Windows 10: Computer takes about 5 minutes to boot up with a black screen and spinning wheel

Discus and support Computer takes about 5 minutes to boot up with a black screen and spinning wheel in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi,Im having an issue where when I turn my computer on or restart it it seems like its starting up normally but then sits with a black screen with a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by gyear, Aug 2, 2023.

  1. gyear Win User

    Computer takes about 5 minutes to boot up with a black screen and spinning wheel


    Hi,Im having an issue where when I turn my computer on or restart it it seems like its starting up normally but then sits with a black screen with a spinning white wheel for about 5 minutes before getting to the login screen see video. It doesnt give me any error codes or messages at all during the process. Once im to the login in screen I have no issues or slowness. Everything seems to be working fine once im logged in and I havnt had any issues once im in. I was not having this issue two days ago. It started yesterday when I tried turning my computer on. The only thing I had worked on was

    :)
     
    gyear, Aug 2, 2023
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  2. Update 1607 black screen with spinning wheel

    Amazing when a small clue is given. Thank you Simkyn.C.



    Anniversary Update, fixed install failure and revert to previous version, loop.



    Unplugged wireless mouse receiver during update install at “black screen with spinning wheel”.



    Manual update download, indicated W10 running Ver. 10586, latest version 14393.



    On Dell laptop, tried to update by MS Auto Update, also by manual download update. Kept getting black screen with spinning wheel after download of update and after update process has run quite a long time.
    Tried 5 times (yes I was very, very patient), left it run like that for three days at least one try. Also tried some other fixes. Did not help. After each try and a very long wait (many hours) on the black screen, I shut down by holding down the power
    button, restarted (sometimes required a second power down and restart after it again hit the black screen with spinning wheel), then it auto reverted to previous version (may take about 30 minutes to an hour or more).



    The next try was a repeat with black screen with spinning wheel. After about 18 hours I unplugged the wireless mouse receiver. The screen came alive indicating “Working on updates 75%” and continued from there after a few minutes. The update
    finished installing.



    The wireless mouse was not recognized at all when the receiver was plugged back in. Left it plugged in with mouse power turned on. Touchpad did work.



    Did Restart and the blue shutdown screen indicated “Restarting’’ with the spinning wheel above it.
    After about 5 minutes screen indicated something like: “Your PC ran into a problem …, We’ll collect errors … and restart.
    xx%”, then plain black screen for a minute or so, then “Please wait” with
    spinning wheel above it.



    Log-on screen appeared and mouse was working. Logged on, and “appears” to work OK.



    Start, Windows Administrative Tools, System Information, now indicates Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Version 10.0.14393, Build 14393.



    Updates status after clicked Check for Updates, indicate updates for HP Printers, Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64 based Systems (KB3176936), and Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64 based Systems (KB3188128).
    Updates Auto-downloaded and installed. Update History indicated all three Successfully installed on 10/4/2016.



    A second check for updates indicated up to date.



    Restarted normally (normal for W10?) and OK.



    During the initial W7 to W10 upgrade, I believe there was a recommendation to unplug USB devices.



    Hope all this helps someone else.
     
    David-Weed, Aug 2, 2023
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  3. DanFarren Win User
    Windows 10 Boot Failure, Spinning Wheel of Death

    I hate it when Microsoft sends out an update to Windows 10 because I know that after the update installs my computer won't boot - just get a black screen with a spinning wheel of dots. Has anyone figured out how to boot once you get the black screen with
    just the spinning dots?
     
    DanFarren, Aug 2, 2023
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  4. Computer takes about 5 minutes to boot up with a black screen and spinning wheel

    Prolonged Spinning wheel on blank and black screen

    Hi Microsoft,

    I am experiencing the following problem:

    • The windows fails to restart as expected.
    • It gets stuck on a black and blank screen where only a dotted spinning wheel is seen at the bottom.
      This appears next to the default ALIENWARE boot screen that loads after pressing the power button.
    • It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to get on to the login screen.
    • Sometimes it never arrives to the login screen.
    • The above mentioned issue happens randomly. Not on all restarts.
    • I have already re-installed/reset windows a few days ago. I had to re-install Windows again. It worked fine.
    • The problem has started again.
    • I must let you know that My PC does not have any unsigned or un-certified soft-wares. Every software and hardware in my PC is genuine from the beginning. Only genuine and safe sites with valid certificates are opened .
    • Windows defender has never detected any trojan/malware/virus etc.
    Kindly fix this.
     
    Toughgamer3, Aug 2, 2023
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