I did the last Windows 10 update and got rewarded with Black Screen. It pissed me off because after years o0f having zero issues, I ended up with a problem that was a pain in the gonads to fix.
By te way, a lot of idiots in Youtube with alleged fixed for this Black Screen are full of shit. Windows Key + Crtl + Shift + B does not fix a thing. And when you says to click this or type that in this “x” program, do I need to fucking remind you I CAN’T SEE SHIT? THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED BLACK SCREEN!
Eventually I started the pounding the Shift Key + Any Key fix and it worked. I think I hit Shift F10 and momentarily managed to get a faulty & slow screen, so i went for reverting to the old version and crossed my fingers.
Took about 45 minutes, but it worked.
About the only thing I was relieved was that I had just got my new external drive yesterday and did a full back up of my files. It seems nothing is missing, but at least I had a fallback position.
Two words to solve your problems “Linux Mint”
Macrium Reflect and a USB external hard drive will save your ass every time.
Mine backups every morning at 3AM.
Once upon a time I would have said “buy a Mac”, but they have slipped significantly since Steve Jobs passed, in my opinion.
I agree.
The nifty thing about Windows 10 (from my computer tech perspective) is, a reinstall from scratch then updating to current is actually pretty easy, and you seldom have to scavenge for device drivers.
One good thing they learned from Linux.
For a good (free) backup program, check out Veeam Endpoint Backup.
Buy a Mac. Despite Steve Jobs untimely departure, the Macintosh is still, hands down, the best OS out there. But I agree with you on Linux Mint. It is the best Linux distro out there. It’ll work on ANY machine. However, get ready for some command line work when you want to install apps and third party drivers.
Run Windows in VM on Mint.