Windows 10 stuck on the welcome screen after upgrading hardware


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Windows 10 stuck on the welcome screen after upgrading hardware


    Hello, today I upgraded my hardware, I start the pc on windows 7 (i'm dual booting) and everything goes smoothly.
    Then I start the pc with Windows 10, after a lot of time from being stuck on "Getting Devices Ready" my electricity goes down (it happens quite often here).After i boot up my pc again, the welcome screen appears, the thing is there is only an image and the power and network icons at the bootom left but no welcome.After some time my pc will freeze and i can't do anything.

    p.s:My pc boots seccessfully in safe mode and i have no password
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  2. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #2

    Welcome to the Ten forums.

    It may help if you detailed what hardware you upgraded and any specific process you went through to perform the upgrade.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Caledon Ken said:
    Welcome to the Ten forums.

    It may help if you detailed what hardware you upgraded and any specific process you went through to perform the upgrade.
    Well i upgraded everything except my HDD (graphics card too)
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  4. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #4

    Is your Windows 10 license a retail version or are you using an OEM.

    If OEM then its likely the license won't activate even if you get past the login as this is a "Different" machine.
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  5. Posts : 5
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    Thread Starter
       #5

    Caledon Ken said:
    Is your Windows 10 license a retail version or are you using an OEM.

    If OEM then its likely the license won't activate even if you get past the login as this is a "Different" machine.
    But how come i can get on safe mode without a problem
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  6. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #6

    Likely, although I won't say definitively, Safe Mode is a Recovery environment, where most people would not work from.

    From your response this is a OEM version.

    Forum rules state we can't help you circumvent licensing requirements and as I said it wouldn't activate anyway as this is a "Different" machine. Sorry.
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Caledon Ken said:
    Likely, although I won't say definitively, Safe Mode is a Recovery environment, where most people would not work from.

    From your response this is a OEM version.

    Forum rules state we can't help you circumvent licensing requirements and as I said it wouldn't activate anyway as this is a "Different" machine. Sorry.
    Ok then, thanks for the help, i need a new windows copy now, right?
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  8. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #8

    By my understanding of the licensing requirements, yes. OEM licenses are machine specific and are not transferable.

    I would google Windows 10 licensing. Even check to see if we have something in the tutorial section. There have been some excellent articles written on the subject. You could also wait to see if a another forum member has a different point of view.

    When you upgraded to Windows 10, the MS servers fingerprinted your machine, so that in the future when you re-installed they could activate. Now there is some leeway. Say if you upgraded to an SSD or new graphic card. They would likely say, hey that is the same machine.
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  9. Posts : 5
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
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    Caledon Ken said:
    By my understanding of the licensing requirements, yes. OEM licenses are machine specific and are not transferable.

    I would google Windows 10 licensing. Even check to see if we have something in the tutorial section. There have been some excellent articles written on the subject. You could also wait to see if a another forum member has a different point of view.

    When you upgraded to Windows 10, the MS servers fingerprinted your machine, so that in the future when you re-installed they could activate. Now there is some leeway. Say if you upgraded to an SSD or new graphic card. They would likely say, hey that is the same machine.
    Ok then, i'll get a new copy.Thank you for the help
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