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Windows update breaks everything...again

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So ill ask quick because I am working but my server pc now is offline for my security cameras due to the latest windows update. I needed to do a reboot for somthing else and it said update and restart so I did. Now I get my login screen and can get the cntr alt delete screen but the rest is just black with a mouse. Can't see desktop although things are still there to click on, wtf do i do

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Can confirm lost some PCs to black screen with just mouse visible at work today.  Our IT is offsite, I diagnosed this as requiring re-install of OS.  Cant boot into safe mode, cant bring up task manager etc.  Ill be tinkering with these laptops today off and on will let you know if I get lucky with a fix

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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35 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Can confirm lost some PCs to black screen with just mouse visible at work today.  Our IT is offsite, I diagnosed this as requiring re-install of OS.  Cant boot into safe mode, cant bring up task manager etc.  Ill be tinkering with these laptops today off and on will let you know if I get lucky with a fix

From the recent update, let me guess you can click on things you can't see? Plus the login screen works but nothing else

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Im getting into BIOS no issues, shows the blinking underscore, shows Windows 10 splash screen, then black screen with just mouse.  

 

Can click, hear Windows chimes and alerts, but cant bring anything up (CTL SHIFT ESC etc).  I forced Safe Mode booting, Bitlocker key then doesn't work (corporate PCs) even though I have the passkeys in front of me.

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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9 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Im getting into BIOS no issues, shows the blinking underscore, shows Windows 10 splash screen, then black screen with just mouse.  

 

Can click, hear Windows chimes and alerts, but cant bring anything up (CTL SHIFT ESC etc).  I forced Safe Mode booting, Bitlocker key then doesn't work (corporate PCs) even though I have the passkeys in front of me.

Same thing as me.

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26 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Im getting into BIOS no issues, shows the blinking underscore, shows Windows 10 splash screen, then black screen with just mouse.  

 

Can click, hear Windows chimes and alerts, but cant bring anything up (CTL SHIFT ESC etc).  I forced Safe Mode booting, Bitlocker key then doesn't work (corporate PCs) even though I have the passkeys in front of me.

So an update, I restarted it for the ....5th time and it sat at the login screen for until sleep mode which is disabled but still happens at the login screen I guess. When I came back and logged in it suddenly was working again so either they had a quick patch or going in and out of sleep mode fixes it 

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