Anyone know how to fix this?

LigTasm

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My windows 10 install seems to have shit itself. Nothing changed, no updates of any kind. Turned the computer off so I could move it and clean the desk and this is what I get when I turn it back on.

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And you probably can't get the keyboard to respond and make any choice? USB ports not working--without more info guess keyboard/mouse are USB connected?

Simplest thing first. Turn off the machine, unplug it from the wall. Depress and hold the power button for 20-30 seconds to discharge any residual charges. Plug in, reboot and see if Windows forgot what it was trying to do in the first place (likely started a repair procedure for whatever reason).

If you get dropped at the same place again the only real option is to repair your system using a DVD/USB copy of Windows--maybe you have a repair disc on hand already. Hopefully you have a DVD drive as that is simplest. Either version of repair disc/USB stick can be created from the MS Media Creation Tool but no doubt you'll have to do it using another machine.

Can't believe this problem continues on unabated and unsolved for several years now--thank you MS.

System specs would be a great value in assisting.
 
My windows 10 install seems to have shit itself. Nothing changed, no updates of any kind. Turned the computer off so I could move it and clean the desk and this is what I get when I turn it back on.

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It looks like it's trying to reboot into the safe mode or restore. Installed any software downloaded from the internet lately? ;)
 
And you probably can't get the keyboard to respond and make any choice? USB ports not working--without more info guess keyboard/mouse are USB connected?

Simplest thing first. Turn off the machine, unplug it from the wall. Depress and hold the power button for 20-30 seconds to discharge any residual charges. Plug in, reboot and see if Windows forgot what it was trying to do in the first place (likely started a repair procedure for whatever reason).

If you get dropped at the same place again the only real option is to repair your system using a DVD/USB copy of Windows--maybe you have a repair disc on hand already. Hopefully you have a DVD drive as that is simplest. Either version of repair disc/USB stick can be created from the MS Media Creation Tool but no doubt you'll have to do it using another machine.

Can't believe this problem continues on unabated and unsolved for several years now--thank you MS.

System specs would be a great value in assisting.
It could also be his OS drive taking a crap and the computer now resorts into booting to a rescue partition.
 
Doesn't really matter what he did or didn't do before Windows started the dreaded " blue screen repair mode". The only thing to do is get it working again. Almost anything can throw Windows into the auto-repair cycle--and it will lose recognition of the USB ports at the "Choose Keyboard Layout" screen--of all places. From most accounts, Windows will start up the repair cycle before one has time to try the function keys and such thus losing control of the keyboard. Might have time to get to BIOS and tell it to boot first from DVD/USB to initiate a repair using DVD/USB media.
 
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It could also be his OS drive taking a crap and the computer now resorts into booting to a rescue partition.

Certainly possible but got intrigued by Lig's post and have been all over the internet for hours reading about it. Most generally a consequence of Windows initiating a repair sequence and more often than not, has nothing to do with hardware. He said all he did was unplug and move the computer. With MS, that is all it takes sometime for it to dislike what it sees.
 
Certainly possible but got intrigued by Lig's post and have been all over the internet for hours reading about it. Most generally a consequence of Windows initiating a repair sequence and more often than not, has nothing to do with hardware. He said all he did was unplug and move the computer. With MS, that is all it takes sometime for it to dislike what it sees.

I had this issue when I moved my PC and a sata cable was loose.
 
Sorry guys was posting from my phone, switched over to the laptop now while I work on this. The computer was running all night, I was playing War Thunder right before I shut it down. I had to slide it over so I could dust the desk so I unplugged all the exterior cables but did not do anything inside of it. I literally didn't even pick it up, just slid it over to the side.




Specs:

Ryzen 5 2600X
MSI B450 gaming AC
16GB Gskill 3200 CL14
Vega 64 LE
Samsung 970 Evo 1TB m.2 boot and 860 Evo 1TB storage

I can use the keyboard, I attempted to use my USB install stick to get the boot repair to run and it won't. Fails instantly. I unplugged both drives and put in a spare Sandisk X400 SSD and installed Windows on that, and I managed to get it to use the bootloader on that drive to boot the 970 Evo after putting it back in and get my few things off of it - this install of Windows has only been running for about 2 weeks. Chcked the logs and nothing came up as failed or errors. No strange software, only Corsair icue for my headset and standard drivers.

I'm just going to wipe the drive and start fresh, just sucks because I had about 200GB of games on the primary drive now that I moved to a 1TB boot drive.
 
Interesting turn of events. Hate about the wipe/start fresh but who knows what prompted the behavior. Could you not make a selection from the "Choose Keyboard Layout" and move on with the repair? That is where most people get hung-up--USB keyboard isn't recognized so they can't access the menu--sort of a circular BSOD this isn't really. At least the old BSOD might give some clue as to what needs checking. This behavior and your logs showed absolutely nothing. Not a real fan of the MS auto-repair stuff.

Hopefully things will work fine until the next time--hoping there isn't one.
 
Interesting turn of events. Hate about the wipe/start fresh but who knows what prompted the behavior. Could you not make a selection from the "Choose Keyboard Layout" and move on with the repair? That is where most people get hung-up--USB keyboard isn't recognized so they can't access the menu--sort of a circular BSOD this isn't really. At least the old BSOD might give some clue as to what needs checking. This behavior and your logs showed absolutely nothing. Not a real fan of the MS auto-repair stuff.

Hopefully things will work fine until the next time--hoping there isn't one.

It worked but it just wouldn't do anything. The only option that functioned was "shut down the PC". Back up and running now, big waste of 12 hours lol
 
And you probably can't get the keyboard to respond and make any choice? USB ports not working--without more info guess keyboard/mouse are USB connected?

Simplest thing first. Turn off the machine, unplug it from the wall. Depress and hold the power button for 20-30 seconds to discharge any residual charges. Plug in, reboot and see if Windows forgot what it was trying to do in the first place (likely started a repair procedure for whatever reason).

If you get dropped at the same place again the only real option is to repair your system using a DVD/USB copy of Windows--maybe you have a repair disc on hand already. Hopefully you have a DVD drive as that is simplest. Either version of repair disc/USB stick can be created from the MS Media Creation Tool but no doubt you'll have to do it using another machine.

Can't believe this problem continues on unabated and unsolved for several years now--thank you MS.

System specs would be a great value in assisting.

USB has to be the next glitches thing for me next to networking.

Didn't read the whole thread but if keyboard doesnt work it is a sign that USB drivers crashed/failed to load. I have horrible issues with usb drivers on Win7 and the easiest fix is to plug in a PS/2 keyboard and it magically revives the usb keyboard. If your motherboard only has 1 PS/2 combo port you will have to choose either keyboard or mouse. I also use the keyboard because you can turn the number pad into a mouse.

For whatever reason when you plug i9n either a PS/2 mouse or keyboard it will revive the USB counterpart. This single issue is why i hate the fact I don't have 2 PS/2 ports. It means i can only have 1 device working and i obviously choose the keyboard
 
Guys guys guys, you do not have to lose your 200Gb of games just because Windows won't boot. Use a linux boot cd/usb, mount the drive using ntfs-3g and copy the data back to the 1Tb. Then nuke Windows all you like.

It's also a good test - if also linux fails to boot you have a hardware issue.
 
Guys guys guys, you do not have to lose your 200Gb of games just because Windows won't boot. Use a linux boot cd/usb, mount the drive using ntfs-3g and copy the data back to the 1Tb. Then nuke Windows all you like.

It's also a good test - if also linux fails to boot you have a hardware issue.
This is good advice, but only for those who know how to command line.
 
Guys guys guys, you do not have to lose your 200Gb of games just because Windows won't boot. Use a linux boot cd/usb, mount the drive using ntfs-3g and copy the data back to the 1Tb. Then nuke Windows all you like.

It's also a good test - if also linux fails to boot you have a hardware issue.

You do if they're origin games, that turd won't take folders that are copied over it just downloads the shit again anyways. I did copy out the games that are able to be moved, like the steam stuff.
 
Linux has had a GUI every bit as good as macOS or Windows for quite some time now, with a better file manager. ;)
When it all works. I use linux regularly and have yet to have a command line free experience. There is always something. Not to derail the thread.

Hope the op gets it sorted
 
When it all works. I use linux regularly and have yet to have a command line free experience. There is always something. Not to derail the thread.

Hope the op gets it sorted
Command line is awesome, I avoid GUI as much as I can.
 
When it all works. I use linux regularly and have yet to have a command line free experience. There is always something. Not to derail the thread.

Hope the op gets it sorted

I use macOS regularly and have yet to have a terminal free experience using identical commands.
 
I see this topic is the next that few people try to derail slightly..., so.... I would add that most built-in tools in Windows are pathetic BUT when speaking of file managers (and not only), there are many available for Windows that are orders of magnitude better than any for Linux :) . Prove me wrong and I'll change my filemanager's opinion.
And yes, my generation is that of Basic and 8 to 16 bit computers and ... Basic where you input statements on numbered lines. Nowadays I won't spend my brain cells remembering hundreds of commands and thousands of switches for things I do rarely. GUI is self-explanatory and for most things and most people it is way faster and less engaging. Command line has its uses and I use it alot, especially when automating things, writing scripts etc.

We have a saying: Why the easy way when there is a hard way ;) . Everyone can see whatever they want in this.
 
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I see this topic is the next that few people try to derail slightly..., so.... I would add that most built-in tools in Windows are pathetic BUT when speaking of file managers (and not only), there are many available for Windows that are orders of magnitude better than any for Linux :) . Prove me wrong and I'll change my filemanager's opinion.
And yes, my generation is that of Basic and 8 to 16 bit computers and ... Basic where you input statements on numbered lines. Nowadays I won't spend my brain cells remembering hundreds of commands and thousands of switches for things I do rarely. GUI is self-explanatory and for most things and most people it is way faster and less engaging. Command line has its uses and I use it alot, especially when automating things, writing scripts etc.

We have a saying: Why the easy way when there is a hard way ;) . Everyone can see whatever they want in this.

Here we go again! Generalized statements with nothing substantial to back them up! From a user that admits they've rarely used Linux in the last 20 years!

Most file managers under Linux (yes, there are more than one) are vastly better than File Explorer under Windows. In fact there are third party file managers available for Windows just to get the sort of functionality available under most file managers available for Linux!

How long did it take until Windows actually got a tabbed file manager? The issue here is you are simply besotted with Windows as it's all you know. Which is fine, but don't make statements in public forums regarding alternate operating systems that are factually pure garbage.
 
Here we go again. Mazzspeed didn't read my post at all, just saw my nickname and voila. Transferring wrong assumptions from other topics is not the best way to confront a post.
Read again and you'll find everything I would have said here, already said above. Needless to comment that and as it seems with previous topics and posts, totally useless.
 
Here we go again! Generalized statements with nothing substantial to back them up! From a user that admits they've rarely used Linux in the last 20 years!

Most file managers under Linux (yes, there are more than one) are vastly better than File Explorer under Windows. In fact there are third party file managers available for Windows just to get the sort of functionality available under most file managers available for Linux!

How long did it take until Windows actually got a tabbed file manager? The issue here is you are simply besotted with Windows as it's all you know. Which is fine, but don't make statements in public forums regarding alternate operating systems that are factually pure garbage.
Explorer is cancer and amazes me how windows had never bothered to make it any good. I learned about teracopy far too many years too late. It really is a godsend to prevent bit flips.
 
Explorer is cancer and amazes me how windows had never bothered to make it any good. I learned about teracopy far too many years too late. It really is a godsend to prevent bit flips.
Most windows built-in tools are crap. Explorer being one. There are many third party explorers that are tabbed and light years better (even from anything available on linux AFAIK) from their conception many years in the past. I'm not a blind windows fanboy and can admit its weak points.
 
Most windows built-in tools are crap. Explorer being one. There are many third party explorers that are tabbed and light years better (even from anything available on linux AFAIK) from their conception many years in the past. I'm not a blind windows fanboy and can admit its weak points.

You see, that's where you're wrong and if you had have used Linux for longer than ~ an hour and actually tried the various simple to use functions of the many file managers available you would know that third party Windows File managers add to Windows what has been available under Linux for years.

This discussion has no place here, your thread derailments are out of control. Taken to PM.
 
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You do if they're origin games, that turd won't take folders that are copied over it just downloads the shit again anyways. I did copy out the games that are able to be moved, like the steam stuff.

Strange, I can copy all the Origin games without issue. You do have to point the program to the games location and then install each one individually. However, it does not redownload everything again, at least the last time I remember doing it, I believe.
 
I'm just going to wipe the drive and start fresh, just sucks because I had about 200GB of games on the primary drive now that I moved to a 1TB boot drive.

I know your pain... I experienced this twice except I had around 8TB+ of games installed... W10 is great when its working but proven to be the least stable OS
 
Strange, I can copy all the Origin games without issue. You do have to point the program to the games location and then install each one individually. However, it does not redownload everything again, at least the last time I remember doing it, I believe.
Correct, it will discover the existing files during the install progress, and then will only download updates (if any) and any files that may be missing. Same behavior as Steam if you don't keep the library file. I've had the same install of the Mass Effect series for years now through multiple reinstalls. Just tell origin where the games are, click install, and boom. Done.

EDIT: All that being said, Origin is still crap. Sorry, but I had to get that in there.
 
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