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I'm trying to upgrade an older desktop for my parents from Windows 8 to Windows 10.
I run the Windows 10 setup via flash drive boot. I deleted all the existing partitions, created a new one, then continued to install 64-bit Windows 10 Home.
It goes next to a window where it has multiple steps of copying windows files, and installing and then it reboots the machine.
After rebooting, it passes the BIOS screen, then I see the Windows 10 boot screen with the loading animated circle thing on the bottom of the screen. After like 20 seconds, this animation freezes and nothing happens. I left it for an hour at one point and it really just froze there.
I tried repeating the process, same thing. I tried repeating and choosing Windows 10 Pro, I tried 32-bit, whatever I do once it does the initial installation and reboots, it freezes on that same loading screen on first boot up.
What could be the problem? And is there anything I can do to try and help diagnose this?
Specs:
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
Pentium G3430
16 Gb DDR3 RAM
Samsung 850 EVO SSD
And again, this PC was running Windows 8 for years, I'm just trying to install Windows 10 on it. Based on my research it passes all the minimum requirements to run Windows 10, right?
I run the Windows 10 setup via flash drive boot. I deleted all the existing partitions, created a new one, then continued to install 64-bit Windows 10 Home.
It goes next to a window where it has multiple steps of copying windows files, and installing and then it reboots the machine.
After rebooting, it passes the BIOS screen, then I see the Windows 10 boot screen with the loading animated circle thing on the bottom of the screen. After like 20 seconds, this animation freezes and nothing happens. I left it for an hour at one point and it really just froze there.
I tried repeating the process, same thing. I tried repeating and choosing Windows 10 Pro, I tried 32-bit, whatever I do once it does the initial installation and reboots, it freezes on that same loading screen on first boot up.
What could be the problem? And is there anything I can do to try and help diagnose this?
Specs:
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
Pentium G3430
16 Gb DDR3 RAM
Samsung 850 EVO SSD
And again, this PC was running Windows 8 for years, I'm just trying to install Windows 10 on it. Based on my research it passes all the minimum requirements to run Windows 10, right?
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