Can anyone think of a difference between a standard reboot and a reboot that happens when Patch Tuesday updates are installed?
I have an older system based on a 4th Gen Intel i7. Yes - I know that this is technically not supported on Windows 11 so I'll just note right now that I have the same issue with Windows 10 as well.
The issue is simple, but it's simply beyond me to explain why this happens. I can either reboot the system or shutdown and then power back on again and the system will come back up perfectly fine every single time. However, every single Patch Tuesday, when the system reboots to apply the updates, the system will fail to boot. The symptom is that rather than booting into Windows, it boots to a UEFI Firmware command prompt. When that happens, I power off the system, power it back on, and it will boot just fine to finish installing the updates and then go into Windows just fine.
Anyone have a firm grasp on the difference between these boots? Is Windows booting into some special mode to finish applying the updates?
I just feel like maybe, if I knew what the difference was, it might give me something to actually try troubleshooting.
Here are some system details:
Motherboard: MSI Mpower Max AC
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
TPM: Physical TPM 1.2
32GB DDR3 RAM
Boot device: Samsung XP941 M.2 SSD
Additional Drives: 1 x 4TB 3.5" HDD and 5 x 8TB 3.5" HDDs
NOTE: Fast Startup is disabled.
I have an older system based on a 4th Gen Intel i7. Yes - I know that this is technically not supported on Windows 11 so I'll just note right now that I have the same issue with Windows 10 as well.
The issue is simple, but it's simply beyond me to explain why this happens. I can either reboot the system or shutdown and then power back on again and the system will come back up perfectly fine every single time. However, every single Patch Tuesday, when the system reboots to apply the updates, the system will fail to boot. The symptom is that rather than booting into Windows, it boots to a UEFI Firmware command prompt. When that happens, I power off the system, power it back on, and it will boot just fine to finish installing the updates and then go into Windows just fine.
Anyone have a firm grasp on the difference between these boots? Is Windows booting into some special mode to finish applying the updates?
I just feel like maybe, if I knew what the difference was, it might give me something to actually try troubleshooting.
Here are some system details:
Motherboard: MSI Mpower Max AC
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
TPM: Physical TPM 1.2
32GB DDR3 RAM
Boot device: Samsung XP941 M.2 SSD
Additional Drives: 1 x 4TB 3.5" HDD and 5 x 8TB 3.5" HDDs
NOTE: Fast Startup is disabled.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Pro 24H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Self-built
- CPU
- Intel i7 11700K
- Motherboard
- ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
- Memory
- 64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
- Graphics Card(s)
- No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP Envy 32
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
- PSU
- Corsair HX850i
- Case
- Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
- Cooling
- Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
- Keyboard
- Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.
Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
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- Operating System
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
- CPU
- Intel i7-1255U
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 13.3-inch IPS Display
- Screen Resolution
- WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
- Hard Drives
- 2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
- PSU
- USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
- Mouse
- Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
