Computer Stuck on Getting Windows Ready

If you’ve been using Windows for a while, you know that sometimes the operating system can put up an obstacle after you restart your computer. “Getting Windows ready” is a notification that may appear as Windows integrates updates or does other maintenance tasks.

Computer Stuck on Getting Windows Ready

This is typically only a temporary setback, but occasionally the Getting Windows ready screen seems to stay stuck and your computer won’t move unless you reboot. Oftentimes, it’s not obvious what to do in such a situation.

If the “Getting Windows ready” screen is permanently displaying, try the following troubleshooting steps. Please be patient; Windows cannot tell you how long it will take to get Windows ready.

Computer Stuck on Getting Windows Ready

The OS is unable to provide an accurate estimate of how long it will take for certain updates to instal. The best course of action is to let the update complete, even if it has taken a long time thus far.

When do we say that something is long enough? After three hours of seeing the “Getting Windows ready” screen, you should probably try something else.

If You Can’t Get Online, Check Your Connection.

The Getting Windows ready screen may become stuck if your Wi-Fi connection is unreliable since updates require constant access to the internet. Verify that another device in the same room can join to the network successfully, especially if you’re using Wi-Fi.

If you’re still having problems, try reconnecting your computer to the router directly via an Ethernet connection, or try restarting your router and modem.

It Sounds Like You Need to Restart Your Computer.

It used to be that if you restarted your computer during an update or the Getting Windows ready screen, you risked data corruption or even a Blue Screen of Death. Even though the potential for disaster has been greatly reduced in Windows 10, it is still not recommended.

That being said, if you have waited several hours and are positive the update is truly stuck, you may want to restart your PC and check whether it boots normally afterward. To accomplish this, it is necessary to perform a hard shutdown.

To turn off your computer, either press and hold the power button or, if you’re using a desktop, unplug it. Don’t touch the computer for a full minute, and then try to restart it.

Initiate Windows’ in-built Repair Tools at Bootup.

After multiple restarts, the Getting Windows ready screen can be bypassed in several ways. To begin, access the Windows Startup Repair tool from the advanced settings screen during the boot process.

However, a USB version of the Windows installation software that can boot is required before you can proceed. Visit the Download Windows 11 page and navigate to the Create Windows 11 Installation Media section using a different computer in order to make a bootable USB thumbdrive containing the Windows 11 installer.

After that, you’ll need to power down the machine in question, plug the USB device, and restart into Windows. Select Repair Your Computer and then Troubleshoot when it starts. Choose Startup Repair from the list of extra features on the following screen.

Let the repair programme finish, then reboot without the USB drive in to see whether everything is back to normal.

Start The Virus Scanner For Your Computer.

However, if that didn’t fix the problem, you can try the other options I provided. To go to the setup menu, boot from the USB disc you created in Step 1. Select Troubleshoot & Repair to fix your computer.

Access the Command Prompt using the “Advanced” menu. Enter sfc /scannow into the command box that appears, and hit Enter. After the file checker finishes, restart the computer to see if the issue has been resolved.

It’s Time To Do a System Restore.

If you get stopped on the Getting Windows ready screen and can’t get past it, a system restore may help. One way to do this is to use Windows’ built-in System Restore feature. Boot once more into the operating system from the USB disc.

Select Troubleshoot and Repair Computer. Select System Restore from the menu labelled “Advanced.” Select a time and date that is not too far in the past, but before your computer began to repeatedly display the Getting Windows ready screen. If you let the machine restart, it should start up normally.

Restore Windows to its original Settings

If you’ve already tried those troubleshooting methods and they didn’t work, there may be a significant issue with your Windows installation, and the only real remedy is to restore Windows to its original settings.

Installing Windows from a bootable USB drive is good news. To reinstall Windows, boot from the drive and stick to the on-screen prompts.