Windows 10: Windows 10 stuck on spinning dots after waking up

Hi,

We have a few laptops with the issue where users lock their computers and when they come back to unlock through Ctrl + Alt + Del, computer gets stuck on blue screen spinning dots for 10, 15 or even 20 minutes. This is happening on versions 1803 and 1809 on Lenovo ThinkPad T480, Dell Latitude E7470 and Dell Latitude 7480. I have tried updating OS to latest version (1809) but keeps happening. Updated drivers with no luck.


What could possibly be the issue here?


Any suggestions?


Thanks in advanced

:)

 

Login from lock screen stuck on circular rotating dots

The following happens intermittently:

• I'm working and use the Windows+L key combination to lock my screen to leave for a period (can be short or long).
• I return and use Ctrl+Alt+Del to log back in.
• I get a blue screen with a small circle of spinning dots, which goes on indefinitely.
• I have to hard boot my laptop by holding down the power button for about 10 seconds.

This started happening only after I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Anniversary Edition. This appears to be a common problem with Windows 10:

• Windows 10 Install Stuck on Blue Screen/Spinning Dots
• Windows 10 stuck on spinning white circle with black screen
• Windows 10 Stuck At Login Screen With Spinning Circle
• My Windows 10 stuck on blank blue screen with rotating dots for hours
• Stuck on lock screen after wake up from sleep
• Stuck on blue screen with spinning white circle
• How do I solve Windows 10 stuck on blue screen with spinning dots?

I've tried most of the suggestions from these an other sources, but nothing has solved this issue -- which is very disruptive to productivity and seems to be specific to Windows 10. Please reply with only real solutions.

 

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• Can't boot into Safe Mode (stuck at spinning dots).
  
• Tried running the command prompt from the recovery screen and doing chkdsk and sfc scans. Nothing seemed to be wrong.
  
• Can't System Reset (also gets stuck at spinning dots).
  
• Can't boot into Windows 10 USB recovery media I made for it (tried both legacy and UEFI boot mode options, but this also is stuck at the spinning dots).
  
• I unplugged all peripherals besides mouse and keyboard.
  
• ePSA boot looks good; no problems found.
  

I have researched into this, I know that some people have successfully been able to reset after this, but not I. Similar questions haven't helped. I can't seem to do anything. I don't mind wiping this garbage PC at this point and reinstalling from scratch, but am unsure how. It looks like I may need to run some other boot software to wipe the entire system off the PC. Any suggestions?

 

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