Windows startup problem. Assistance needed.
Windows startup problem. Assistance needed.
The problem you're facing involves a strange boot behavior after restarting your PC. After the BIOS screen, a _ symbol appears for about 8 seconds, followed by black screens every two seconds. Eventually, Windows boots normally with the standard logo instead of the ASUS one. When you first installed Windows, it used the ASUS logo and booted quickly. You mentioned an SSD is present, but suspect a hard drive swap caused the issue. The original drive was never connected to another computer during installation. Are there any repair tools available to resolve this boot delay? I'm here to help.
It seems you might be facing an issue with using a Windows drive on another computer or laptop. You may need to reinstall Windows to resolve compatibility problems.