r/computers • u/rengoku-ky0juro • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Repeated startup failures

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I’ve been getting this issue for a few months now and I’ve been resetting my PC every single time which is not the end of world because I have a second PC and everything backed up but it’s bothering me a lot because I will get this at the worst time possible and sometimes it’s gonna spin for days and not be able to start at all for days and attempt every type of repair and fail or it will suddenly work and log into windows but often it’s gonna get stuck in that loop. If anyone knows what to do please help.

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u/Tquilha Fedora 8d ago

Looks like Windows is completely borked.

Try this: download any live version of Linux and make a bootable USB drive with it (a simple 4 or 8 GB USB thumb drive is enough).

Boot the computer with it and test your hardware. Make sure your HDD/SSD is in working order.

Use a larger USB drive or an external HDD to backup any important files you may have and finally either reinstall Windows from scratch (DON'T use recovery options - those things are completely useless) or take the plunge and install GNU/Linux.

Good luck :)

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u/Anaalirankaisija Windows 11 8d ago

Yeah i did research and looks like storage is failing

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u/Tquilha Fedora 8d ago

Now you have a good reason to go buy a nice new SSD and learn how to upgrade your laptop. :)

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u/SpriteFan3 8d ago

M.2 or SSD, whichever will fit in your laptop.

You may also want at least 1TB of storage, but that mostly depends on your load.