[SOLVED] storemi bricked my computer

[Gravatus]

Hi, after downloading the storemi software my computer started to run into constant BSODs. In order to try and fix this I tried to do a complete factory reset of my pc since I was unable to find a way to remove the drivers. However, during the process of factory resetting my computer encounters the same BSODs making my computer stuck in a perpetual loop of resetting and BSODS.
I genuinely don't know what to do and I'm very worried.
KERNAL_MODE_HEAP_CORRUPTION
BAD_POOL_CALLER
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
these are the errors that happen when i try to factory reset.

 

[USAFRet]

Lacking a known good full drive backup (not simply a factory reset), you may be at the point of a full wipe and reinstall.

 

[Gravatus]

Lacking a known good full drive backup (not simply a factory reset), you may be at the point of a full wipe and reinstall.

Thanks for responding, I just wiped all of my drives using the BIOS and now it says that theres no boot device upon startup. This seems like a better position than I was previously. Now I'm just wondering if its possible to put windows 10 on an sd card put into a usb sd card reader. I copied the iso contents onto it but my pc isnt booting from there.

Also curious to know if I would have to purchase another windows key after wiping my drives.

 

[BFG-9000]

An .iso file isn't supposed to be bootable. It's just an image of a CD or DVD which may be bootable or not, and you can use special software to mount it as a virtual optical disc drive to see what's in it. That's what it sounds like you did since you copied files out of it, but none of those files are going to be bootable.

Software like Rufus is able to pull the hidden boot sector out of the image so you can make an install media from the iso image. But the more foolproof way to do it is to use Microsoft's media creation tool to create the USB installer instead of trying to do this manually.

Generally a USB SD card reader does work fine as a bootable USB so long as the reader does not require any special drivers to function and it can be accessed using the BIOS and default USB drivers.

If Windows 10 or 11 was activated before, then reinstalling it from scratch on the same hardware should result in an activated system automatically after the first time it connects to the internet

 

[Gravatus]

An .iso file isn't supposed to be bootable. It's just an image of a CD or DVD which may be bootable or not, and you can use special software to mount it as a virtual optical disc drive to see what's in it. That's what it sounds like you did since you copied files out of it, but none of those files are going to be bootable.

Software like Rufus is able to pull the hidden boot sector out of the image so you can make an install media from the iso image. But the more foolproof way to do it is to use Microsoft's media creation tool to create the USB installer instead of trying to do this manually.

Generally a USB SD card reader does work fine as a bootable USB so long as the reader does not require any special drivers to function and it can be accessed using the BIOS and default USB drivers.

If Windows 10 or 11 was activated before, then reinstalling it from scratch on the same hardware should result in an activated system automatically after the first time it connects to the internet

I only have a mac on me so I cant use rufus. I'm not sure what the best tool for this would be. I remember trying to use etcher but a warning message came up saying that windows mirroring wouldn't work.

Idk if im blind but i couldnt find the media creation tool, it only sent me to the .iso file to download.

Also thank you for the response.

 

[BFG-9000]

The media creation tool is on the same page you found the .iso--but only appears if you go to that page from a Windows computer.

The closest equivalent to Rufus on Mac is Etcher, but most such tools for Mac are primarily designed to work for Linux distributions so won't work for Windows without a lot of manual tinkering.

Your best bet is to burn the iso you have to an optical disk, assuming you have a DVD burner (a USB one could also be used to install Windows too if that machine lacks an optical drive). Be aware that nowadays the install media is large enough that generally a DL DVD-R is required so you'd need both a compatible drive and discs for those. Barring that you'll have to find a Windows machine you are allowed to run executables on, or just order a pre-made USB stick.

 

[Gravatus]

The media creation tool is on the same page you found the .iso--but only appears if you go to that page from a Windows computer.

The closest equivalent to Rufus on Mac is Etcher, but most such tools for Mac are primarily designed to work for Linux distributions so won't work for Windows without a lot of manual tinkering.

Your best bet is to burn the iso you have to an optical disk, assuming you have a DVD burner (a USB one could also be used to install Windows too if that machine lacks an optical drive). Be aware that nowadays the install media is large enough that generally a DL DVD-R is required so you'd need both a compatible drive and discs for those. Barring that you'll have to find a Windows machine you are allowed to run executables on, or just order a pre-made USB stick.

Hi, I was able to make do with an online tutorial and my sd card reader. Now my computer was finally able to be fully reset.