I think something went wrong during a Windows 10 update, because now when Windows boots up I just get a black screen and it's totally unresponsive.
I have a Windows 10 USB installer, so I was hoping I could fix it using that. I tried the "Startup Repair" option but that just says "Startup Repair couldn't repair your PC". Unfortunately I don't have a system restore point, so that isn't an option.
I can run the command prompt and look around on the hard drive, but I don't know any sort of useful command I could run.
I would like to boot into safe mode to see if that helps but the only guides I can find on that topic are for rebooting into safe mode once your computer is already started. I tried hitting F8 a lot during boot but that still just gets me to the black screen. Any ideas?
So can you get to [url=https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013074/]this menu[/url] to get into safe mode?
[quote]If you’ve installed Windows 10 via a disc or USB, you can boot straight into recovery mode by inserting said disc/USB before turning your system on. Choose your keyboard layout, followed by Repair Your Computer, in the bottom-left of the screen. From here you can head to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options where you’ll find System Restore, System Image Recovery, Startup Repair, Command Prompt, and Go Back to the Previous Build.[/quote]
After that, even if advanced startup isn't there, you can enter "bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy" (no quotes) into the command line to enable tapping F8 to get to the advanced bootup options shortcut.
Well I never managed to get safe mode to start, but after restarting a bunch of times (due to failed attempts) it fixed itself? I don't know.
The black screen happens because a fresh install of W10 does not have GPU drivers, so you have to switch to integrated GPU if it doesn't do that by itself.
[QUOTE=Talishmar;49884064]The black screen happens because a fresh install of W10 does not have GPU drivers, so you have to switch to integrated GPU if it doesn't do that by itself.[/QUOTE]
It most certainly does have GPU drivers. They are terrible and only work up to 1280x1024 but they work regardless.
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