On Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:49:21 -0800, ultred ragnusen
wrote:

Monty wrote:

Just do a restore from your last backup - assuming that you do regular
backups on, say, a weekly basis.

If it were that easy, we'd not be discussing this.

http://wetakepic.com/images/2018/02/24/restore_gui.jpg

A reversal to a previous restore point is the very first thing I tried and
that Microsoft Tier 2 Phone Tech Support tried - particularly because I
used "Restore Point Creator" software to manage the restore points - but
the recovery console won't find them.

I don't have confidence in using restore points - I won't torture
myself trying to remember why; it was many tears ago.

For a number of years I have relied on 3rd party backup programs. In
recent years, I have been using AOMEI Backupper Pro.

Before doing any updates to Windows, I make a backup and store it on a
separate hard drive. If my PC won't boot after an update, I resort to
either of two options, depending on what I think may be wrong:

1. Repair the MBR.

2. Restore my PC from the backup.

And I DO NOT rely on Microsoft repair options.

Did you have a separate backup or were you relying on a restore point
for recovery?