I've done the reverse recently - a machine that I had no direct access to hosed itself after a Windows update. A friend got to the machine with a modified Ubunt

I've done the reverse recently - a machine that I had no direct access to hosed itself after a Windows update. A friend got to the machine with a modified Ubuntu image that loaded SSH on boot, I booted the Windows 10 installer through QEMU and reinstalled on to the physical drive.