Windows 10: Slow startup and operating not found message

I was able to get it to restart after it ran the windows defender scan and I followed your Power Option instructions -- I will see what happens tomorrow when both the computer and I come out of sleep.

 

Cottonball,,
It worked ok yesterday coming out of sleep but today same problem. I have been shutting it down repeatedly trying to get it to load -- I finally heard the windows audio after about 4 attempts and I have it up but I know if I put it back to sleep it will likely repeat the same pattern.

 

tzxlyd,

Do yo have Fast BIOS Startup Settings on the Sony/VAIO?
Is it enabled, or disabled?

If enabled, set it to disabled, and try getting it out of sleep mode a couple of times.

 

Cottonball,
I was just about to send you a response on my other machine that has the problem and it froze up after I came out of the BIOS settings looking for fast BIOS -- the cursor is just a spinning circle -- this is another one of the issues now when it freezes.

I was just typing that I do not think I have fast BIOS on the machine -- when I hit F2 key at startup and to BIOS it shows External (this is where it froze) Devices and Network options under the BIOS setting -- both of them are disabled.

I am going to have to power off that other machine to get it to restart. Additionally, when it came out of the BIOS upon hitting F10 to save/exit it went to a screen similar to safe mode before bringing up the normal Windows 10 "do you like this screen" screensavers with the logon. I do not know why it does that safe mode without me prompting it to do that.

Regardless, there does not seem to be a Fast BIOS option of the Sony VAIOs E Series machines.

 

Cottonball or anyone out there,
Can someone please assist me with this problem? I cannot use the computer because I cannot get it to respond now even when I power it off and back on -- HELP!!!!!!!!!!

Do I need to start another thread? Someone please advise..........

 

I just tried to power if off after sending the response and I got a BSOD then upon it restarting I got a message saying "A disk read error occurred, Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart". Pressing "Ctrl+Alt+Del" took me to "Preparing Automatic Repair" followed by "Windows Defender Offline" in safe mode running a scan and the PC froze up again after 7:37 into the scan (about 95% complete). I tried to cancel the scan but the PC would not respond so I had to power if off and got a blue Recovery screen saying "There was a problem with a device connected to your PC, an unexpected I/O error has occurred. Error Code: 0xc00000e9. This problem can happen when a removable storage device is removed while it's in use or failing. Properly connecting any removable storage and restarting your PC may fix this problem. Press Enter to try again, Press F8 for Startup Settings"

When I press F8 it just takes me back to the same screen and the same with Enter. So I powered it off and tried again. There was no external device attached to the pc and has not been since I began having the problems that sent me to this forum. If I can get this thing to come on I will try to send a log but I cannot get to the login screen even when I get the windows wallpaper.

 

tzxlyd,

Sorry for the lack of replies, but I am out of ideas on this issue. There are so many problems.

Have you considered doing a clean install?

*Arrow Also, see if you can get a working computer and try making a USB drive or DVD of Kyhi's Bootable PE Rescue Disk and booting the computer from it:
Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk
It may allow you access to the non-working system and repair it.

 

Cottonball,
No because I do not think that makes sense -- I am having the same problem on both of my Sony Vaios and I suspect the problem must have come from the automatic updates. I do not know if I can do a restore point from safe mode but if I can then that makes more sense to me than reinstalling 10 when I only recently upgraded from 7 to 10 maybe a year ago.

If I can get it to safe mode hopefully I can get to some of the features and make selections. What you are suggesting seems extreme at this point if the problem is actually from the 10 updates. I feel it is not a coincidence that both my Sony VAIOs are having the same problem at the same time when I do not do anything worst than visit youtube for auto repair assistance on each of them.

There are no viruses so this has to be something created by 10 itself and the install will only lead me back to the same place if the updates are the problem. Not knowing what's causing the problem I feel will only lead me back to where I am IMO. I have posted another thread for my other Vaio with a dump file -- maybe if you review the log you will see why I believe it is 10 updates that are the culprit.

 

See if you can go to Safe Mode and use System Restore (if you have created Restore Points):

Windows will restart and display a Choose an option menu. Select: Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore

 

If you can access a Command Prompt, normal or safe mode, use the command:
Code: rstrui.exe[/quote] Press: Enter

 

Cottonball,
I was finally able to get it to the command prompt and the earliest date I could find was 12/30/16 so I chose that date and I am allowing it do restore to that point. I will try to leave it alone until I hear back from someone on how to proceed from there.