Windows 10: Laptop Freezes after Win 10 Pro Install, cannot boot into Safe Mode

Hello,

My Laptop: Dell Inspiron SE 7520

I am trying to clean install the latest Windows 10 Pro on my 2012 Dell Inspiron SE 7520. I just downloaded the Win10_20H2_v2_English_x64.iso from Microsoft yesterday.

Can Windows 10 Pro install and run on the Dell Inspiron 7520? Maybe not because the hardware is too old now?

After I installed it at first for a while I was able to navigate the desktop and menus but after I rebooted it got frozen on boot. I have tried lots of things and now I cannot even get it to boot into safe mode so it is completely unusable.

I have not updated any drivers.. well I wasn't able to because the laptop became unusable. But I also haven't updated the BIOS which is still from 2012. Would that stop Win 10 Pro from installing and running properly?

Is it worth continuing with trying to get Win 10 Pro running on this laptop or maybe there are driver compatibility issues that will only get worse over time as maybe Dell is not supporting this laptop anymore under Win 10 Pro?

Cheers

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Cannot Enter Safe Mode / Computer boots normally

I'm running Win 10 Pro 1903.

Here are the steps I have taken to get into safe mode: Start button, settings, update and security, recovery, advanced startup, troubleshoot, advanced options, startup settings, restart. The computer boots normally, not in safe mode. Any suggestions would be most helpful. Thanks in advance for your help and interest. .

 

PC freeze within 30sec of boot, works fine in safe mode

Hi there,

Having an issue with my Laptop, running win 10 pro.

Freezing in less than 30 secs of boot normal boot.Safe mode works fine where I have tried to run sfc now issue found.

So here is a quick list of what I have so far tried

• Boot to safe mode sfc /scannow no issue found
• Tried a clean boot(disable all no MS services) and reboot
• Sign in under a new user account
• Read logs but nothing seen freezing seem to not write any logs.
• Memory test passed
• chkdsk passed
• run windows repair off disk
• Sure there is more than I can not think of at the moment as my brain is ready to sleep
• System Restore
• Startup Repair

I am thinking it might be a driver based issue due to working fine when in safe mode but haven't updated any drivers.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

 

Can't boot into Normal/Safe Mode with Networking, only safe mode...

Good Evening,
I could do with some pointers on resolving an issue. I can only boot into windows in safe mode in Windows 10. Normal mode and safe mode with networking doesn't work. The problem occurred after a windows update. I have removed the latest updates that were installed and cleared any pending ones but it still won't boot properly. I have also run the troubleshooter and tried to recovery to an earlier date which also doesn't work.
The laptop is a HP ENVY 17 notebook. At boot it just gets to the HP logo with the circular loading icon and no further and can only boot it into safe mode. Can anyone recommend the next steps? I have also tried the following;

• stopping startup items
• uninstalling hardware drivers
• removing recent software
• running troubleshooters at boot
• sfc scan
• diagnostic/selective startups with minimal services running

Would the fact that I cant boot into Safe Mode with Networking imply its a network driver related issue?
Bit of a dead end really, any help would be much appreciated
Kind regards
Trevor