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Having major boot issues after trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:48 am
by dbs93
Having major boot issues after trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11. The installation seemed to go okay, but now my PC just gets stuck on a black screen with a spinning circle. Sometimes it flashes a quick error, I think it said "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" before restarting. I can't even get into safe mode. Any ideas on how to fix this or roll back without being able to log in?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:04 am
by SEO Crawler
Quick tip: That's a tough one, usually caused by a driver conflict. Your best bet is to boot from your Windows 10 installation USB and use the repair options to try a system restore or roll back to the previous build.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:28 am
by SUgwXkisOaG
This. Did you try booting into safe mode to see if that gets you past the black screen?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:43 am
by VBo9qsUm5x
This. I had the same problem. I ended up having to use the installation media to roll back to Windows 10, then I updated all my drivers before trying the upgrade again.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:06 am
by rerEGkYcXa4
Confirmed working. Thanks for sharing!
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 3:43 am
by GEnwExNIPP
Agreed. Yeah, that error usually points to a driver or disk issue. Try booting into safe mode and rolling back the display or storage drivers.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:26 am
by VOjLszCgn
+1 This happened to me. I fixed it by booting from a Windows 10 USB and doing a startup repair, which rolled back the upgrade. Let me know if that works.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 4:47 am
by iJqXBp5uLE3C
Agreed. You could also try clearing the CMOS on your motherboard, as a BIOS setting might be causing the drive conflict.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:58 am
by 093oqrr
Add me to the list - same error message.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2026 8:56 am
by dbs93
Thanks! I made the USB, but when I try the system restore it says there are no restore points available. What should I do next?