Windows 11 total meltdown

MarshallwarnerAnother one, I had to go into UEFI and disable "above 4G MIMO," due to it being incompatible with Windows 11 based on my firmware revision (which is why I suggested this bootloader setting, it may have changed without you knowing either.) If you reformat and reinstall, you get a new bootloader. There are easier ways to do this though...

"However, Windows https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/bcdedit--set#memory-related-settings when the computer is configured for hot-add memory devices in memory ranges beyond the 4 GB region, as defined by the Static Resource Affinity Table (SRAT). Hot-add memory supports memory devices that you can add without rebooting or turning off the computer."

Of course if your bootloader is corrupted, you can refresh it using this command, but there is a warning that comes with this. It automatically deletes any customizations or other entries (you would have to change the volume letter for the 100MB FAT32 partition reserved for EFI to the letter S via diskpart or another MMC Snap-in, "Disk Management" basically.)

bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI

REM -> "BCDBoot Command-Line Options" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdboot-command-line-options-techref-di?view=windows-11#command-line-options

Commands like this obviously allow you to view any entries and edit them manually...

bcdedit /v
bcdedit /enum
bcdedit /enum {current}

REM -> "bcdedit" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/bcdedit
REM -> "4-Gigabyte Tuning: BCDEdit and Boot.ini" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/memory/4-gigabyte-tuning
REM -> "Bootsect Command-Line Options" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bootsect-command-line-options

Marshallwarner 

If you have a problem with drivers not installing, it could be your bootloader, not just the driver packages (open the command prompt and try this.)

BCDEDIT /SET {current} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY
BCDEDIT /SET {current} MAXPROC TRUE
BCDEDIT /SET {current} FORCELEGACYPLATFORM TRUE
BCDEDIT /SET {current} NX OPTOUT
BCDEDIT /SET {current} PAE DEFAULT
BCDEDIT /SET {current} DISABLEELAMDRIVERS TRUE

"Boot Parameters to Configure DEP and PAE" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/boot-parameters-to-configure-dep-and-pae
"BCDEdit Options Reference" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/bcd-boot-options-reference
"Boot Settings" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/bcdedit--set#boot-settings

Most things will install easily after you change the bootloader settings (forcelegacyplatform is the big one, and "elamdrivers" obviously refers to early launch anti-malware, basically Windows Defender. At this point you can configure the registry keys and disable the service if it's a problem, though that's not entry level.)

# COPY the ACL from one key to another (make sure to select a user-created key / service)
Get-Acl -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dnscrypt-proxy" | Set-Acl -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend";

Of course you would still have to change the service configuration and then reboot...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000000
"LaunchProtected"=dword:00000000
"Start"=dword:00000004

Which would probably look like this...

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend" -Name "ErrorControl" -Value "00000000";
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend" -Name "LaunchProtected" -Value "00000000";
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinDefend" -Name "Start" -Value "00000004";

NOTE: If this does not work, then you have to go into WinPE and temporarily move these files / folders (this only works in conjunction with disabling early launch anti-malware.) It is safe to say that most people do not use Windows Defender, as the definitions are terrible compared to most AV tools.

"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender"
"%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows Defender"
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Defender"
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Security"
"%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\wd"
"%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\wdfilter.sys"
"%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\WdBoot.sys"
"%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\WdDevFlt.sys"
"%SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers\WdNisDrv.sys"

If you can't find the drivers easily, which the auto-update tool is not useful for most things, then you have to use these websites:

1.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/overview.html

2.) https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search/featurefilter.html

3.) https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/card-reader-solutions-card-reader-controllers-software

4.) https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software

5.) https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/pc-audio-codecs-high-definition-audio-codecs-software

6.) Realtek Audio Control -> https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P2B8MCSVPLN

7.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18293/intel-network-adapter-driver-for-windows-10.html

8.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19351/windows-10-and-windows-11-wi-fi-drivers-for-intel-wireless-adapters.html

9.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18231/intel-proset-wireless-software-and-drivers-for-it-admins.html

10.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18649/intel-wireless-bluetooth-for-windows-10-and-windows-11.html

11.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/16807/intel-wireless-bluetooth-for-it-administrators.html

12.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000017246/wireless.html

13.) https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005773/wireless.html

Same, having the exactly same issue. after the yesterday update, PC take long time to start all startup software, event viewer hang around 30minutes and showing error like this

Have read through Reddit, seems like many people are having the same issue as well

MarshallwarnerI have experienced the same problems today in my up to date Ryzen 3500 Windows 11 PC: Event Viewer not loading and Epic Games Launcher opening but staying in background only. Restarted several times and same situation. I thought it was related to a damaged drive.

I just reinstalled Epic Games Launcher. In the first attempt, installation froze at the "Checking update" window. Tried again and it worked. Not sure what happened, as I was using Epic Games Launcher a few hours ago before the problem started.

Now, I'm unable to open Epic Games Launcher. After rebooting, it stays as a background process using only 7,5 MB of RAM. Event viewer and Microsoft Management Console is also freezing and not responding.