Unlike macOS, the operating system for Apple computers, each version of Windows is created to be compatible with a large number of different pieces of hardware. Due to this circumstance, when a team managed by Windows 10 won't boot, the number of factors they include is very high and sometimes it can take us a long time to find the problem.
The reasons why a Windows computer has stopped booting may not only be related to the copy of Windows, but may also be related to the computer's own hardware, either due to a physical problem that affects its operation, a driver update ... If you want to know what to do when Windows 10 won't boot, I invite you to continue reading.
The equipment does not turn on
Although it may seem absurd, it is likely that the power strip or the socket where we connect our equipment, not connected to the mainsTherefore, we cannot turn it on. It must be taken into account that the equipment will always turn on even if some of its components fail, even if the problem is related to the power supply.
In this case, the team it will emit continuous beeps, but it will always turn on. If it does not turn on, and the equipment is connected to power, the other possible problem may be related to the equipment's power button, a button that does not usually fail 99% of the time, but there is always a first time.
If it is a desktop computer, the cost of a button to start the computer it is a few euros. But if it is a laptop, things get complicated since we will have to take it to a computer technical service (any works) to replace the button with a new one.
We have a USB drive, hard drive or DVD in the drive connected
When starting a computer for the first time, if it does not have an operating system, we must access the BIOS of the computer to select the drive where the copy of the operating system is located that we are going to install so that the computer starts and we can install it.
If once we have installed the operating system, we do not remove the unit or insert another USB, hard disk or DVD and the computer is still configured to read one of these units first, but these do not have a copy of the operating system that we want to install, but simply data, the computer will be left thinking with the black screen without moving forward.
The solution to this problem is as simple as remove all devices and optical drives that we have in the computer so that, by not detecting any additional drive of priority to the hard disk where the operating system is located, and it starts again as usual.
Short beeps sound when starting the computer
This is one of the most serious problems that we can find when our team does not want to start a problem that does not have a simple solution since it means that the motherboard, where all the components that are part of the computer are connected, has stopped working.
The only solution is through replace computer motherboard, a process that if we understand some computing, even if it is little, we can do ourselves, since all the components of a computer can only be connected in a specific place, it is as if it were a puzzle.
We have moved the computer
The beeps that sound when starting the equipment may not only be related to the malfunction of the motherboard of our equipment, but also with any of its components:
- If the equipment emits 5 short beeps, it is a processor failure.
- If the equipment emits 8 short beeps, the problem can be found in the graphics card or one of the memory modules.
- If the equipment beeps 11 times, the error is in the computer cache.
- If the computer beeps 12 or 13, the fault is in the BIOS, the operating system that manages the board.
On many occasions, most of these errors are due to some of the physical components that are part of the equipment have shifted slightly and they do not make good contact with the plate. The solution is to make sure that all the components are well anchored to the motherboard and try again.
Blue screen of death
Although it is becoming less common we find the blue screen of death (screen that also appears in macOS), if we ever find this screen on our computer, the reason is related to corrupt files that are causing instability and incompatibility in the equipment.
If this screen appears just after installing an application, an update or a new hardware, we can quickly know who or what has been the cause. The solution is through uninstall the application and / or remove the new hardware component that we have installed. If the problem persists, restore to the previous version of Windows 10 that we had on the computer, as long as we have one Backup about supporting us.
The computer starts up but is very slow
The reasons why a computer starts up and runs very slow, can be varied and are not always related to a hardware problem. One of the reasons why our team can take a long time to start up and be ready to work is related to the number of applications we have at startup of our team.
If that number is high, the startup time will be very long, especially if our hard drive is HDD and not SSD. If the hard disk is SSD, and even so, the startup time is very high, it is a clear symptom that the solid hard disk (SSD) you are having operational problems and it's about to stop working.
To check if the fault is on the hard drive, we can use the command "chkdsk / fc:" without the quotes and where c: is the unit we want to analyze. The "/ f" variable is responsible for correcting any errors the disk may have during the checking process, a process that can take several hours depending on the capacity of the hard disk.
To write this command, we must open Command Prompt via the CMD app as administrator. If we do not access the command prompt as administrator, we will not have the necessary permissions to be able to run the Checkdisk application.
The computer restarts every so often
When our team starts without problems, but in a short time reboots and enters a reboot loop from which we cannot get out, the problem is found in the processor. Fortunately, it is not a problem of malfunction of the processor that forces us to change it, but it is due to the thermal paste that is located between the board and the processor.
With the passage of time, the thermal paste dries out, spoils and the function it offers, to keep the temperature of the processor at bay, cannot be carried out. The processors are programmed so that if they raise their temperature stop working until it cools down again.
The solution is to open the computer, remove the processor and replace thermal paste, a simple and cheap process, since the price of thermal paste does not exceed 10 euros on Amazon.
Detect what is wrong
If we cannot find the fault that allows us to work normally with our equipment, we can make use of the Safe Mode / Safe Mode, a mode that allows us to start our computer without loading any drivers for the components that are part of it.
In this way, we can quickly rule out if it is a hardware or software problem. The failsafe mode not only does not load the component drivers, but also does not load any of the programs that we have established at the start of our computer.
If the computer is operating in safe mode, we can rule out that the hardware be the problem, so if we have not found the problem, the best solution is to format the computer and perform a clean installation of Windows 10.
We have forgotten the access PIN
Although it is usually rare, it is likely that we have Forgot the PIN to access our team. In these cases, we can regain access to our equipment by clicking on I forgot my PIN.
Next a window will be shown in which we must write the Microsoft email account associated with our team, confirm that we are not a machine by confirming the captcha that is shown and selecting one of the options that it offers us.
- If we have added our phone number to the account, we must select that option to receive a code to verify our identity and access Windows again.
- If we have added it, we will have the option of receiving an email in the recovery account that we have established, an email with the code that we must enter in Windows to confirm that we are the legitimate owners of the account.
- The last option we have to regain access to our equipment, if we have not established any of the two previous options, is answering a series of questions about us and related to our account as from whom we have received emails lately, to whom we have sent emails recently.