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Windows 10 won't boot after reset!
Greetings,
I'm currently unable to boot into my Windows 10 installation. Note, that I'm talking about an Intel Compute Stick (STCK1A32WFC model/Windows 10 32bit) here. The problem started when I tried to reset my pc using the in-built Windows 10 reset feature. I opted for a full reset (wiping every file, program etc). Reset process went fine till somewhere around 40-50%, if I recall correctly, where it then flashed to a blue screen with the message "There was a problem reseting your pc", giving me only the option to "Cancel", which I did. From now on, everytime I boot the machine, it shows the Intel splash screen (minus the loading indicator), then it flashes to a black screen where it stays like that till I manually turn it off.
I've tried:
- Accessing the Windows 10 recovery.
Tried every single troubleshoot option: reset (both full reset and keeping files - still same result as described above, won't boot), command prompt (running "chkdsk", it says that it finds some problems, but can't figure out what it means), going back to a previous built (says it can't find one, so it's of no use). Restore point & system image are out of the question since I haven't created a restore point on this machine, neither do I have a system image.
- Creating a bootable USB from another pc.
Thing is that I can't get it to boot since there is only one USB port on this thing, which is taken by the usb adapter of my keyboard/mouse.
- Enter the BIOS.
Didn't find much use for it, but it is still accessible.
- Manually powering off and rebooting the pc.
Cause you never know.
I'm at a complete loss here, I've been searching around for any solutions, but to no avail.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by wind0ws; 24 Jul 2016 at 07:43.