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Windows 8.1: How do I fix this without a reinstall?

Mon, 02 May 2022 19:45:36 -0700

When I started my Windows 8 laptop from sleep, I have noticed this happened. I tried to shutdown the laptop by holding the power button down. The issue happened twice, until I forced it off and let it say there was a startup problem. Once that happened, it started up fine.

While the machine is fine now, what causes this in Win8? I don’t want to upgrade it to Win10 if I can avoid it since I have no real need to, and Win8 is good until 2023.

Update: new problem. This happens every hibernation boot.

⟐ Answer accepted May 02, 2022 at 19:45 MST

Windows 8.1: Windows 8.1 failed after update?

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:06:19 -0700

Hello, I recently bought ssd and installed windows 8.1. after few days it automatically installed 127 updates, although it froze on "shutting down" for few hours so I restarted it. It gave me BSOD so I turned it off and got myself usb with recovery software to repair windows. But now Windows won't even boot to safe mode(shift+f8) nor normally. It just loads and boots to black screen. With SSD plugged in with failed windows 8.1 it won't even boot from USB! Although once I disconnect the ssd sata connector, it launches and recognizes bootable usb. I tried even disconnecting ssd while having my PC on booted from usb(windows 8 installer) but once I connect ssd sata back in - it freezes!!! Could someone help me quickly??

⟐ Answered October 26, 2018 at 3:06 MST

windows 8.1: fan to the heater is not blowing the air out

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:13:12 -0700

the heater will be on but the air doesn't blow out through vents

⟐ Commented January 27, 2017 at 10:13 MST