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March 16th, 2025 00:23
Aurora R16, after inactivity powers down, boots into Recovery, ""Windows didn't load correctly" message
Alienware Aurora R16
Hi! Brand new here as I just splurged for the first time on a pre-built PC and am hoping I won't end up regretting one of the bigger purchases I've made in recent years. I hooked my Aurora R16 up, went through all the setup, updated drivers, updated to the latest BIOS, all that fun stuff. The computer seems to run normally. I've played a few games on it without issue, as you'd expect spending 4 grand on a PC. However, any time I step away for a short period, when I go to move the mouse or hit a key to wake the PC up, my mouse/keyboard light up for just a split second before powering off. Then I notice the PC light is off, so I tap the power button to wake it up. I get the Alienware splash screen, followed by a Recovery boot with the message "It looks like Windows didn't load correctly" (full text in photo below) and gives options to either See Advanced Repair Options or Restart PC. Choosing Restart reboots fine. Don't seem to run into any other issues. But this happens every single time I step away for even a short period of time. I changed my power settings to not Sleep in 5 minutes (I hadn't changed it from the default yet) so I'll test and see if it's happening upon Sleep or just after a set period of inactivity, but I wasn't able to find solutions to this elsewhere. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Sorry for the novel. Thank my mental health for my writing style lol.




PanickAttack
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March 16th, 2025 16:59
Update: I performed a clean install of Windows 11 Home and am installing all necessary drivers manually for now. I will update again with whether or not it fixes my issues.
objectivehold
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March 29th, 2025 06:03
@PanickAttack I started running into this problem too in the past week or so on my 2025 Aurora. Did the clean stall fix the issue?