Windows 10: Installing Windows 10 freezing at "Getting files ready for installation"

I build my new pc last week, and had no problems installing windows, running games etc. After a few days it was starting to freeze after ~20 mins of use, which then got closer and closer to startup to the point it was freezing during the unlock screen. After extensive troubleshooting detailed below I am now unable to reinstall windows 10 as it freezes at seemingly random percentages 3-86%. I am able to access the BIOS and command line with no problems, but attempting windows repair immediately freezes the loading bar stops and the mouse doesn't respond. Launching windows later gave the e

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Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?

 

Windows Vista Wont Install Freezes?

had the same problem, freezes and long installation including each step loading, in my case a bios update helped.

 

Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

What's your intended PC specs ??