Windows 10: Intel Compute Stick: Same problem on installation Win 10 update 1511

Same exact problem here. Upgrade to Win10 awhile back with no issues. After 1511 installed, the system hangs about 1-2 minutes after booting.

 

Solution: For intel compute stick updade the BIOS. For the rest brands, Reboot in Safe Mode and Disable SSD cache from Device Manager.

 

Hi -- I'm new to this site, too. Found while searching desperately for help recovering my dead Stick. This is my second replacement Stick; came with Windows 10 and died after insisting I needed to do Windows updates. I have been on the phone with Intel about this several times and have tried maybe 15 or 20 times to do a reset with trying to save my files. I even finally tried to remove all my files since I was going to lose them anyway when I sent the Stick in for an exchange. Nothing was working; no process would complete. Intel is willing to do another exchange - no problem with that, except that my Stick is now out of stock and it could be several inconvenient weeks until I get a new one. So I was determined to try everything possible to restore my Stick. This morning I was trying my FINAL attempt at a reset when - wonder of wonders - it completed the process and ended up giving me the opening screen. Unlike in the past, it did not recognize the mouse click, but pressing Enter on the keyboard took me to the login screen. I even successfully logged in and - sniff - to my unsurprised dismay, not a single file of mine was there. The only icon on the desktop was the recycle bin. Now I wait. And wait and wait. Until the next time I see my techie son to get everything set up for me again. If the Stick still has Windows 10 on it, I hope I can downgrade to a lower version. I refuse to do anymore updates to Windows 10. It murdered my Stick and I lost a lot of info that I was working on. Sigh. Well, thanks for letting me vent. If you know of any secret place the Stick might be storing my files, please advise! Now, where's my aspirin...