Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Testing Windows 10 Insider is Now Over For Me

What happened:

Using my HP install of Windows 10 Insider, I updated to Build 11099.

This didn't go too well, as my video driver reversed to a plug and play generic. This made the PC virtually unusable for me as I watch a lot of videos. Installing the video driver from Intel caused a blue screen that Windows tried to fix, failed and then did a system restore.

When it finally completed, everything was working OK, and still on Build
11099.

This was the first time I had any problem since the first release on Windows 10 Insider.

Build 11102

The latest Insider build did not recognize my graphics card (again). So I
installed the driver (again!) and Windows had a hissy fit.

When I rebooted, I got a blue screen with 'Your PC ran into a problem and
needs to restart. We are now collecting some info and then we'll restart for
you.'

Then I got diagnosing, followed by repairing and another blue screen with
the same message, 'Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We are
now collecting some info and then we'll restart for you.'

Same thing, diagnosing, repairing and then the options to start Windows,
restore, blah blah (I don't remember all of it).

I clicked 'Login to Windows' and all was good.

Windows 10 Insider is starting to be a pain. True, this is an older computer,
but it has Intel graphics, so why can't it be recognized? I am guessing MS thought I could fix it myself.

Build 14251

This time the display was even worse than the last two times.

I installed the Graphics driver. This time the screen didn't go black when it restarted.

Restarted,blue screen with the same message as before. Again, a blue screen.

Preparing Automatic Repair. Diagnosing your PC. Automatic Repair

Your PC did not start correctly
Press restart to restart your PC, which can sometimes fix the problem. You can also press' Advanced options' to try other options to repair your PC.

I pressed Advanced Options and got 4 choices.

Continue
Exit and continue to Windows 10
Use another operating system
Continue with another installed version of Windows
Troubleshoot: Reset your PC or see advanced options.
Turn off your PC.

I chose Continue. Again blue screen.

Same thing. But I did get the option to select my OS (this is a dual boot)
Selected Windows 10.

Finally success! Or at least it seems to be booting.
Got a screen for Windows Assessment tool, evaluating the Graphics tool, but it disappeared before I could read it all.

It finally booted to Windows 10.

The following day when I turned on the computer, it blue screened again. But after 'fixing', it finally loaded Windows. (I am also getting the 'Error in WSClient.dll Missing entry:RefreshBannedApplist. This seems to be happening to a lot of folks.)
I suspect this install for Windows Insider will soon be more than I want to deal with again, but for now I will wait and see what happens.

Every time I turn on the computer I get the same scenario (blue screen, over and over again.)I tried to use the troubleshooting option to reset the PC, but it would not accept the password. I know the password was correct, because I used it to log in to my Microsoft account on another computer and it worked with no problem.

Finally, I used the option to select another OS and I booted to Windows 7.

More fun (not).

Windows update would not work.

I used Microsoft's Fixit to fix that problem.

I removed the Windows 10 partition (after using MSCONFIG to remove the Windows 10 Insider from the boot menu) and resized the Windows 7 partition to include the old partition that contained Windows 10 insider.

I will update this computer to Windows 10.  When and if it will no longer work well because of the video driver issue, I may just be done with Windows.

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