I am in utter shock. My computer has been erased?! All the settings have been changed.
I closed the laptop lid as I usually do instead of hibernating or turning off. When I opened it the computer went to 'Windows is (starting/reconfinguting/updating/?--I forgot what)', After 20 min or so just I shut off computer then restarted, typed in password, written page appeared giving me choice. I always (and I think I did this time) chose 'Start windows normally' as opposed to in safe mode or something else.
Then it happened: A black and gray HP background page came up with only a handful of icons (including a couple of 3rd part applications(?!), yet EVERYTHING else is gone--docs, pics, data, most of my apps, chrome (my usual browser with all my opened tabs), etc. Even this post is in a different font and skipping lines.
How can I find all lost data?