Windows 10 stuck in installation loop on tablet

[RejZoR]

Ok, I was THIS close for throwing this god damn tablet outside on the concrete... I have ACER Iconia W4 820 tablet and yesterday it decided it will refuse to boot (the Windows 10 magic). It just displayed boot screen with those dots running around forever. Literally. I left it over night and you guessed it, in the morning it was still doing it. So, I forced reset it and it brought up the repair dialog where I've opted for Reset and deleted all my data clean.

All nice and well, it installed and when I get the screen "Hi there" where I pick my languages and time zone, click next and select bunch of privacy settings and complete that, it restarts and goes back to god damn language and timezone selection screen, every single bloody time. I've completed it like 10 times and it just loops like a total retard. Wanted to re-install windows clean from USB, wouldn't even boot, tried recovering original OS (Win8.1), it just skips it and loops the same language/timezone menu and the backup USB that I've made on day 1 is just plain ignored. I now have a tablet that has less functionality than a kitchen cutting board. What the fuck Microsoft, are you kidding me? And no, I don't have any intention to pay ACER to fix this shit Microsoft created. Damn it.

I've googled tons of "fix guides" and they all seem to mention that rather recent stupid update that caused boot looping, but my case seems to be slightly different because it's installation looping. I only got 1 result that mentioned installation and deletion of some keys via regedit, but it didn't fix anything. So, any other ideas?

 

[RejZoR]

What the frigging hell!? When I try to use any kind of other tools, I can't because apparently there still isn't any administrator account after system restoration, meaning I'm freaking locked out of everything. Can't finish the install, can't use recovery tools, can't boot from USB, aaargh. Stupid pile of junk and this garbage Windows 10. It's stupid to the max.

EDIT:
Oh c'mon!?!?!?!!? Managed to fiddle with boot devices and managed to to boot with secure boot disabled using USB backup I've made on day one. Guess what happens. Nothing. It just reads USB, does NOTHING and comes back to god damn Windows 10 recovery menu where I can't do anything anyway. This is beyond retarded.

EDIT2:
Oh c'mon, what's next, a train is going to hit me from a sky? Managed to create a bootable USB using Media Creation Tool. Actually started a setup. Guess what, touch doesn't fucking work and tablet has just 1 USB port in which I need to have the bootable USB. WHat the hell was Microsoft even thinking when they designed this dumb OS and delivered it to tablets when it clearly isn't designed for them. I mean c'mon, touch should work EVERYWHERE, be it safe mod or frigging Windows setup. This is reaching most bizarre levels of stupid.

EDIT3:
To continue stupidity, touch doesn't work if I boot from USB drive directly, but if I boot into recovery, start command prompt and start setup.exe from USB there, touch miraculously works. Microsoft, what kind of hard drugs were you people consuming when you made this dumb OS? Copying files, hoping the dumb OS will recognize the key, otherwise I've just thrown away a legit Win10 key...

 

[RejZoR]

Ok, I've managed to reinstall the damn thing by running the setup from command prompt from the USB drive created by Media Creation Tool. At least Windows 10 key got recognized automatically and the OS reinstalled most of the drivers. I had to use Driver Talent to find the rest though I still can't find some trusted platform driver or whatever. Probably not important as I don't use any encryption and stuff.

Considering all this nonsense and non functional recovery partitions, I'm now thinking of deleting those partitions as they are meaningless and just waste my already small internal space.

 

[CHOCOSPARK]

heyy!
I'm having the same issue, I'm no computer geek so can you help me by telling me how do I run the usb drive I created on Command Prompt. What's the command? Thanks

 

[CHOCOSPARK]

heyy!
I'm having the same issue, I'm no computer geek so can you help me by telling me how do I run the usb drive I created on Command Prompt. What's the command? Thanks

OH NVM, I think I pulled it through.

Opened Command Prompt, which was running on X disc (No idea)
Typed Diskpart
List Disk
Select the usb

Exit

Back to X: Type D: (or the letter you USB has)
then Setup.exe
Custom Install

select primary disk

then wait.... it now says the hp logo and "Getting ready" lets see if it worked.

I love my tablet, but this OS is def not for tablets.

 

[CHOCOSPARK]

OH NVM, I think I pulled it through.

Opened Command Prompt, which was running on X disc (No idea)
Typed Diskpart
List Disk
Select the usb

Exit

Back to X: Type D: (or the letter you USB has)
then Setup.exe
Custom Install

select primary disk

then wait.... it now says the hp logo and "Getting ready" lets see if it worked.

I love my tablet, but this OS is def not for tablets.

Nope, didn't work... :S

damned thing restarted, then asked to add wifi screen unresponsive

tried to go on recovery again, screen unresponsive once I hit the recovery screen....

IDK whatelse I can do.

 

[RejZoR]

I have to use mouse and keyboard wired to a tablet through USB hub in order to install things. Touch screen doesn't work. I mean c'mon, the very basics for tablet control and it doesn't work.

As for commandline, do it like this, boot the tablet and interrupt the booting by holding power button mid loading. This will engage recovery mode on next startup. Then go to Troubleshooting and there should be the commandline thingie. Select it and when it opens up, go to attached USB drive and run setup.exe of Windows 10 through it. That should work. But like I said, I have to use ISB hub so I can have USB drive, keyboard and mouse attached to tablet so I can work with it. Without that, it's impossible because touch just doesn't work. But mouse and keyboard always do. USB hub cost me like 8€ and I'll be able to use it for other stuff so it was a minimal investment.

 

[CHOCOSPARK]

Now it won't even go on recovery since the screen is unresponsive as soon as it hits the windows software or whatever. I mean I press F9 and when I try to go on "advanced options" or "restart pc" it wont let me select it. I have this hub, but seems like it doesn't have enough mmm enough energy to pull all that through! I installed it through command prompt, as I told you. The installation wet fully through, then it said "the computer will restart now for some final changes or whatevere" and it restarted, now it's stuck on select a wifi network, I tried connecting my mouse or my keyboard and it doesn't seem to read them, only when I'm on UEFI, once it hits something related to windows, dead.

 

[RejZoR]

Mouse and keyboard has to be connected as it's booting. Connecting them later when you're already at WiFi screen won't work.