Windows 10 install stuck in a loop
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I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this . . .
If that has been looping for more than 2 hours, that reset is not going to complete, the best and probably only option is to create a bootable Windows 10 USB on another working PC and clean install Windows 10 . . .
You can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything !
Click this link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo.
to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool
Then, Boot your PC from the Installation Media you just created (change Boot Order in your BIOS) to begin installing Windows 10
Since you previously had Windows 10 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option ‘I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC’, and activation will not be an issue, your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers
Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 10 (Home, Pro . . . etc.) you previously had installed to avoid Activation issues
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Windows 10 install stuck at 31%, 4% applying PC settings
This isn’t really to do with upgrade reservation but that was the only topic available and I had to choose one.
I recently installed Windows 10 on my personal laptop and everything went fine and I am using it now (I love Windows 10 by the way). Since it worked, i decided to install it from Win 8.1 on my 2-in-1 laptop as well. However, during the installation, it got stuck at 31% (4% applying PC settings). It has been there for around 45 minutes and I have left it there for now.
If you need any further details please let me know as a comment. I updated it at around 3:15 (from the UK) today (30/6/15).
Can I force shut down or will that be a problem? Could it simply be a screen freeze (it does get screen freezes sometimes).
Please respond ASAP!
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Installation fails or becomes non-responsive at certain point during setup 18%, 62%, Driver Migration, Applying Settings.
Power down computer.
Wait 10 minutes.
Setup will automatically restore your previous Windows 10 build or previous version of Windows.
Launch command prompt with administrator privileges.
Press Windows key + X
Click Command Prompt (Admin)
Type the following command:
rundll32.exe pnpclean.dll,RunDLL_PnpClean /DRIVERS /MAXCLEAN
Hit Enter on your keyboard
Exit command prompt
Try updating to the latest build
Method 1: Run the Windows update Troubleshooter and check if it helps:
- Press “Windows + X” and select Control panel.
- In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting.
- Under System and Security, click Fix problems withWindows Updates.
After running the Windows updates Troubleshooter, follow the next method.
Method 2 : I would suggest you to Restart the computer multiple times and next follow the below steps to install update.
1. Open Settings app from Start Menu.
2. Click on Update and recovery icon.
3. Now click on Advanced Options link present in right-side pane and select «Fast» option from the drop-down box.
Go back to previous page and it’ll automatically start checking for new builds. Otherwise you can click on «Check now» button.
4. Click on «Download now» button to start downloading the new update build of Windows 10.
After downloading the build, your computer will automatically restart to install the new update.
The download size will be around 2 or 3 GB depending upon the computer architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) and system language.
Windows 10 stuck in an install loop
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When you attempt installing Windows onto the hard drive, on the first reboot does the installation start from the beginning.
If so this is usually caused by changing the boot order to boot form the Installation Media. On the first reboot, you must go back into BIOS and change the boot order, so your SSD is at the top of the boot order and the installation will complete . . .
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Do you mean you have a bootable hard drive in your system at the same time as the SSD?
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Kurt, here is the process I use when I install Windows 10 onto an SSD
Disconnect existing Hard Drive from the motherboard
Connect the SSD to SATA port 1 on the motherboard
Insert the bootable Media
Enter BIOS and change SATA Mode to AHCI — Very Important !
Change boot order to boot from Installation Media
During Installation, on first reboot, change boot order so system boots from SSD
Complete the installation
When the installation has completed and reaches your Desktop, you can shut down and re-connect your hard drive if you intend to use it as a data drive
I hope this helps resolve this issue — please check the SATA Mode in your BIOS, it must be AHCI and must be set that way before installing Windows
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Windows 10 won’t install — stuck in BSOD loop
Short version: I have no OS, and cannot install Windows 10 from USB due to loop of BSOD crashes, and restarts.
Long version: I installed Windows 10 on a new PC about 2 weeks ago (from a Windows 10 Home 32-bit/64-bit English International USB stick purchased off Amazon). All worked fine for two weeks, then crashed out to BSOD with error DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOL. Every time the PC restarted it would give another error, and then automatically restart. Errors included: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED, 0x000021a, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED etc. lots of different errors.
So I thought i should reinstall windows 10 — stuck the USB drive back in and did a full delete and install — but it crashed out again during installation.
Now when I restart, if it’s booting from my SSD drive, I get the message that there is no OS, and to Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
If go in to BIOS and boot from the Windows 10 USB drive, I get given the option of Windows 32 bit or 64 bit and I can access the advanced menu (which includes safe mode etc.). However, no matter what I choose, including safe mode, I just get BSOD with one of the above errors, and the PC restarts.
I’m not worried about losing any data — I can easily reinstall everything that I’ve installed in the last two weeks.
I just need to know how to get Windows 10 to install. or what to replace to get the PC working again.
Right now I’m completely stuck. please can someone advise what to do?
Here are some details of my machine:
ASUS z170 PRO motherboard
Intel Core i7-6700K CPU
Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz Memory
Windows 10 Home 32-bit/64-bit English International
Fix Windows 10 stuck at Ready to install
During a Windows 10 upgrade or installation, you will see a ‘Ready to install‘ screen just before the installation commences. While in most cases things go smoothly, it may happen that the installation or upgrade gets stuck on this Ready to install screen. If you face this issue during Windows 10 Setup, here are a few things you could try to fix the issue.
Windows 10 stuck at Ready to install
Wait for Installation to complete
If you are stuck for an hour or so, we still recommend you wait for at least 3-4 hours, maybe 5 hours, to see if there is progress made. Sometimes, Windows get stuck for hardware issue or network issue or something else, and it takes a lot of time. In case it takes any longer, its best to exit the installation. You can always try restarting the PC 2-3 times to see if that works.
Remove Ethernet Cable or WiFi connection
Sometimes Windows needs to verify something online, and if it is not able to connect to the internet properly, the upgrade gets stuck. I would highly recommend you to take out the network cable or turn of your primary WiFi router to see if the upgrade moves again. You can do before or even in-between upgrade process.
Exit the installation
If you can choose Cancel and exit, good – else you are using an ISO tool, remove it, and press F8 to bring the boot menu option. You need to get into the Advanced Startup screen, and then choose to restore the older version.
Once it restores, you can try upgrading again after troubleshooting the tips below.
Run DISM to repair system image
It is possible that your Windows Update files have been corrupted. To fix this, you need to use the DISM tool to fix Windows Update.
Run Disk Cleanup to clean out maximum junk files
You can either use Windows 10 inbuilt Disk Cleanup tool or any third party software to delete junk files from your PC and give Windows Update more space. It is possible that Windows is not able to get all the space it wants, and that’s what makes it stuck forever.
Clean SoftwareDistribution Folder
Every time Windows downloads an update or prepares for an upgrade or installation, it creates this folder. In case of network connection issue or sudden restart, it will start download updates from where it left. You need to go to C:/Windows/Software Distribution/Download and delete everything within the SoftwareDistribution folder. You also need to delete files from $Windows.
Once done, you need to check for Windows Update again, and it will restart downloading from the start.
Disconnect all USB and peripherals
Apart from regular hardware connected to your PC, if you have anything special, make sure to remove them one by one and see if that helps. It’s going to be a time-consuming process as you need to check for them one by one.
Change Delivery Optimization:
Windows 10 can download updates not only from the Microsoft server but also download it from PCs in your Network and PCs on the internet. Apart from this, you can also download updates over the local network. If it is set to Local Network, change the Delivery Optimization setting to the second option.
Disable your antivirus software
Try disabling your AntiVirus or disable the real-time scanning, and then start the Windows upgrade process and see if it works. This has worked for some, so we are recommending it.
Try changing your Region to the United States:
This also works sometimes. Once you are back to regular mode, change your settings to the US and try the update. This will work in case the update was stuck because of some delay from your local server.
Upgrade or Install using ISO
If the automatic upgrade option is not working, you can always download the ISO file from Microsoft Server, then created a Bootable USB to install or upgrade.
Make sure the Battery is full
While Windows always check for your battery level, but multiple attempts to upgrade to Windows 10 might have drained your battery, and is not stuck. So make sure that whenever you upgrade, keep the laptop plugged to the mains. This will make sure to compensate for the extra battery that is consumed.
Did you ever face this issue? What did you to resolve Windows 10 stuck at Ready to install problem? Do you have any extra tip? Do share it with us in the comments.
