Windows Home 10 1903 update Struck this morning

[SG-1]

Explorer is about all that is left of the system.

Any suggestions on getting my files & Outlook back?   

[wilfred]

Do you have restore points you can go back to before the update? Windows (if you've enabled it) can take restore points before doing updates.  You can read more about it here.

It is just one of the first links I found. There might be better ones. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-system-restore-windows-10

[ChunkyPastaSauce]

I use testdisk. Has saved me number of times now.

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

Do not boot from drive or write anything to the drive until you're done with recovery

[SG-1]

Here is my plan so far:

I can see most or all of the missing files on the C-drive.  Not located Outlook yet, have not really tried.

Purchase a jump drive & copy the files on C.

Then go about restoring Windows 10.

Set up restore points!!

[JPortici]

usually you have a number of hours when you can restore the system at BEFORE the critical updates, you have to boot in recovering mode

[Black Phoenix]

The outlook file normally is hosted if it wasn't changed in:

drive:\Users\[user account name]\Documents\Outlook Files.

Inside there should be a .PST or .OST file with the account name. Just copy that file and all emails, calendars, contacts, etc should be safe.

In Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or earlier, these files are saved in a different location in a hidden folder at drive:\Users\[user account name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook.

That's the default config for the files. If not just search the HDD for all files including hidden ones with *.pst AND *ost

[ruchika]

Thanks for the information

[SiliconWizard]

With Win 10 2000 update, you'll be greeted with a "All your base are belong to us" at the login screen.
 

[SG-1]

With Win 10 2000 update, you'll be greeted with a "All your base are belong to us" at the login screen.
 

Don't forget the first born child !!

[SG-1]

Thanks everyone, After copying the C-drive & skipping a few files because of the FAT32 file system that needs to be changed,  Windows 10 was manually downloaded & restored the system to normal .

Now to set up some restore points...