screen hang

About this tag
The screen hang tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues where the display freezes, turns black, or becomes unresponsive, often during or after login. Common symptoms include a black screen with desktop icons reappearing when moving the mouse, slow loading at the welcome or preparing desktop screen, and error messages such as 'The User Profile Service failed the logon, user profile cannot be loaded.' These problems can prevent normal login and may require restarting the system. Discussions focus on troubleshooting steps for Windows users experiencing screen hangs, particularly when they occur alongside profile loading failures.
  1. Windows 8 Desktop Windows Composition and Windows 8.1 Pro x64

    Hi, I'm Jenn, also new to these forums. I stumbled upon a problem when switching from Windows 7 x64 to Windows 8.1 Pro x64. I have the EXACT same setup, same laptop, same hardware, same programs, same configuration, everything. Windows 7 never did anything like the problem I now have in Win 8.1...
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    Windows 7 Cannot login to Windows, User Profile cannot load and Screen Hang

    My screen hanged and turned black, some desktop icons reappear when I move the mouse around. http://i.imgur.com/tZWSakr.jpg I pressed the restart button to restart, loading slow and waited at the 'welcome' and 'preparing your desktop' for a few mins and finally reached inside windows desktop...