Here Is How You Can Recover Data from Corrupted Windows 7, 8 & 10

Written By Edwin Stark
Updated on December 31st, 2024

Summary: I guess, almost all of us have faced this problem of loading or booting of windows. Sometimes, it shows a pop-up error message of “Missing OS” or “Operating System Not Found”. And one of the major reasons for this popup is corruption in Windows & that is why, I get a lot of questions on this topic like “How to repair corrupt or damaged Windows system files and so on. So here is what most of you were looking for. A detailed manual guide on how you can recover data from corrupted Windows easily using manual methods and professional Windows Data Recovery.

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So today, I am finally penning down my thoughts on how to resolve this issue successfully.
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But before going for the solution we should know about the reasons for Windows corruption.
Some of the common reasons are as follows.

Window Registry File

It contains the Central Database of operating system and stores the information required for the computer to run. If these files get damaged due to virus attack or malware, invalid DLLS, outdated software or outdated device drivers, there are chances that you might face an unbootable condition of the system

Installing New Software

If you want to install new software or application to your system then, that software should be compatible with the existing operating system. Or else, it can make the operating system corrupt.

Other Reasons

Apart from these, there are some other reasons as well like

Hardware issues,
Bad sector in hard disk,
Modification in system files,
Unwanted shutdown and
Installation of untrustworthy tools.

Whatever might be the reason for the corrupt Windows, but you can recover data from corrupted Windows 7,8 ,10 with the help of following steps:

Take the backup of the important data.
Do the formatting of the corrupted file.
Then reinstall the window operating system.
At last, copy the data from backup drive to a rebuilt storage drive.

However, there is an alternate solution and that is SysInfoTools Windows Data Recovery software. It is a prominent solution to restore corrupt Windows data.

It can easily recover the lost files, deleted photos, memorable videos, important office documents, etc. to their original state. For the hard disk data recovery, it’s one of the most effective and convenient solutions for both technical and non-technical users.

Advantages

Can recover Maximum possible data from damaged or corrupt hard drive
Supports hard disk data recovery
Both FAT and NTFS file systems are supported
Even support master boot record and GUID partition table, partition
The new custom volume can be added to the list in case of physical drive recovery
RAW Recovery is enabled to recover maximum possible data
Demo version available for evaluation
30 days money back guarantee

Disadvantages

It doesn’t work in MAC.
And also doesn’t support Linux

How to use it?

STEP 1: Open Windows Data Recovery software on your system. Select the volume or drive for the recovery.

Step 2: Now choose the recovery mode: Standard, Advanced or Deep and then click Next to continue the process.

Step 3: The scanning process of the selected Volume or Drives will be completed within a few seconds.

Step 4: Expand the Root folders to check your files and their properties before saving them. Then click on ‘Save’ button

Step 5: Choose a location where you want to save the recovered data. Then click Save

Step 6: Within a few minutes, the saving process will be completed. Click OK to finish

And here is how you can recover data from corrupted Windows.

Conclusion

So here, I have mentioned ways through which you can easily recover and restore your corrupt Windows data. However, there are tools as well which can restore your files.
I have used this tool earlier so suggested you. But if you think, there are some other tools as well which are as good as this one?
Mention it, in the comment section.

Will do a review on that as well.

About The Author:

Edwin Stark

Edwin Stark is a Technical Content Writer who specializes in writing about databases, e-mail recovery, and e-mail migration solutions. He loves researching and developing content that helps database administrators, organizations and novices to fix multiple problems.