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I’ve never had an update fail when I run it as an upgrade on a live Windows 10 system. I just unzip the ISO to a folder on the desktop and launch the installer (.exe). Some time ago, I successfully upgraded from Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC without losing any data. It was a lengthy process that required registry tweaks and other adjustments, but it worked flawlessly. Out of curiosity, I recently started the process of installing Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC on that same machine using the same method, and everything went smoothly up until I canceled right before the actual installation began. Since I’ll soon be upgrading that system from an X99 platform to Z690, it’ll need Windows 11 for proper core scheduling anyway.
Is there anyone local who does data recovery or can help me transfer my data to another hard drive? I have a 4TB WD My Passport external hard drive that worked fine until yesterday. Now, when I plug it in, the light comes on, but it no longer shows up on my laptop. I’ve tried multiple USB ports, three different cables, and even tested it on my Mac Mini and MacBook Air, but it doesn’t appear on any of them. I also checked Disk Management in Windows to see if it was detected without a drive letter, but it wasn’t listed there either.
How can I recover my data or get my external hard drive working again?”
Appreciate all the ideas. I’ll try the OTG trick first, then maybe hunt for a donor phone. If that fails, recovery software or pro help might be my last resort.
Worst case, if the data is super important, you could take it to a repair shop that does chip-off recovery. It’s pricey but they literally pull the memory chip and extract the files.
There are also some Android recovery softwaree for PC that can sometimes read internal storage even if the screen is gone. They don’t always work on every model, but could be worth a shot before you give up.
Another thing you could try is swapping the motherboard into a donor phone of the same model. If you can get a cheap used OnePlus X, you might be able to at least boot it normally and grab your files.
If the display’s fully dead then yeah, you’d basically be clicking blind. Some people mirror the screen with special tools/software but it’s not always straightforward with older phones.
That’s interesting. Never thought about a mouse… do you think it’ll even show anything if the display’s dead? Or is it more like “click and pray”?
Yeah sounds like you might need to unlock it via screen first, which sucks if the display is gone. One option is using an OTG cable plus mouse to navigate blindly. Plug the OTG in, attach a mouse, and see if you can at least unlock and enable stuff.
Just tried..it makes the “device connected” sound but nothing shows up in File Explorer. Guessing that’s not a good sign?
If it connected to your laptop before without any popups, then yeah maybe it was already allowed. You can check by plugging it in now and seeing if Windows recognizes it.
I honestly don’t remember if I had USB debugging on. I used to transfer files to my laptop back then though… does that mean it might’ve been on?
If USB debugging was already turned on before the screen died, you could try hooking it up to your PC and use ADB commands to pull data. Without that, it’s way trickier.
Windows 11 Update Failed | Installation Error 0x800f081f | KB5064081 & Cumulative Update KB5065426