Gray Screen Locked

Question

Hello*

Last night, I was quietly watching a series, and suddenly boom, a grey screen. I thought OK, I'll restart, and then I got to the desktop, but 10 seconds later, boom, grey screen again. Currently, it doesn't even get to the desktop anymore; I only get the grey screen just before. I tried to do a recovery, but it didn't work. I went into safe mode, but when you don't know where the problem is coming from, it doesn't help much ^^'. HALP plz :D

darkleopard · Accepted Answer

So the gray screen can also be a hardware issue, like a dead graphics card...

You're going to try this first.

Turn off the PC.
Unplug it.
Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds.
Plug the PC back in.
And turn it on.

And let me know what happens...

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Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

darkleopard · Answer

hello.

What is the brand and model of the PC please??

And with the gray screen, did you have any error code??
A sad smiley???

So the PC gets stuck on the gray screen without going any further??

The fans turn on normally right??
Do you hear the hard drive spinning??

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

I built the PC myself; it has an AMD HD Radeon 7770, an AMD FX6100 processor, the rest I can't remember too well, it's been 3 years since I built it.

No, nothing, I just have a gray (light) screen and that's it, no smiley, no message, the fans are working well, the hard drive isn't making any noise.

naturl · Answer

Always the same Windows loading - Welcome - Gray screen

darkleopard · Answer

You're on W10???  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Yes

darkleopard · Answer

so you're going to try this first.  you hold down the shift key (uppercase). and you start the pc..  let me know if anything appears on the screen.. we're trying to access the advanced options of w10.  if so, you release the shift key.  if not, try the process several times, and if still nothing, I’ll send you the second method...  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

I have the recovery options.

darkleopard · Answer

Perfect, we are making progress..

So now we have several choices as you can see..

First important question.

Do you have important data on your PC??

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Yes

darkleopard · Answer

So let's try this first manipulation.

You will go to the command prompt
by clicking on
Repair
Advanced options
Command Prompt

Once the black window opens.

You type

rstrui.exe

Confirm with the enter key.

And let me know what it does.

This command is used to use a restore point..
You won't lose your data..

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Right now I don't have a welcome screen, I just have a gray screen after the Windows loading.

darkleopard · Answer

So the restore point doesn't start...

You're going to redo the manipulation from above (press the uppercase key).
Return to the command prompt.

This time you will type

sfc /scannow
and validate by pressing enter.

There is a space between sfc and /scannow.

Let me know if the gray screen is still there..

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

The restoration has started, it's after the reboot that I got the gray screen. And now for this operation it tells me "Windows Resource Protection was unable to perform the requested operation."

darkleopard · Answer

You need to be precise in your answers, please..

I thought the restoration hadn't started....

And for the sfc /scannow
did you make a typo??

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Nope, he's doing a check and then he sends me the message.

darkleopard · Answer

so it's not normal..
when you're in the command prompt, you should see this

C:\Windows\system32>
and not the X instead of the C
X:\Windows\system32>

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

I have the x yes.

darkleopard · Answer

So, back to the command prompt (you’re starting to get the hang of it)

after your X:\Windows\system32>

you will simply type C:

and from there you retry typing

sfc /scannow
confirm with the enter key.

and let me know what that does..

--
Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

Same here, I did C: so it gives me C:\>sfc /scannow I press enter, it does the check and the same message as before.

darkleopard · Answer

So stay with the C:  and type this  chkdsk c: /f /r confirm with the enter key.  be careful with the spaces in the syntax.  Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

The file system type is NTFS. Unable to lock the current drive. Chkdsk could not run because the volume is in use by another process. Chkdsk can run after this volume is unmounted. THE OPEN DESCRIPTORS ON THIS VOLUME WILL NO LONGER BE VALID. Do you want to force the unmounting of this volume?

naturl · Answer

What should I do?

darkleopard · Answer

press the o key on the keyboard (not zero).  either the pc restarts by itself and launches chkdsk. if not, turn it off, and start the pc, chkdsk should launch.  Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

In fact, when I reboot it, it's different each time; either I get a gray, light gray, or black screen and it freezes either just after Windows loading, or after the welcome screen, or a few seconds after landing on the desktop.

darkleopard · Answer

So chkdsk doesn't start, despite pressing the O key.???  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

If I'm busy, sorry I didn't see your message ^^

darkleopard · Answer

chkdsk is running.??  or the PC is still stuck on the gray screen.??  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

It's in the process of being done, it's taking a while ^^'

darkleopard · Answer

It's a good sign, actually..  Above all, don't turn off the PC, let it go all the way through..  And try to let me know when it's over, what kind of message you got.  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

I'm at 59% of step 4, 31% overall :p

darkleopard · Answer

It can take several hours, that's normal.  As long as the percentage is progressing, everything is fine ;)  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

Windows has scanned the file system and found no issues. No further action is required.  Plenty of data...  Failed to transfer the message log to the event log with status 50.

darkleopard · Answer

So the chkdsk is perfect according to Windows...  Have you tried starting your PC to see if there's any change (even though I doubt there will be)...  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Not yet anything :(

naturl · Answer

I just restarted it and got a glimpse of the desktop x)

naturl · Answer

Well, it won't be resolved today, so I'm going to sleep. I hope to find a solution tomorrow :)

darkleopard · Answer

I don't think we're going to keep doing unnecessary tinkering that ultimately leads to nothing.. We'll reinstall W10, it'll be easier and faster...  I'm also signing off for today. We'll continue tomorrow..  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

Is the equipment failure ruled out then?

darkleopard · Answer

It's not easy to say, I can't guarantee you 100% that the issue is resolved, I'm still puzzled until we fix the problem..!!!  We're going to reinstall W10, but keeping your data.  A question that comes to mind, do you have two hard drives in your PC?? Or do you only have one??  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

one single DD

darkleopard · Answer

so that leads to my second question.

Do you know if it is partitioned?
C: For the system, and
D: For the data.??

Or just the C: alone.??

Gaming is not a crime.
Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Just C:

darkleopard · Answer

Well, let's get started on updating W10 for now.  You're going to do like yesterday, hold down the shift key and start the PC at the same time then click on troubleshoot and reset your PC  then follow the instructions given to you, making sure to choose the option to keep your data.  If after that the problem is still not resolved, we'll need to proceed with a reset, but we'll back up your data first..  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

okok I'm going to do that

naturl · Answer

After troubleshooting, I just reset and in advanced options, should I reset the PC?

darkleopard · Answer

yes reset the pc    and remember to take the option to back up your data.  I was looking into the advanced options of 8.1, the one for w10 is slightly different.   -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

"We encountered a problem during the PC reset. Therefore, we made no changes."

darkleopard · Answer

so we're not doing super well... I hope your problem isn't just that your hard drive is giving out.....  I can't send you the commands, I'm on my phone right now. But you're going to have to go on Google. Type "windows 10 1511 iso" The first site "windows8facile", go there. You'll have the link to download the iso on the microsoft site.  You'll see it will download the media creation tool software, and from there, you take the same version of Windows as yours, so 64 bits and home if it's a home version.  The download might be long, the iso is a bit over 3 Go...  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

Yet I have access to everything in safe mode without any issues, that's what seems strange to me.

darkleopard · Answer

that's precisely the principle of safe mode, to load Windows even if it's messed up, but after a really damaged Windows, even safe mode will be inaccessible...  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

Well, still 12 min left to download, crappy connection...

naturl · Answer

Here it is.

naturl · Answer

I asked on other forums at the same time, apparently it would come from my hard drive.

darkleopard · Answer

We can't be sure it's the HDD, but as I told you, it's still a possibility that I haven't ruled out. However, if we don't try everything to be 100% sure, we can't confirm.  I had situations where I suspected the HDD was faulty, and in the end, it was Windows that was completely messed up. After reinstallation, everything was back to normal..  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

So what do I do now? I downloaded Windows 10.

darkleopard · Answer

Do you have a 8 GB USB stick available? Or a DVD perhaps?  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

naturl · Answer

No, I don't have any more, I only have an external hard drive, but I can launch it from safe mode, right?

darkleopard · Answer

with an external hard drive it won't work..  the iso doesn't boot in safe mode, its principle is to create an installation CD or a USB installation key... and if you have neither a DVD nor a USB stick, we are stuck.....  -- Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 Go Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 Go

naturl · Answer

I will try to find it this week.

darkleopard · Answer

No worries, keep me updated. If you choose a USB key, get one with 8 GB, that way we'll be good. Because 4 GB might be a bit tight.  Gaming is not a crime. Toshiba P870 - Dual Boot w8.1.3/w10 - i7 3630qm - 8 GB Dual Channel - Nvidia GT 630M 4 GB

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