Once you have unplugged all the devices, restart your computer and let the process carry on. Just to be sure, make sure that you also unplug all the external peripherals including USB mouse and keyboard.
If your computer is stuck for a very long time on a single percentage, you should turn off your computer completely and unplug all the USB devices one by one. If you have several USB devices or external hard drives connected to your computer, it is possible that the operating system is trying to perform the scan operation on them and this might be taking the extra time. Nonetheless, we will try to help you solve the problem within no time. There were some cases where users had to wait a significant amount of time before they could access their computer. Either you can wait for the process to complete or you can press space as soon as Windows boots up (or keep pressing it).ĭo note that if you choose to select the first option, you may have to wait up to 24 hours straight.
What to do? There are two methods through which you can solve this annoying problem.
In some cases, this longtime extended to 2-3 hours being stuck on a single percentage. In many cases, the scanning and repairing dialogue gets stuck on a percentage for a very long time.