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If Windows won’t boot, recovering your files can be a headache.
Press a key to enter the installer.
tap the Next option and select Repair your rig.
If you are using a Windows 8 installer disc, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt.
You will see the System Recovery Options window – click Command Prompt to launch a Command Prompt window.
When you see a Command Prompt, typenotepadand press Enter to launch a Notepad window.
Click File and select Open in the Notepad window.
Do not double-click any files or Notepad will take a stab at open them, possibly freezing.
If Notepad freezes on you, go back to the Command Prompt window and typetaskmgrto launch the Task Manager.
you’re free to end the frozen Notepad task and re-launch Notepad.
We would like to thankRujain theHow-To Geek Forumsfor showing us this trick.
It’s very clever, and we wanted to bring it to our readers.
