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Laptop Freezes after Win 10 Pro Install, cannot boot into Safe Mode
Hello,
My Laptop: Dell Inspiron SE 7520
I am trying to clean install the latest Windows 10 Pro on my 2012 Dell Inspiron SE 7520. I just downloaded the Win10_20H2_v2_English_x64.iso from Microsoft yesterday.
Can Windows 10 Pro install and run on the Dell Inspiron 7520? Maybe not because the hardware is too old now?
After I installed it at first for a while I was able to navigate the desktop and menus but after I rebooted it got frozen on boot. I have tried lots of things and now I cannot even get it to boot into safe mode so it is completely unusable.
I have not updated any drivers.. well I wasn't able to because the laptop became unusable. But I also haven't updated the BIOS which is still from 2012. Would that stop Win 10 Pro from installing and running properly?
Is it worth continuing with trying to get Win 10 Pro running on this laptop or maybe there are driver compatibility issues that will only get worse over time as maybe Dell is not supporting this laptop anymore under Win 10 Pro?
Cheers
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I found this link on the Dell website:
Computers tested for Windows 10 and Windows 10 November Update
..and my Inspiron 7520 laptop is listed there however when I visit the Drivers and Downloads page on the Dell website I don't see any recent drivers that mention Windows 10 compatibility.
Can someone advise me what I should do to make a successful install of Windows 10 Pro on my system?
Thank you,
Flex