Windows 10: Black Screen after Installation Media Boot [Windows 10 Home 32-bit]

Hello everyone, I am still using Windows 7 Pro [32-Bit] and I am looking for a way to upgrade my PC to Windows 10 so I can use it on the long term due to the End of Windows 7's Support. I created an Installation Media using the Windows Media Creation Tool that can be found on the official Microsoft Website, I used a Kingston Data Traveler 32GB USB to set it on. It automatically discovered that the best option for my PC will be Windows 10 Home [32-Bit] so I went along with it and the USB got ready. After re-boot I do the standard procedure re-installation process, on my screen I can see a Windo

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Installation media boots to command prompt

I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

1. Windows logo on a black screen
2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
5. the initial Setup page appears

Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

Download Windows 10 ISO File

 

64-Bit system will only install 32-bit Windows 10. BlackScreen

I recently had Windows 10 64-bit installed. Suddenly after a restart the only thing I could see after POST was a black screen. I was planning on doing a clean install of Windows 10 x64 anyway.

1. Downloaded the x64 ISO and copied everything to a USB external drive.
2. Set boot options in the BIOS to boot only from the external drive. Still same black backlit screen
3. Push F8 at POST - continue to get black screen

Determined that I must be doing something wrong I bought a 16gb flash drive.

1. DOwnload MediaCreationTool.exe
2. Create BOTH 32 & 64 bit install
3. Boot to USB - Shows both options to install
4. Select 64-bit - DIsplays loading bar at the bottom, light flashing on USB, once status bar finishes screen goes dark, No blue windows logo, NOTHING.
5. Restart
6. F11
7. Install 32-Bit Version.. This works.

In the bios my i5-4690k chip is recognized and 64-bit is listed as supported.
In Windows the System Info shows 64-bit system with the 32-bit OS installed.

Things I have done:
Reset CMOS
Format SSD to GTP (or what ever that is)
Reset BIOS to Default
Will not also that Safe mode start-up from POST is unresponsive.

Memtestx86 results show no errors

Specs:
ASRock Z97 Pro4
i5-4690k
EVGA 600w
16gb RAM
MSI GTX970


tia
Kris

 

Clean Install Windows 10  


John,

If you mean the black screen like the screenshot under step 4, then that will only be available if you boot from installation media that was created for both 32-bit and 64-bit.