W10 - Flickering Grey Screen before Login

[HikariVG]

My friend told me to come here and ask for your help...

So last night i was watching a video and getting ready for bed when my laptop just crashes. I rebooted it and right after the Windows Loading screen it went black, then starts flashing Grey. Its a light Grey and it stays Grey for about 2 - 6 seconds varying. I have no mouse cursor and i can't do anything.

I tried everything in the book and due to how W8 - 10 handles boot options, i can't even Boot into Safe Mode or access my Hp Recovery Functions.

This is 2000 hours of work going down the drain here. My laptops back design is stupid as most of the parts are locked behind unscrewable plates.

Some notes:
- I don't have a Windows Recovery Disc
- Im getting parts to build a new computer on the 26th, but i CANNOT lose this stuff and would prefer not to spend money till i get my parts, if at all possible.
- The recovery disc my friend linked me is 14$ but theres only 1 and the delivery is Jan 25th - Feb 8th...ill go insane if i have to wait that long..

Please help...

 

[Barty1884]

You don't need a recovery disk, you can create a bootable USB of Windows 10 from MS directly. It's free.
You can then use it to repair or clean install (I'd recommend a clean install).

From what you've described though, it sounds more hardware related than software or OS.

You won't lose anything due to a hardware defect, but you may have to remove the HDD/SSD from the laptop and recover your data elsewhere. A standard power & SATA cable attached to a motherboard is all you would need - or an external enclosure to do the same on a laptop.


Not sure of your route cause, but if I had to guess I'd say either your monitor (failing to receive the output) or your CPU/GPU failing to actually output a display.

Can you connect your laptop to an external display? Generally HDMI is available. Can you connect to your TV? That should help determine if you have a screen or CPU/GPU issue.

 

[HikariVG]

I actually fixed it with the help of my friend, we managed to access the Laptops System Recovery Screen and do a Startup Repair, which seems to of fixed everything.

So its all good now : )

Thanks for the suggestions though, ill be sure to keep all that in mind in case things like this happen in the future.

 

[Barty1884]

Glad you got it sorted. Interesting a startup repair fixed it, as it really didn't sound OS related. Hopefully all stays well for you.