Windows 10: Clean install of windows 10, bootloops and random restarts.

Linux has been my daily driver for quite some time, but I've decided to install windows on one of my extra hard drives just laying around. Some games just can't run on Linux despite Pronton, Wine, Lutris, or whatever so me not wanting to waste the hundreds of dollars worth of games in my Steam Library prompted this. Anyway, I couldn't even get to the setup menu for over an hour because of a boot loop. Eventually got it working, but then it started restarting randomly. Took me 40 minutes to update my graphics card drivers because Windows just wasn't having it. Got blue screened a few times. Nothing is overheating, my psu is a bit overkill so it's not a power issue, I partitioned the hard drive myself with all of the correct settings (it was a blank hard drive. Windows won't even allow you to install it if they aren't correct anyway), everything is up to date, and Linux runs off of the same hardware with no problem whatsoever.

Anyone have any ideas? I can't figure this one out.

This is the reason I switched from Windows to Linux to begin with... The last straw was when I lost 3tb of data after the OS just noped itself to hell. I just wanna play my games, man. Just wanna quarantine and chill!

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Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech

 

Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

John