I have 2 disks: one with Windows and second split into 2 partitions, on one I have Ubuntu and on the second one I have some more space for Windows' files. I've accidentally deleted all Windows' files: both from disk with main system and partition from other and I want to recover them. Using this: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/13706/recover-deleted-files-on-an-ntfs-hard-drive-from-a-ubuntu-live-cd/ I found out that all or most of the files are still there and I can recover them (well, I haven't written anything on them after deletion so it should be this way I guess), but I wonder if I could recover whole Windows. It would be nice as I don't have Windows key at the moment and need Windows a bit. After some research I've found TestDisk, but I'm not sure if I can recover it with this and how.
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If you manage to restore your Windows registry (stored in C:\Windows\System32\config), it should be possible to restore your Windows product key as explained here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0
Then, you can use your Windows product key in the Windows installer that you can download from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7
