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W10 H21 upgrade from W7 - Can't get past Location setting screen
Hi - Really hoping someone here can help. I've just upgraded my old but high-spec Lenovo W540 that hasn't been working (long story) from W7 Pro to W10 Using the media creation tool. It's gone strai...
Where do you see this screen?
Is it during the Windows Setup?
This is not a normal screen with the Windows installation and may be some components are missing.
Did you create a bootable media using Windows Media Creation tool or you used any third-party tools?
Did you download it from the official Microsoft website?
Is it during the Windows Setup?
This is not a normal screen with the Windows installation and may be some components are missing.
Did you create a bootable media using Windows Media Creation tool or you used any third-party tools?
Did you download it from the official Microsoft website?
Just the MS Media Creation tool - nothing else. Ran the Upgrade Now option. No errors reported, it all ran smoothly until I logged in for the first time. I also thought - judging from the text format - that there were some components missing. Until I get past this I can't really do much. Safe mode is hobbled so can't do much from there. I get this evert time I log in on every account. Just not safe mode.
Edit: Going to re-run the media Creation tool and build an ISO - maybe do a repair and see if that finds anything. I'm an infrastructure guy so don't normally touch desktop OS's, been ages since I did a W10 install. VMware, W2016 and 2019 vms all the time.
I think that the system is fine, this is not a system message, this software from the manufacturer blocks in my opinion - Lenovo Ventage, or another application preinstalled with high permissions I also have such a computer, I have it uninstalled and works well
- Yeah - got it. Got Task Manager on top. It showed as Windows "Account" - I killed everything one at a time and that's what did it. Thanks for the assistance. Laptop works fine now. It's a high-spec custom build from 2014. I had it built when I was contracting and had all the toys including the Pantone Screen Calibration and the very high res screen. I'm a photographer as well so wanted the colour correction. Just got to put it all back together now.
- You are right there is something wrong with the Windows.
Do you have access to the command prompt?