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treeef
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Feb 20, 2025

Accidentally booted ASUS laptop from Surface Hub 2S Recovery USB, now can't boot/reinstall Windows

*This post is not about troubleshooting a Surface Hub device, it's about troubleshooting my personal ASUS GU604VI laptop that a Surface Hub 2S Recovery Image on USB has altered and potentially destro...
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ThomasAbraham
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Apr 08, 2025

I experienced the same issue with my HP EliteBook. Unfortunately, a ticket with Microsoft Support did not resolve the problem. Ultimately, I had to replace the motherboard at my own expense through HP.

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treeef
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Apr 09, 2025

Hi Thomas, thanks for weighing in. An amazing person on Reddit actually provided me with a UEFIShell script that corrected my issue, believe it or not. I had all but given up. Probably too late to help you, unfortunately, but I'll share here in case it helps others.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceHub/s/VzlPgl085i

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