Windows 10 preview version; black screen during startup.
Windows 10 preview version; black screen during startup.
Hey there, I hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out because I ran into a tricky issue while trying to set up the Insider Preview of Windows 10. I downloaded the latest 64-bit ISO and installed it in Virtualbox to test it first. It worked perfectly there. Then I tried installing it on my spare 500GB HDD, which was idle at the time. After a smooth install without issues, the system rebooted normally. However, when it started up, I saw only a black screen with no cursor—just a ring of dots indicating it was booting, but once they vanished, it stayed blank. I left it there for about half an hour before restarting and repeated the process a few times. I also tried entering recovery mode twice, but nothing changed. After reinstalling, the same problem occurred. I left it at the black screen overnight to see if it would boot itself, and I suspect it did. I'm hoping someone has faced this issue before or knows how to fix it. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot, Silk.