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-Yesterday, the Echolink computer froze mid-net.  I tried to reboot the computer but it kept rebooting into the BIOS.  Here's an outline of what I tried and to re-install Windows.
-  * From a working Windows computer, I downloaded Windows 11 from the [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows11 |Create Windows 11 Installation Media]] section and created a USB boot drive.
-  * I booted the Echolink computer using the USB boot drive and tried to "Troubleshoot" the computer (see section 3 of [[https://windowsreport.com/repair-efi-bootloader-windows-11/ |these instructions]]).  Unfortunately, that option wasn't available.
-  * Before trying to re-install Windows, I had to find the Windows Product key.
-    * If Windows was working, I could have used ''regedit'', navigate to ''Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform'', and lookup ''BackupProductKeyDefault''.  (See [[https://www.techrepublic.com/article/find-windows-11-product-key/ |Method 3 here]] for more details)
-  * I instead tried to re-install Windows 11 from scratch, but it again booted to the BIOS.
-  * I used a [[https://www.linuxmint.com/ |Linux Mint]] boot USB drive that I had to load GParted and delete every partition on the Echolink computer.  I then reinstalled Windows