Microsoft has some recent news of killing W7 on some machines.
Since it came with W8, I would have upped it to W10 and avoided this and other issues.
Advice? Reinstall it as it worked and look for that last free chance to get to W10.
Hello,
My computer was originally windows 8 but i replaced it with windows 7 hardware
After(home ) sudden blackout,
the computer can be startup but the screen remains pitch black.
(Tried Alt F4 shut down in black screen -it success)
Thanks you ,
I will appreciate your help.

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