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Before I manually backup (I've found that the Open... menu in apps does work, so I'll have to use that) and downgrade to Windows 10, do you have any suggestions that might restore the system without a full wipe of my data?– tommyaqCommented May 28, 2023 at 0:33
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I believe that Windows 11 and 10 are similar enough that you can do Repair Install of Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade or use the Media Creation Tool. Mind your backups, just in case.– harrymcCommented May 28, 2023 at 7:56
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A decent patcher should have done some sort of hash or similar to check and make sure it was patching a file that is known to work.– trlklyCommented May 29, 2023 at 1:22
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@trlkly: Another possibility is using some heuristic to locate the right spot to patch, which might succeed or not.– harrymcCommented May 29, 2023 at 7:19
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1@dlatikay: It has destroyed enough Windows installations on our site to be sure that it's far from harmless.– harrymcCommented May 29, 2023 at 11:55
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