Windows 10 issues on old hardware

[Bananamcfly]

Hi everyone. So, I've got an interesting yet very frustrating problem that i cant seem to fix.

 

So, i have a custom built pc, intel 3570k, 16gb ram and gtx 970. It was working fine until windows forced an update recently. it installed fine during shutdown, but the next time i started up my pc, it wouldnt boot. i kept getting windows error 0xc00000e, which from what i understand is a corrupt BCD or something beyond my capability to repair. I tried to fix it with some command prompts but no dice.

 

I then decided just to reinstall W10 via usb to a new SSD. I managed to get all the way to a working windows system, but upon first shutdown or restart, it always just hangs and doesnt actually shut down or restart. ive reinstalled windows about 5 times now, and the problem still persist. If i force shut down by pressing and holding the power button or cutting the power, the next time i try to boot, it just doesnt work. i get past the bios screen but then i get stuck with a black screen.

Are there any troubleshooting things i could do? Im not sure if this is hardware or software related. but im inclined to think its hardware given how old my stuff is.

[Bananamcfly]

1 hour ago, 8tg said:

installation media

by this do you mean my SSD that i used or the USB that i used?

[Bananamcfly]

1 minute ago, 8tg said:

The actual download, the digital files.

ah. so for the first couple of installs, i used the same windows media creation usb that i originally made. then i decided to redownload a fresh media creation tool and make another usb for the next few installs and they all have the same issue. would this rule out a bad install?