I was using my PC without any issues until this morning when I encountered a blue screen error mentioning winload.efi. I tried the recovery options, but they didn't work, so I had to force shut down the system. After that, it managed to boot to the login screen, but then the display went blank. Now, during boot-up attempts, the fans and RGB light up, but there's no display output. I thought it might be a loose connection, so I took everything apart and reinstalled the memory sticks, but that didn't help. Currently, only the CPU LEDs are on. I plan to reseat the processor once I get thermal paste. Meanwhile, I'm considering flashing the BIOS and fixing the bootloader using a Windows 11 USB. I'm really hoping this isn't a hardware issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
3 Answers
Have you tried disabling secure boot? Sometimes that can resolve boot issues. If you can't access the BIOS, try disconnecting your storage drives; that might let you get into the BIOS menu.
Is this a new build? If you had memory overclocking enabled when you set up Windows, it could lead to data corruption. If that's the case, consider formatting the drive and reinstalling Windows without any memory overclocking profiles like XMP or EXPO.
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