New Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast Build 17741 - August 17 Insider

Is there a tool to update Bios ?
thanks Guys

Any help here ??

I have a Medion Akoya E1239T Windows 10 tablet, running W10 PRO Insider Preview 17741. It is a nice device, has served me well.

Tablet is almost always on, located under my big screen TV, connected to it with HDMI and exclusively used as HTPC to watch my subscription based IPTV from my native Finland. I manage it with mouse and keyboard of my main device, an HP laptop, using Microsoft Garage Mouse Without Borders, an excellent tool to use single mouse and keyboard on multiple devices.

OK, now 17741 is fourth build in a row that has this weird cold boot behaviour. After signing in, it boots to a black screen and mouse pointer. Nothing else, just black screen and pointer. Only way out I have found is CTRL + ALT + DEL, select Sign out, and then restart from Welcome screen.

After restart, tablet boots and functions normally. The issue only occurs when device has been turned off, after a cold boot.

Anyone else seen similar behaviour?

Kari

Kari said:

I have a Medion Akoya E1239T Windows 10 tablet, running W10 PRO Insider Preview 17741. It is a nice device, has served me well.

Tablet is almost always on, located under my big screen TV, connected to it with HDMI and exclusively used as HTPC to watch my subscription based IPTV from my native Finland. I manage it with mouse and keyboard of my main device, an HP laptop, using Microsoft Garage Mouse Without Borders, an excellent tool to use single mouse and keyboard on multiple devices.

OK, now 17741 is fourth build in a row that has this weird cold boot behaviour. After signing in, it boots to a black screen and mouse pointer. Nothing else, just black screen and pointer. Only way out I have found is CTRL + ALT + DEL, select Sign out, and then restart from Welcome screen.

After restart, tablet boots and functions normally. The issue only occurs when device has been turned off, after a cold boot.

Anyone else seen similar behaviour?

Kari

Just a couple of wild guesses here.

Have you got the switch in settings, accounts, signin info, use signin info to finish setting up pc switched off?

I have seen some strange (buggy) interactions with that switch on.

Also hybrid sleep/hibernation can do odd things. Maybe try turning off hibernation altogether?

@Kari

One theory would be what @cereberus just mentioned, which makes a lot of sense. Another could be related to the Intel GMA graphics driver not initializing correctly at cold boot.

I've seen this exact behavior before but it has usually resolved itself given enough time and enough reboots.

cereberus said:

Just a couple of wild guesses here.

slicendice said:

One theory would be what @cereberus just mentioned, which makes a lot of sense. Another could be related to the Intel GMA graphics driver not initializing correctly at cold boot.

I think it's simply time for a fresh clean install. I just checked the upgrade history, it has been in-place upgraded now for 45 times, all builds since 15063 in June last year.

brummyfan said:

You can check your BIOS version by clicking F2 button as soon as you click the Power button, if it's R02-B1, that's the latest version.
You can also check your BIOS version by typing "System Info" at start search.
Product support

yes I have seen that Number R02-B1,

So is my BIOS updated ?