Windows 10: Dell XPS 8700 stuck at BIOS Dell logo when restarting

When forcing power off and power back on, the machine boots up fine. It only gets stuck when I have it reboot. Things I’ve tried:

• Installing the latest BIOS (A14)
• Installing the latest chipset driver
• Installing the latest network driver
• sfc /scannow - no errors
• chkdsk - no errors
• Turning off fast start up
• Installing latest Microsoft updates

Any other ideas?

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Can the Dell XPS 8700 be upgraded to Windows 10?

Windows 7 doesn't have a key embedded in the bios, that only started with machines built for Windows 8 and above.


The Dell XPS 8700 appears to have been built for Windows 8, but was available with Windows 7 as a downgrade option. In this case there would be no CoA sticker for W7. If this machine had Windows 7 installed when supplied then the key in the bios would still be one for Windows 8. Type the service tag of your friend's XPS 8700 in the Dell Support site here and the System Configuration section will tell you exactly what this particular machine was originally supplied with.

Dell Support - XPS 8700


Assuming it has a Windows 8 key in the bios then a clean install of Windows 10 will find this key. Setup will use it to choose the correct edition to install, Home or (more likely for this model) Pro. The installed Windows 10 will be activated because this PC has a qualifying Windows 8 license based on the embedded key.


PS: I actually bought a second hand Dell Latitude laptop that was built for Win10 but supplied by Dell with Windows 7 pre-installed, so I am speaking from personal experience.

 

Can the Dell XPS 8700 be upgraded to Windows 10?

A friend with a Dell XPS 8700 i5 that was running Windows 7 had the OS crash. Recovery media is no longer available and a Microsoft Windows 7 disk isn't a solution because it requires inputting a license key; apparently Dell PCs have the license key embedded in the bios. The question is will the XPS 8700 support an upgrade to Windows 10 if we get a retail copy? TIA for any help.

 

Windows 8.1 can't activate after restore in Dell XPS 8700

I bought the brand new XPS 8700 from Dell in 2014, It came with Windows 8.1 without any sticker on the computer,

Recently I have restored the windows 8.1 after 3-6 times windows loading failed, I followed the instructions on Dell's site( Dell support article about 8.1 system restore),

I also downloaded the newest drivers with my product service tag, I installed only two of them: Dell backup and recovery application(for recover the documents before I restore the system), Dell XPS 8700 system BIOS
:which is listed as Urgent.

I notice that my system did not activate after I restart windows, I tried to activate it but it's not working. Please let me know if there is any way to solve this !!

My warranty has expired so I can't get any help from the Dell service department. attached my activate page error:

if needed, I'll upload my receipt for this computer to prove that I bought a computer with preinstalled windows 8.1 system inside.