ELAM ensures that the system does not initialize unknown boot drivers that could be malicious. Select this option to temporarily disable ELAM Disable automatic restart on system failure. Prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail.

It will start downloading a repair version of the last operating system update that was successfully installed on your PC. Once the download is complete, the repair version of the update installs. Once the reinstall is complete, restart your PC if you didn’t choose to allow it to restart automatically.

ELAM ensures that the system does not initialize unknown boot drivers that could be malicious. Select this option to temporarily disable ELAM Disable automatic restart on system failure. Prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail.

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Restore Windows 11. If none of these steps help, try restoring Windows 11 using a system restore point, or one of the other options listed at Recovery options in Windows 11. Choose the recovery option that most closely matches your scenario. Advanced troubleshooting steps for Windows blue screens, black screens and stop code errors.

Select the Start button, then Power > Restart. Go to Start , select the Power button, and then select Restart .

Restore Windows 11. If none of these steps help, try restoring Windows 11 using a system restore point, or one of the other options listed at Recovery options in Windows 11. Choose the recovery option that most closely matches your scenario. Advanced troubleshooting steps for Windows blue screens, black screens and stop code errors.

General troubleshooting Select Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. Under Most frequent, select Run next to Windows Update. Restart your device when the troubleshooter finishes. Select Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates, and then install any available updates.

System Restore works by utilizing restore points, which are snapshots of the system's configuration and settings at a specific moment. These restore points can be created automatically by the system during significant events, like software installations or updates, or manually before making major changes.

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