

Just boot up to the first screen before you click NEXT to start the installation and press SHIFT + F10. You should be able to use your Windows 7, 8, or 10 installation media (disc/USB). You will need a boot disc to get you to the windows command line. I'll explain how I got this info at the bottom of this post, but for now let's get to the main point. This should apply to most if not all 3rd party windows theme reboot issues (UltraUxThemePatcher and UxStyle). I actually recovered from it recently and wanted to share. *** I have fixed 3 PC's with this method so far ***Īt first, when messing around with 3rd party themes in Windows, I thought the black/grey screen was a dead end. VirtualCustoms Forum: Win 10 - Boot Issues related to Custom Themes and Win Updates added links to tools to make the boot disc from Microsoftįor resolutions to issues relating to updating to Windows 10 major updates (ie, 1803, 1809, 1903) please see this thread: Added some clarity on how to find out what your system drive letter is when using a boot disk removed boot disc as demanded by Microsoft revamped the flow to be more linear and logical added "Hibernate" to all references of "Fast Startup" Then, go to the manufacturer's website (likely AMD, NVIDIA, or Intel) and install an older driver or contact them for support.- added updated links for disabling Hibernate and Fast Startup If this doesn't work or isn't an option, select Uninstall to remove the driver completely. This will take you back to the previously installed driver. If available, click Roll Back Driver, select a reason, and click Yes. Right-click your graphics card and select Properties.Double-click the Display adapters category.Press Windows key + X and click Device Manager. Now you're in Safe Mode and signed in to your computer: Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Start-up Settings > Restart. Again, if you need a hand, see our guide on how to change the boot order. You then need to set the boot order in the BIOS to read your installation media first. If you need help on that, see our guide on making a bootable ISO. Download Windows 10 from Microsoft and then use this to create installation media. You need access to a working computer so that you can create Windows 10 installation media. On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Start-up Settings > Restart.Ĭ. You Can't See Anything and Don't Have a Recovery Drive Shut down your system and then connect the recovery drive. If you already created a recovery drive before this problem occurred, good job! You Can't See Anything and Have a Recovery Drive If that doesn't work, follow the prior steps but select F3.ī. Once restarted, press F5 to select Safe Mode with Networking. Again, your system will restart and present you with different options. Once restarted, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Start-up settings > Restart. At the login screen, hold Shift, select the Power icon, and click Restart.
