Windows 11 update bricked my Acer Nitro 5 Laptop

[Windows 11]

I just completed the latest Windows 11 update and now my Acer Nitro 5 won't boot up. I've tried the Automatic repair tool and the loading dots just spin for hours. Went into the BIOS and reset to defaults, same result Windows won't load, automatic repair won't load. Went in and attempted to boot to a KNOWN good Windows 11 installation USB. Same thing spinning loading dots for HOURS. System worked perfectly fine prior to the update. Now I've years of important documentation, family photos, etc. on a drive I can no longer access. How can I fix this so I can gain access to my files. Short of repl

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