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Mike Asplin
Copper Contributor
Aug 06, 2025

WINDOWS 11 machine wont boot even from Flash drive

come back form holiday to discover my wife's Win11 machine will not start up.  Can hear a bit of grinding noise from the HDD . Opening the case the fans start running on power up for a few seconds then stop then try again in continuous loop.  Only screen message is no "DP signal" no windows logo. 

Things I've tried

 

  1. Hold power button down for 30 sec. Detatch power cord and hold down for 30 sec
  2. Hold shift on power up to try to get not recovery mode
  3. Created USB flash boot drive using media creation tool. Press F12 while powering on

Has the hard drive failed or anything else I can try? 

 

Thanks for any advice

 

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  • Delikell's avatar
    Delikell
    Iron Contributor
    Aug 12, 2025

    It sounds like your wife's Windows 11 machine is experiencing a serious hardware issue, especially with the grinding noise from the HDD, which often indicates a mechanical failure. The fact that the fans start briefly and then stop, along with the "no DP signal" message, suggests the system isn't reaching the BIOS or POST stage properly.

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