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ADM_YT
Member

06-03-2025, 01:18 AM

Hello, I'm facing issues with my old PC (HP Pavilion t780). Last night I ran the antivirus and it asked for a reboot when done. During the restart, it suddenly locked itself, and the message "WINDOWS IS STARTING UP..." stayed frozen throughout. After unplugging and turning it back on, the same problem keeps happening. Anyone have suggestions on how to fix this? I don't want to lose my important files.

ADM_YT

06-03-2025, 01:18 AM #1

fuhqing
Member

180

06-10-2025, 03:59 PM

Enter safe mode and then restore the system.

fuhqing

06-10-2025, 03:59 PM #2

Enter safe mode and then restore the system.

lxLOBOxl
Junior Member

06-11-2025, 05:36 PM

You may need to reinstall; do you have another machine? You could transfer the hard drive and save the necessary files.

lxLOBOxl

06-11-2025, 05:36 PM #3

You may need to reinstall; do you have another machine? You could transfer the hard drive and save the necessary files.

Unmigrate
Senior Member

644

06-12-2025, 12:50 AM

Power on, press and hold/F8 following the splash screen, then initiate system recovery or startup recovery. If nothing happens, it will require a reinstall. (Was that done yesterday...)

Unmigrate

06-12-2025, 12:50 AM #4

Power on, press and hold/F8 following the splash screen, then initiate system recovery or startup recovery. If nothing happens, it will require a reinstall. (Was that done yesterday...)

LordTemple
Junior Member

06-19-2025, 06:43 PM

Try safe mode first to check if it boots into Windows

LordTemple

06-19-2025, 06:43 PM #5

Try safe mode first to check if it boots into Windows