Computer Stuck in Loop at Startup?

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CS78
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Dell desktop. It just cycles between these three screens. Anything I can try? Thanks!



Ark03
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Surprised no one has chimed in yet. You'll want to get the computer into the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Here's how Dell says to do it, but if you see any options regarding booting to safe mode or WinRE, you can try that too: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000113309/how-to-access-the-windows-recovery-environment-in-windows-10

From there, you can try the Startup Repair option, or do a System Restore. You can also try to Uninstall Updates, because it seems that's what broke something.

Or, you can try booting to safe mode, which will get you into Windows to try a myriad of things - uninstalling recent updates, System File Checker, etc. I'd start by looking for a recent update that coincides when it stopped booting, rolling that back, and then researching the update.

CS78
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Thanks for the help!

I tried this with no luck-

"How to Access Windows RE

When the computer is turned off:

Press and hold the Windows Key and press the power button.Release both keys."

I also tried interrupting the boot three times to get it to go to safe mode with no luck.

Looks like I'm hosed? Any other options?
aggiez03
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AG
Pull the hard drive.
Buy a new hard drive.
Buy a external drive case for original hard drive
Reinstall windows on new hard drive
Put old drive in external case and pull any data off old hard drive if needed

If you backed up religiously, then just download win 10 or win 11 from internet to USB stick, and reinstall on existing drive. But you may want to scan your HD for bad sectors, as something made this crash. Restore from backup
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