ווינדוס 11

ומה זה - צור אתחול מהפצת לינוקס מתאימה כמו MINT

איך עושים את זה??

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January 27th, 2026 12:30

Hi

I feel that, perhaps, you do not have the sufficient skill-set to either do an internet search to answer your questions, or to follow any rather scanty/skimpy instructions I may give.

https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=326

https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

AND because you mentioned ARM ""Download from  https://www.microsoft.com/he-il/software-download/windows11arm64"" I was checking/querying whether you had an ARM processor.

Otherwise I may suggest ...

https://www.elevenforum.com/tutorials/?prefix_id=7

and look at an over the top install, called, more formally AN IN PLACE Install.

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  1. Go to the official Microsoft Windows 11 download page in Hebrew: https://www.microsoft.com/he-il/software-download/windows11.

  2. In the “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)” section, choose “Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO)” and click Download.

  3. In the language drop‑down, select Hebrew (עברית) and confirm; this will give you a 64‑bit ISO you can use to create a bootable USB and install Windows 11 in Hebrew directly.

Example: Use Rufus on another PC to write the ISO to an 8 GB+ USB stick, then boot from it and install.

Option 2 – Add Hebrew to an existing Windows 11

  1. Open Settings → Time & language → Language & region.

  2. Click “Add a language”, search for Hebrew (Israel), add it, and make sure “Set as my Windows display language” is ticked if you want the interface in Hebrew.

  3. Windows will download the Hebrew language pack and related features; sign out or restart to apply the new display language.

Option 3 – PowerShell install (advanced)

  1. Run PowerShell as Administrator.

  2. Install the Hebrew pack with:
    Install-Language -Language he-IL.

  3. Then set Hebrew as the UI language (if you want):
    Set-SystemPreferredUILanguage -Language he-IL and restart Windows.

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I wish you luck.

BYE.

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