BH @Kayos you sound like a pro at it.
Way above my pay grade
I used to run linux on everything and enjoyed it.
I shouldn't have been in a situation where my laptop couldn't be recovered but it happens...
I'm going to do some cleaning up and setup some recovery stuff should it happen again
On another note, windows 10 offers you an option to retain your files and perform a system restore. Unlike the previous operating systems, however any recovery service takes forever.
I usually do the same using Linux or just remove the hard drive and plug into a sata adapter and transfer to another computer.