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My laptop screen just went blank when i turned it on this morning. I only see a blinking cursor on top left of the screen

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That blinking cursor is the way in which the BIOS is telling you that Windows is missing - its most critical core files have been corrupted beyond repair. The only thing left for you to do is to reinstall Windows using the recovery cd.

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