
On screen after languages, choose repair this pc, not install. If you were doing a reset and keeping files/settings, you can try to rescue some via:Ĭhange boot order so USB is first, hdd second

On another PC, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB - handy boot drive and rescue disk When you get stuck on Windows 10 resetting black screen for a long time, if you have a system image file which is created ahead of time to an external hard drive, you can easily restore your computer to the earlier date and ensure your PC runs normally. If there are no signs of life, you can try to restart PC and see what happens. If its only a small SSD (under 1tb) then it might be frozenĪny sign on the hdd light? any signs of life? cursor on screen moving? if there is life, just let it go, resets can take a while depending on age of PC.


What type of reset? Keep files and settings or wipe all? How big is the hdd? is it an ssd or hdd? If its a big drive (several tb) and a hdd it might take a while to wipe drive.
