Windows 10: Clean install W10 Home version 1909 64 bit Part Deux

Read taid's post about installing 1909 disconnected. My experience was similar. Finished the install with a local logon account, and made a Macrium image. Defragged. Configured partitions. Everything but the network working. This Dell N5050 laptop was originally updated from Win7 and had no black screen issues and full network access. This clean install is just to clear out the useless cruff.

However when I connected the 'clean' install to the internet and got the “Let’s Finish Setting Up” message, it was shortly followed by a black screen. Restored the Macrium image and got the same result again after connecting to the internet. Did a fresh install with network connected and logged on with a Microsoft account - and one window later - black screen. You can wait an hour, but nothing happens. The Macrium image is only 8 GB, so this install is as basic as it gets. Nothing trick and no additional programs.

So I am stuck - either a local logon with no internet - which works just fine - or a brick with a black screen stuck half way through install.

Any suggestions welcome.

TIA

:)

 

Clean install W10 Home version 1909 64 bit Part Deux

What about heading to Dell and getting their video driver from April 8, 2016.

Apply that and ensure by checking device manager that it installed. Then go online.

https://www.dell.com/support/home/is...-n5050/drivers

 

Clean install W10 Home version 1909 64 bit Part Deux

Read taid's post about installing 1909 disconnected. My experience was similar. Finished the install with a local logon account, and made a Macrium image. Defragged. Configured partitions. Everything but the network working. This Dell N5050 laptop was originally updated from Win7 and had no black screen issues and full network access. This clean install is just to clear out the useless cruff.

However when I connected the 'clean' install to the internet and got the “Let’s Finish Setting Up” message, it was shortly followed by a black screen. Restored the Macrium image and got the same result again after connecting to the internet. Did a fresh install with network connected and logged on with a Microsoft account - and one window later - black screen. You can wait an hour, but nothing happens. The Macrium image is only 8 GB, so this install is as basic as it gets. Nothing trick and no additional programs.

So I am stuck - either a local logon with no internet - which works just fine - or a brick with a black screen stuck half way through install.

Any suggestions welcome.

TIA

 

Clean install W10 Home version 1909 64 bit Part Deux

Thanks Ken

No. No image of the original install - it was one of those everything on C: configurations. Too large.
Your suggestion makes sense. Will give a try.

I do however, find it odd that the update from 7 (using the same USB as the clean install) had no such issue.