Windows 10 Freezes, no settings, cannot get to recovery

[MysticDaedra]

Very shortly after starting Windows 10, everything completely freezes. I have to manually reset by holding the power button. Occasionally after restarting I can get to the settings screen, and from there to the category with Recovery, however no matter how many times I select Recovery from the tabs on the left nothing ever shows up. Am I completely screwed? I did not make a disc, I just chose the "upgrade" option because I was told by the program that I could recover/reset at any time if I do.

This happened seemingly randomly; the upgrade was working fine for the last few days. I left my PC on while at work, and when I got back found I couldn't click on the taskbar or open the start menu. Restarted, then couldn't click ANYTHING. Restarted several times, and eventually I could click again, with the apparent side-effect of having a corropted OS installation.

Any help would be appreciated. Please keep in mind that any solutions will require non-Windows interaction since I cannot do anything inside the OS. Thanks

CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
14GB G.Skill RipjawsX
MSI GTX760 2GB OC Gaming Edition
Windows 10 Professional, formerly Windows 7 Professional

 

[gtione]

I am having a similar problem with a HP laptop. I also cannot get windows 10 to work. I get my desktop picture but nothing responds and no icons. Do I have to recover the whole thing back to windows 8.1 and start again. What of all my data etc?

 

[azca]

you can remove your MSI GTX760 and plug in your monitor to onboard gpu on your i7 2500; see if that works