Windows 8.1 "working on features 100% complete don't turn off your computer"

Anonymous
2014-06-03T04:46:19+00:00

Windows 8.1 asked update, I watched it go from 0% to 100%.  And now it's been stuck on the black screen with the above phrase while a circle keeps revolving.   This has been happening for the past 8 hours and there has been nothing I can do.  My laptop/tablet is the ASUS Transformer T100T and I've had it for one week.   Cannot access anything.   Right now, I'm waiting for the battery to die because I have no other choice.  And I cannot reboot by holding down the power button.  Please help.  I have a job interview tomorrow and would like to print out my resume.

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Anonymous
2014-06-04T01:00:58+00:00

Hi TeeDee,

Before we start with the troubleshooting steps, I would like to know some information about this issue.

  1. Have you connected any external devices other than mouse and keyboard?
  2. Are you using any third party security software on your computer?

If you have connected any external devices other than mouse and keyboard, then try disconnecting it and check.

I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if it works for you.

Method 1:

If you have an Installation Media, then Perform Hard Shut down and then try performing Automatic repair and check if it helps.

Follow the steps to perform automatic repair from Windows Recovery Environment:

Insert the Installation Media such as (USB or DVD) and restart your computer.

  1. Press F12 key (typically this is F12, but it can differ between computer manufacturers)and choose the drive that you inserted the installation media into.
  2. Once the Windows Setup window appears, follow these steps:
  3. Click Next and select Repair your computer.
  4. You will then see a blue screen and an option to choose. Choose the option Troubleshoot and select Advanced options.
  5. You may choose Automatic Repair from Advanced boot option.

Method 2:

Perform System Restore using the Installation Media and check if the issue persists.

Follow the steps to perform system restore:

  1. Insert the Installation Media such as (DVD or flash drive) and press F12 key and click on change default or other optionswhich is at the bottom of the screen.
  2. In the next screen click on troubleshoot option, this will display you different WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) options to resolve issues with the computer when it is in no boot state.
  3. Now Click on System Restore, this will open up a Wizard and restore to a point when the computer was working fine.

If you do not have an Installation Media, then refer to the following Microsoft Help article to create an Installation Media.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

Please reply with the status of the issue so that we can help you better.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-05T07:56:04+00:00

    had the same problem with Lenovo this morning. Gonna see if i can fix it or not.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-05T15:32:28+00:00

    On a Lenovo MiiX2 the same thing happened, but a simple hard reset (holding the on/off button down for 30 seconds) did the trick. Switching it back on gave a normal start. This was just the first step of the MinnieMe13's advice (2014, dec 27).

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-05T22:41:59+00:00

    How long it would take about the restoring process?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-06T17:52:08+00:00

    it took about 3 hours to stay in 99% state. After that my computer told me "failed to..." and told me it would restore the former state. I didn't wait for that and went to bed. The next morning the computer did work fine. I did a manual/forced update on my Geforce driver. For that i first deleted a "unknown device" in the device manager, restarted and updated my Geforce. 

    So perhaps it's a good idea to check if some devices (my computer, properties, device manager) have questionmarks, exclamationmarks or wathever and update them.

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