Windows 10: Peculiar and perplexing

Fast startup was disabled a long time ago and sleep etc. never used.The use of DDU and other apps were only used AFTER the problem occurred,as was the fiddling with drivers,cards and such.I strongly suspect,but cannot prove an update caused the issue.ALL original equipment is still in place and everything works normally.
A digital disaster,but not my finger.

 

Did you check Fast Startup after your new install?
You posted about your new Clean Install just a short time ago.
21 Jan 2018 at 09:59 PM

Jack

 

Yes Jack,fast startup is checked frequently after an early update reset the damn thing without my realising it.The computer is homebuilt,2006 and has only had HDD's,fans and memory replaced.I subscribe to the "If it works,leave it alone" brigade,which is why the issue had me puzzled.Not knowing the cause is annoying.
Joe

 

Yes, sometimes updates and or upgrades do change settings. I really don't know why.
That is why I ask.

Best of my knowledge on a restart the drivers are already working.
On a cold boot the drivers have to be started from scratch and load.
By chance are you over clocked?
Does your old bios have a option of something like quick boot or fast boot? If it does I would not select either.
I really don't remember 775 socket bios.

Jack

 

No overclocking.
No BIOS options for booting.
The generic display adapter is loaded on every cold boot and the only info given for the nvidea card is"Error code 43",which is quite uninformative..

 

Another interesting side.I kept a cloned version of the original faulty system and recently tried it.Now on a cold start,in addition to the generic display adapter being used,I am now informed my password is incorrect.
A restart fixes everything.
Who needs road rage.