Windows 10 Anniversary Update messed up my PC!
Yeah, we know. Ever since the Anniversary Update started rolling out, users have been reporting that their machines are hanging upon restart, and some are completely locking out mouse and keyboard input. All that before the freezing issue was officially documented.As well as the freeze-specific solutions below, there are a few additional workarounds that seem to have been working for people, according to this Reddit thread – including disabling Secure Boot – but that’s not appropriate (or effective) for everyone.
Microsoft has additionally recommended that affected users perform a clean install of Windows. The first way to do this is to download the Media Creation Tool, right click the MediaCreationTool.exe file, then click Run as administrator. Select Upgrade this PC now then click Next.
The other method is to upgrade using the Windows 10 ISO file, which is a much more involved task. Your best bet is to head straight to the relevant Microsoft Community page and follow the guidelines listed there.
Related: Windows 10 Anniversary Update: What’s new?
