Bootable Flash Drive Windows 8.1
My Dell Inspiron 3847 desktop will not boot to Windows.
What I've done so far:
How to create a bootable USB Flash Recovery Drive in Windows 8. It should be noted that a recovery drive is not the same as a Windows 8 DVD and you cannot use it to install Windows 8. It is also important to create the recovery USB drive on the machine with the same bit-type as the one you need to repair.
1. Unplugged PC
2. Held the power button for 30.
3. Started computer, did not boot to Windows
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4. Restarted computer and tapped both F2 and F12 and Windows key and F2 and F12, computer is unresponsive.
All I see is the 'Dell' logo on the screen:
Other troubleshooting:
Checked power supply from back of tower, LED is green.
Tried keyboard in all USB ports, same result computer is unresponsive.
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I spoke to Dell technical support and they suggested purchasing a Windows 8.1 64-bit USB OS Recovery flash drive from them. There tech support stated the flash drive came with instructions on how to use the flash drive and I could could call Dell Tech support for 'free' technical support if I needed help. I received the flash drive today with NO instructions. After calling Dell tech support today they now informed me there is a $120 fee for the one time tech support. As you could imagine I was quite upset with the above. Dell is supposed give me a refund for the flash drive.
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I tried starting the computer with the flash drive in every USB port on the computer and the same result every time. The computer does NOT boot to Windows. All I see is 'Dell' on the screen. Tapping F2, F12 with our without the Windows key does not matter. I tried the flash drive in every USB, same result every time. In my 18 years of owning desktops I never seen a computer that could not boot to Windows from external source.
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Any ideas on how I can boot to Windows? I'm all ears.