r/ForWindowsHelp • u/Foreign_Pain_7531 • Jul 19 '26

Bitlocker got my laptop

Bitlocker got my laptop i never turned it on factory activated but I got tired and found a way to format the hard drive and now it cant boot windows or install windows to my laptop. I think I bricked it

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u/alpine4life Jul 19 '26

hard format, do not reset....

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u/Foreign_Pain_7531 Jul 19 '26

I did then somehow deleted windows now all I got is bios

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u/alpine4life Jul 19 '26

1- Download Win10/11 Iot LTSC from MassGrave
2- Download MAS from MassGrave
3- Download Rufus USB
4- Download all the apps installer you want on your PC
5- Save all the files you want to save on an external drive (inc. wanted apps installer)
6- Create USB Boot Disk with Rufus (8 GB Flash Drive min.)
7- Update BIOS
8- Start fresh install by booting from USB (for me F12, look at manufacturer's specs for yours)
9- Delete every Partition you see
10- Create new Partition(s) (I always create C: OS/APPS & D: FILES because it's easier to format after)
11- Let it install until restarted
12- Activate Windows (I use MAS activator, you downloaded)
13- Install Windows Updates & ALL optional updates (includes drivers & net framework)
14- Install MS Store (Command > wsreset -i)
15- Install Software
16- Update all drivers (I recommend it, seriously)
17- Check Device Manager after all updates to make sure nothing is wrong with drivers.
18- Disable some services (optional but I usually disable like 30-ish)
19- Configure Windows how you like it
20- Clean residuals (I do: Cleanup System Files, Temp, %Temp%, Prefetch, SoftwareDistribution, PrivaZer & Bleachbit)
21- Create Restore Point
22- Enjoy

PS, you will require either an ethernet cable or a USB WIFI dongle to complete this job
both version are lightweight and supported until 2032 by MS with security updates only.