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January 21st, 2025 14:01
XPS 8930, boot freeze
XPS8930 desktop - At startup I see the DELL logo, then the spinning circle, and after a few seconds it freezes. It does this every time. I can restart into safe mode and it runs fine. I've run all the tests that were given and all comes back ok. Any ideas welcome.
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redxps630
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January 21st, 2025 16:40
Re: spinning circle, and after a few seconds it freezes
it has failed to boot into Windows
try a clean Windows install
(you may need to back up data first)
rms59
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January 21st, 2025 17:41
@redxps630 I tried that. As it repairs windows it needs to restart several times but fails on the first reboot as I mentioned.
redxps630
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January 21st, 2025 19:01
a repair is not the same as clean install. if you have no data to back up, prepare a Windows installation media USB on MS website. boot from USB. enter custom mode, delete all partitions on ssd or hdd, proceed
rms59
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January 21st, 2025 19:20
@redxps630 Thanks anyway. I was trying to avoid simply reinstalling windows and wiping everything. What bugs me is that it boots into safe mode fine.
redxps630
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January 21st, 2025 19:24
Windows 10 repair is notoriously ineffective and very often goes into failure to repair mode, unfortunately.