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Can no longer boot windows in normal mode

Posted: 3. Dec 2015, 17:27
by Mirac7
I installed Windows 10 several weeks ago on my MacBook Pro. It worked fine until today. I booted up Windows, compiled some code, exported the binary to Mac over the network and shut it down to free up RAM and conserve battery. After that I tested the binary and decided to make a few changes. So I booted up Windows again.
However, when I got to the login screen, display went haywire (see attachment)

Booting into safe mode makes Windows display everything correctly, but I can't back up my files as network connection is not available in safe mode, even if I select safe mode with networking, and shared folders are not detected by Windows when in safe mode.
What should I do? If necessary, I can do clean Windows installation, but not until I manage to back up my files.

Thanks, Mirac7

Re: Can no longer boot windows in normal mode

Posted: 3. Dec 2015, 18:24
by socratis
  1. You can attach files locally, you don't have to have them in a 3rd party site. Just look at the Upload attachment at the bottom of the message form.
  2. Try to disable the 3D acceleration on your VM. See if that fixes it.

Re: Can no longer boot windows in normal mode

Posted: 3. Dec 2015, 18:40
by Mirac7
Unfortunately, changing 3D acceleration settings makes no difference.

Re: Can no longer boot windows in normal mode

Posted: 3. Dec 2015, 20:09
by loukingjr
I don't know what happened to your guest other than it was corrupted somehow. If you can't get it resolved you can always create a new Windows 10 guest, attach the .vdi from the broken guest as a second HD and copy the files over that way.