Windows 10 is repeatedly restarting at the login screen.
Windows 10 is repeatedly restarting at the login screen.
Windows 10 sometimes causes the login screen to freeze in a loop, with the loading circle spinning endlessly. After some time, the laptop restarts automatically and the cycle repeats. You mentioned enabling auto-login and sharing a video on Facebook to help illustrate the problem. It seems the issue started after using AdwCleaner and was triggered by a Hitman Pro boot scan.
Interesting. I can open Windows in safe mode, but I can't use any repair software that comes with it.
likely indicates a driver issue causing crashes and restarts during driver installation. The process seems to stop at the login screen, suggesting either a login interface or the loading window. If it's the loading screen, it points to a driver problem. Have you updated drivers recently? Did an automatic update prompt a restart? Consider reverting to safe mode and removing the NVIDIA drivers first, then restarting. If this occurred recently, reinstalling the drivers and booting from backup may help. Check the 'Boot Log' in msconfig for further details.
I encountered additional issues now. When I attempt to boot into Windows, I see the Asus logo but then a blank screen appears without anything else. It seems like Windows 10 won’t enter its repair mode either. Linux Mint isn’t recognizing my C and D drives, which might be linked to the recent hard restarts. I haven’t installed any drivers recently, but this problem began right after AdwCleaner instructed me to restart for virus removal. It might not be critical, but I wanted to mention it. When I first installed Minecraft for Linux Mint, it worked perfectly, but now it doesn’t. Lol
Following the ASUS logo, it appears Windows is attempting to load but seems stuck. Check for any HDD activity; if present, giving it a short break—about 30 minutes—might help. It could eventually boot in. There seems to be an issue with the hard drive restarts rather than the adwcleaner. Safe mode should still be possible, though a corrupted boot file could prevent it. Consider using a Windows installation USB or trying a startup repair from another PC. If none of these work, a full reinstall might be necessary.
I’d also consider a full system reinstall, but the issue is that I did this about nine months ago after attempting to install Windows 10 on my SSD (which hasn’t been working as the main drive for my OS). I created a new video and uploaded it to MEGA instead of Facebook for better quality. You’ll need to download the video to view it: Starting up Windows -MEGA !U4SN1LleCOEdYin8OVCEVNov3c9eiaByteILQqkfy3w
Found the issue! Winload.efi is missing. I’m not sure how it disappeared, but it’s gone now.