Wait for an Extended Period of Time

If the computer has been stuck on the “Getting Windows Ready” screen for too long, don’t despair and keep waiting until the process is complete. Personally we have had to wait from 1 to 4 hours (yes you read that right) for an old computer to come out of the “Getting Windows Ready” screen.

Some users even reported that their computer was stalled on the “Getting Windows Ready” page for about 8 hours before it successfully booted into Windows. It is therefore recommended that you leave your computer for a longer period of time, especially if there are a large number of updates that need to be installed. Also in such a case we suggest to replace your hard disk with an SSD.

Hard Shut Down

1. Press and hold down the power button for at least 10 seconds to completely turn off your computer.
2. Disconnect all USB peripherals [e.g. USB flash drives, USB printers, etc. (except of course the mouse and keyboard).
3. Disconnect the power cord from the computer and also disconnect the battery if it is a laptop and if it is removable.
4. After 5 minutes connect the power cable. (Reattach the battery first if you own a laptop).
5. Turn on your computer and check if it starts normally without getting stuck in the “Getting Windows Ready” message.

Repair Startup Problems

1. Press and hold down the power button for at least 10 seconds to completely turn off your PC.
2. Turn On your PC, and when the manufacturer’s logo appears (or when you see the spinning dots), hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your computer again.
3. Repeat the above process 2 more times and then leave your PC to boot.
4. When the “Automatic Repair” screen appears, click Advanced Options, and continue to the next step.

Run Startup Repair

1. From the Windows Recovery Environment, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options.
2. Click the Startup Repair option and then select the target OS
3. Let Windows to repair the startup components and then to restart.
4. Boot to Windows normally and proceed to install updates again.

Uninstall Recent Update

1. Press and hold down the power button for at least 10 seconds to completely turn off your PC.
2. Turn On your PC, and when the manufacturer’s logo appears (or when you see the spinning dots), hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your computer again.
3. Repeat the above process 2 more times and then leave your PC to boot.
4. In Advanced options choose Uninstall Updates.
5. Choose an account with administrative privileges, type in the password, and click Continue.
6. First choose Uninstall latest Quality update and follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall it.