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Discus and support Windows 10 freezes on initial startup after reinstalling Windows in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I reinstalled Windows 10 Pro using the recovery partition on my HP laptop. On the first startup, it asks all the usual questions: setting the region... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Pzell929, Apr 9, 2020.

  1. Pzell929 Win User

    Windows 10 freezes on initial startup after reinstalling Windows


    I reinstalled Windows 10 Pro using the recovery partition on my HP laptop.


    On the first startup, it asks all the usual questions: setting the region and keyboard, setting up my user account, connecting to Wifi, etc. But it hangs on the final "Services" section of initial setup. I've answered all the questions in the initial setup process, but after I hit "next" for the last time and it would normally deliver me to the normal Windows desktop, it just hangs as if there's another question to answer. I've left it sit for over 24 hours thinking maybe it was downloading an update or something.


    I tried booting into safe mode with and without networking, but even booting into safe mode it takes me through the first startup sequence and hangs in the same place.


    I'm guessing there's some trigger Windows is waiting for that indicates the initial startup has completed, and it's not getting pulled.


    The laptop has all factory original hardware and nothing plugged into USB or any other port. All hardware was working fine before the reinstall and I used the OEM system partition for the reinstall. I disabled bitlocker before the reinstall.


    Any advice on this?

    Perhaps there's a key combination to bypass initial setup and go straight to the desktop?

    :)
     
    Pzell929, Apr 9, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    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.
     
    Ahhzz, Apr 10, 2020
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  3. Avedis53 Win User
    Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

    I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?
     
    Avedis53, Apr 10, 2020
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  4. MrGenius Win User

    Windows 10 freezes on initial startup after reinstalling Windows

    [Solved] Windows 10 keeps reinstalling KB3119142

    I noticed quite some time ago that KB3119142 (Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package) kept reinstalling itself for some reason. At least once daily. Sometimes up to several times a day. I just ignored it. It didn't seem to be doing any harm. And I figured they'd eventually fix it. Well...days turned into weeks, weeks into months, with no end to the problem in sight. It dragged on unsolved for at least the last few months. Literally reinstalling itself hundreds of(at least a hundred, felt like more) times in that period of time.

    So I finally googled it a couple days ago. And just got around to fixing it today. Which appears to have worked. And it couldn't have been easier to do. I feel so stupid to have let it intimidate me for so long.*Oops! Windows 10 freezes on initial startup after reinstalling Windows :oops:
    Below are links to the thread that I got the fix idea from, and the official MS support info page for KB3119142(from which I quoted the above).
    http://www.tenforums.com/windows-up...-windows-10-keeps-reinstalling-kb3119142.html
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119142
     
    MrGenius, Apr 10, 2020
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