Windows failed to start – Troubleshoot and start up the computer correctly

I believe even though you have tried what you can to well take care of the computer, there are still times for you to encounter some inventible computer errors. One of the most common errors should be Window fails to start. That is, the Windows fails to start properly as usual – this is really a common but frustrated PC error, which will lead to data loss or some other serious errors.

When the Windows failed to start, you can try to start the computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration feature. Boot your computer and hold your “F8 Key” which should bring up the “Windows Advanced Options Menu”, then use the ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked), and then press ENTER. Hence, the system will automatically use the registry backups in normal mode to restore the entire system, solving the Windows startup  problem easily.

If you are able to boot up the computer with the Last Known Good Configuration feature, to ensure the healthy computer performance, you should install anti-virus program to protect the computer. Once a computer is infected by viruses or spyware, numerous files will be attacked and removed from the computer. Besides collecting and stealing personal information, they will randomly change or reset your current computer/browser settings to navigate you to some strange & dangerous pages, stopping you from starting up the computer correctly. A powerful and reliable anti-virus program on the computer helps to realtime protect your computer at any time. But do remember that, a frequent update of the virus database is needed, too!

Sometimes, the APM will also cause “Windows failed to start ” problem. You can check it by following the steps here: Start ->Control Panel-> Power Options -> click the “APM” tab and try unchecking the option “Enable Advanced Power Management Support”. Once you can successfully turn on the computer after this simple change, you can make sure that the problem probably lies in APM, optimizing computer performance.

Besides, a disk defragmentation is indispensable in daily computer maintenance to prevent and fix “Windows failed to start” problem for it will rearrange the contents on the hard disk in order to making a complete file always stays at the same single place coherently and contiguously, Hence it will be much easier to get access to when trying to input or output it. Therefore, the computer may always run at faster speed and also extent the lifespan of the hard disk and the computer.

Last but not least, you should regularly clean up Windows registry. No matter when you install or uninstall a program, or just browse the websites, there will be some junk files or empty registry keys left behind, and all the leftover entries behind a program uninstall process will make the windows registry bloated, causing the computer to run slow like a snail and seriously bring in the “Windows failed to start” problem. So it is suggested that you should weekly clean up Windows registry either manually or automatically with a registry repair utility. Only in this way, will the computer run properly all the time without problems.

As you can learn here that lots of issues can cause the “Windows failed to start” problem. However, all of them are very easily to be troubleshooted and resolved quickly. Wish you enjoy this article!