Lenovo Laptop Stuck on Startup Screen? Fix It in Seconds!, by Tuto2Info Videos on YouTube. 1 min 30 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 30 s
- Time to do it
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Unplug the charger and remove USB drives, SD cards and any external monitor or mouse. A connected accessory can stop a Lenovo laptop at the logo.
Press and hold the power button for 15 to 20 seconds, then let go. This drains leftover charge from the motherboard and clears common power-on glitches.
Plug the charger back in and press the power button once. Many Lenovo laptops start normally after this hard reset.
If the logo still hangs, turn the laptop off and find the small Novo button. It is a pinhole with a curved arrow, usually near the power port or on the side.
Press the Novo button with a paperclip or SIM pin for about one second. The Novo Button Menu opens on the screen.
Choose Normal Startup and press Enter. If that fails, choose Boot Menu and pick your internal drive from the list.
You can also open the boot menu from the keyboard. Restart the laptop and tap F12, or Fn+F12, as soon as the Lenovo logo appears.
Select Windows Boot Manager or your main drive and press Enter. If the laptop boots, restart it, open BIOS with F2 and set that drive first in the boot order.
Tips and common mistakes
Back up important files as soon as Windows loads, because a stuck logo can come back.
Tap the boot menu key repeatedly instead of holding it down, or the laptop may skip it.
If the boot menu shows no drive or the laptop beeps, the drive may be loose or failing, so see a repair shop.
Questions
Will this delete my files?
No. A power drain and a boot menu choice do not touch your data. Only a factory reset or a Windows reinstall removes files.
What if my Lenovo laptop has no Novo button?
Some models hide it as a pinhole next to the power button, and a few older ones have no button at all. Use F12 or Fn+F12 at the logo instead.
Why does my Lenovo laptop keep freezing on the logo?
A plugged-in USB device, a wrong boot order or a failing drive are the usual causes. Unplug everything first, then check the boot order.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
