Short Test For Windows 8/8.1/10 (Laptop with Battery)
If you are an 8/8.1 user, then take these steps before troubleshooting further as it may fix the issue. Take the battery out and put it back. Restart the computer and repeatedly tap F8 key with shift key held. Check how Windows starts-up. If the issue still exists, continue with the steps below
Safe Mode Guide For Windows 8/8.1/10/7/Vista
For all steps ahead, we need to boot the system in Safe Mode. This section will explain how to boot up in Safe Mode on Windows 8/8.1/10/7 and Vista. Also, when you first start in Safe Mode it would be advisable to back up all your important files on an external disk/USB/thumb drive. Restart your computer, you can do a force restart if there are no buttons/options visible. To do this, simply hold the power button for a few seconds until the PC/Laptop shuts off. Then turn it back on and repeatedly tap the F8 key until you see the advanced boot menu. When you see this, choose “Safe Mode with Networking“
Method 1: System File Checker Scan in Safe Mode (Windows 8/8.1/10/7/Vista)
After you have logged in the safe mode with networking, hold Windows key and press R. Type cmd in the Run dialog and click OK. Then, type SFC /scannow in the black command prompt and hit Enter. Wait for the SFC to finish scanning, after it has finished scanning, reboot the computer and check if you are able to log in, if not the boot back into Safe Mode and continue with the steps below (system restore)
Method 2: System Restore in Safe Mode (Windows 8/8.1/10/7/Vista)
Assuming you are now back into Safe Mode with the steps explained above, follow these steps:
Method 3: Remove VGA/Display Driver In Safe Mode (Windows 8/8.1/10/7/Vista)
Reboot back into Safe Mode. After you are logged in, do the following steps:
Method 4: Regback (Restore Registry Hives)
In this step, we will be restoring the registry. For that: Reboot your system and start hitting F8 and F12 repeatedly. When you get your Windows Safe Boot Screen, choose the topmost command to Startup Repair your windows. Click enter on the keyboard (usually defaults to the US or whatever country you’re in) and then for Login, hit enter the same (password if applicable). From inside here, click down to the bottom-most option for Command Prompt. A window should open and should have Administrative Rights assigned to it. You will also notice the letter X:\ as the drive you are on. That’s because you are in a virtual or rather, boot alternative to your true operating system. So, we need to get to your real copy of Windows. At the command prompt, type: C:\ and hit enter. You should see C:\ as such and you are on your C: drive. Type and hit enter. You are now on the root directory to see all of your folders from here. Type: dir /o/p and hit enter. This will now show a list of directories from your computer. They should look familiar to you and so, as this list scrolls by (hit the space bar to continue as the /p makes it pause so you can read them all), until you get to the bottom where the Windows directory is. If you see a
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