Windows getting to 'Starting Windows' screen then freezing


  1. bowlerhat
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    Windows getting to 'Starting Windows' screen then freezing


    I am currently trying to fix my friends laptop but nothing seems to work, the problem is that you cannot get past the 'Starting Windows' screen as is freezes every time you boot, according to him this started to occur after an update. I have tried almost every recovery option and nothing seems to work and he doesn't have any restore points. I managed to get windows to boot once after doing a CHKDSK through cmd in advanced recovery options but the following day the error started occurring again and you no longer get to login.
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  3. gregrocker
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    Work through these steps for Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start

    Does he know why there are no Restore Points?
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