Windows 10: Windows 10 freezes at login after startup (open for details)

I have a very strange and complex problem in Windows 10 that makes the computer unusable. It goes as follows:


-I start up the computer. It shows the normal Windows 10 loading cog screen, but at a certain point it waits 10 seconds for a disk check (which I have already done).


-If I skip the disk check by pressing a key, it moves straight into the Windows login screen. But a few seconds later, the computer simply freezes. If I wait a few seconds without pressing anything, the hard disk activity light is stuck on (red) and the entire computer freezes. The mouse cursor still works, as does the caps, scroll and num lock key lights turn on and off, but no buttons can be pressed or even highlighted by hovering the cursor over.


-Sometimes I can press enter to open the password, but or it freezes while I am entering the password, it freezes just as I hit Enter, or if I use the mouse to click the arrow button, it even logs in, the wallpaper appears, the taskbar, some icons load but after a few seconds it just freezes completely.


Note that all freezes are the same: hard disk activity light stuck on, cursor works perfectly, caps, scroll and num lock key lights turn on and off perfectly, but nothing can be clicked, moved, or highlighted by hovering the cursor over it, it is just a frozen screenshot with a functional cursor.


-I have also tried booting in safe mode and safe mode with command prompt. But it also freezes, the same way as the others, but this time at a black screen with a functional cursor. This screen also appeared after the disk check I did before.


Please note that all of this happens every time.

I have already tried the following commands in a recovery drive command prompt:


-/bootrec: /fixmbr works, /fixboot gives access denied, /rebuildbcd does not work.

-sfc /scannow: it scans, but then says it could not do the requested operation.
-Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth: cannot be done because it is a recovery drive; I tried /Image, but gives error 2.

-/chkdsk: goes about 30-40%, then just stops inexplicably. The same thing happens when I try to copy large amounts of files from the hard drive to the recovery drive.



Any ideas?

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 freezing at log in

Hello Frank,

A failed update or one-time startup process can sometimes cause stopping, freezing, or reboot-loop issues during the login process. To isolate the issue, we suggest that you answer the following questions:

• Do you have a USB device attached? If yes, can you remove the device and log in again.
  
• Have you tried turning off the WiFi feature in your laptop before logging in?
  
• How about running a Startup Repair in your Windows 10 laptop? (Boot to Advanced Startup Options>Click on Troubleshoot> Click on Advanced options> Click on Startup Repair)
• Aside from the above steps, what other troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

Looking forward to your response.

 

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