Stuck On Corrupted Windows

Hello, I’ve been using windows boot camped on my iMacs
for about 3 years without any problems. I currently am using windows 10 on my boot camp. Unfortunately the power went out where that computer is plugged in. And it seems as though windows is corrupted. And I can’t get back to macOS. When I turned my iMac back on I got a windows message saying “scanning and repairing drive”. I let that do its thing for about a hour before it said that windows could not start correctly. After that every time I turn it on I get a black screen with my mouse. I booted into safe mode and got the same thing. I then tried to reset windows and got an error saying “There was a problem resetting your pc”. I then created a windows recovery usb but it can not find it when I plug it in. I am hoping for some help on how to get back to macOS or to get windows working again.


Tech Specs


21.5 Inch iMac 4k


3.1ghz quad core intel i5


8gb of ram


1tb ata drive



Thanks for the help in advanced. 🙂

iMac, Windows 10

Posted on Jan 12, 2018 2:37 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2018 2:54 PM

Boot your iMac using Command+R (Local Recovery) or Command+Opt+R(Internet Recovery). If it boots correctly, if you try to exit the Recovery Console, you should be prompted for Startup disk. If you are prompted, please post back.

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