When Windows 10 or 11 gets stuck on the “Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer” screen for an extended period of time, it’s really frustrating.
During the installation of critical updates, the “Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer” message displays. After around four to five minutes, the message vanishes, the machine restarts, and you may resume working as usual. However, the notification may remain for a considerable amount of time, leaving customers unsure of when Windows will be ready for use.
To fix the “endless” Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer problem with Windows 10/11, follow the steps outlined in this article.
In Windows 10/11, Here’s How to Fix: “Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer.”
Solution 1: Be Patient for a Very Long Time.
Don’t give up hope if the ‘Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer’ screen persists for an extended period of time. I know from personal experience that some older computers can take anywhere from one to four hours (yep, you read that correctly) to exit the “Getting Windows Ready” page.
It took over 8 hours for some users’ computers to finally boot into Windows after being stuck on the “Getting Windows Ready Don’t Turn Off Your Computer” page. You should therefore plan on leaving your computer alone for a longer period of time, particularly if there are several updates to instal. I would recommend switching to an SSD in this situation as well.
Solution 2: A Second Option is a Complete Power Loss.
If you’ve waited too long or are in a rush to get back to work, and the message on the screen hasn’t gone away, you can force the computer to shut down by pressing the power button. And here’s how:
Step 1. First, to shut down your computer entirely, press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds.
Step 2. Second, remove any and all USB devices (including USB drives, USB printers, and so on) from your computer (except of course the mouse and keyboard).
Step 3. Third, remove the laptop’s battery (if it is removable) and power supply from the machine.
Step 4. After waiting five minutes, plug in the power cord. If you own a laptop, please reconnect the battery before continuing.
Step 5. Fifth, boot up your machine and see if the “Getting Windows Ready” screen stays on or if it boots normally.
Solution 3: Fixing a Faulty
If the above steps did not fix the problem, you can try using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).
Step 1. First, boot into the Windows Recovery Environment by using the appropriate key combination (WinRE).
- The first step in turning your computer off is to press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds.
- Power on your computer and wait for the manufacturer’s logo to show (or the spinning dots to appear) before releasing the power button; this will switch your computer off.
- Then, after you’ve done steps 2 and 3, you can leave your computer to boot.
- Select Advanced Options on the “Automatic Repair” screen, then proceed.
Step 2. activate Startup Repair.
- First, access the Troubleshoot > Advanced settings menu in the Windows Recovery Environment.
- Second, choose the OS you want to repair and then click the Startup Repair button (e.g. Windows 10)
- Third, restart Windows and let it fix the startup components.
- Restart into Windows normally and then re-install the patches.
Solution 4: Roll Back any Recent Updates that you may have installed.
If you’ve encountered this issue, you should uninstall the most recent update from the Windows Operating System Recovery Environment (WinRE).
Step 1. Follow the first step of Method 3 above to boot into WINRE.
Step 2. Select Uninstall Updates under the More Powerful Settings menu.
Step 3. enter the password for an account with administrator rights, and then click Continue.
Step4. First, select the option to “Uninstall latest Quality update,” and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
Solution 5: Fresh Windows 10 Installation and Hardware Testing.
Your last resort, after trying the aforementioned solutions without success, is to create a backup of your data and reinstall Windows 10.
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