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The computer won't start up in Windows because of Intel Performance Maximizer.

The computer won't start up in Windows because of Intel Performance Maximizer.

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03-15-2026, 06:02 AM
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I just tried IPM for fun and it ran well without any problems. I then booted up XTU to see how many tests IPM runs, but now it's stuck in a loop. I can't get back into Windows even after stopping the tests. It looks like the software is looping on one specific test (5.1 GHz) every time. My system has: Intel Core i9-9700K, 4x 8GB DDR4 Kingston Fury RGB 2400MHz, ASUS Z370 Gaming X Ultimate motherboard, and an Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD A2000. Can anyone give me some advice that doesn't require wiping the drive?
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Admiralfiggins
03-15-2026, 06:02 AM #1

I just tried IPM for fun and it ran well without any problems. I then booted up XTU to see how many tests IPM runs, but now it's stuck in a loop. I can't get back into Windows even after stopping the tests. It looks like the software is looping on one specific test (5.1 GHz) every time. My system has: Intel Core i9-9700K, 4x 8GB DDR4 Kingston Fury RGB 2400MHz, ASUS Z370 Gaming X Ultimate motherboard, and an Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD A2000. Can anyone give me some advice that doesn't require wiping the drive?

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Jason2005_HD
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03-20-2026, 05:52 AM
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So I didn't need to do anything fancy. I turned off a special setting in my computer's BIOS that was causing trouble. Now, if you start up your PC, it boots straight into Windows without any issues. It all went to plan.
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Jason2005_HD
03-20-2026, 05:52 AM #2

So I didn't need to do anything fancy. I turned off a special setting in my computer's BIOS that was causing trouble. Now, if you start up your PC, it boots straight into Windows without any issues. It all went to plan.

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Tropicalli
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03-20-2026, 06:37 AM
#3
Nevermind, just figured it out. Disabled the new boot option that the IPM creates in the bios and leave only the drive with windows and jt worked.
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Tropicalli
03-20-2026, 06:37 AM #3

Nevermind, just figured it out. Disabled the new boot option that the IPM creates in the bios and leave only the drive with windows and jt worked.

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0sKHD
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03-22-2026, 05:31 PM
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I made a bad choice by putting IPM on the c: drive. For me, it wasn't just about changing the boot order. On my MSI z390 board I had to go into the UEFI Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities tab and change the prioritized EUFI partition.
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0sKHD
03-22-2026, 05:31 PM #4

I made a bad choice by putting IPM on the c: drive. For me, it wasn't just about changing the boot order. On my MSI z390 board I had to go into the UEFI Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities tab and change the prioritized EUFI partition.