Windows 10 help and fixes

screen continually flashes

1. Using the keyboard, hold down CTRL and ALT then press DEL.
2. Click the power symbol at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard then press Restart. Don't release the SHIFT key until you see the Choose an Option screen appear.
4. When the Choose an Option screen appears, click on Troubleshoot.
5. Click Advanced Options.
6. Click Startup Settings.
7. Press the Restart button at the bottom-right.
8. Multiple options will be presented. On the keyboard, press 4 to start in safe mode.
9. After Windows boots into Safe Mode, use the keyboard and hold down the Windows Key then press the letter R. This will bring up the Run dialog.
10. In the Run box, type in MSCONFIG and press the OK button.
11. Click on the Services tab along the top.
12. Uncheck Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support and Windows Error Reporting Service.
13. Press the OK button and restart the computer normally. The flashing should stop and everything should be normal.

Recover from a failed update

1. Boot into the recovery environment. This can be done using a Windows 10 recovery drive or disc, or by restarting the computer three times.
2. Bring up a command prompt by going into the advanced recovery options area.
3. Type dism /image:d:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions then hit Enter. If it returns an error, change the d:\ to another drive letter (e.g. c:\ or e:\).
4. When finished, type exit and hit Enter. The computer will reboot and hopefully start normally.

Display the boot menu

1. Bring up a command prompt with administrative privileges
2. Type BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes then hit Enter
3. Type BCDEDIT /timeout 5 then hit Enter
4. Type exit then hit Enter. The next time the computer boots it will display a menu during boot for five seconds. This menu will give you access to easily boot into the recovery environment.