Computer wont start up, goes to BSOD for split second, restarts and repeats cycle

Had an HP laptop for a few months, everything was working fine until today when I was using my laptop in the car using spotify, then spotify froze and my comp froze so I restarted and to my dismay my computer would not boot. After pressing the on button, my computer would display the starting windows text and logo for an abnormal amount of time and then show the blue screen of death for a split second. Then it would repeat the cycle again and again
I tried to system restore using the f11 button on startup, it would say loading files and then starting windows and then I end up at a grey screen with only the cursor and nothing else. Can move the cursor but theres nothing to click on
Help!! How to fix or do a system restore to factory settings

Hi robertwtf,
What is your product number?
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