Windows 10 Stuck on Preparing Security Options - How To Fix
14Windows 10 Stuck on Preparing Security Options - How To Fix.
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The “Preparing Security Options” message is an issue that has plagued Windows 7 users, and we still have no clear answer as to what it is. There have been speculations that the issue is caused by a virus, as well as hardware problems, but the one cause that has been most heard about, and nobody wants to confirm, is that this issue is due to a couple of faulty Microsoft updates. However, nobody from Microsoft, even people responsible for their forums, have confirmed this so far, even though a number of users have spotted this as the cause of the problem.
There are cases when your Windows 10 PC can encounter an issue where it gets stuck and will display a message that says, “Preparing Security Options”. If this is happening to your Windows 10 PC, you won’t be able to use your keyboard or even mouse and your screen will only be stuck on the screen as mentioned above.
As your computer is still stuck, you will be left with no choice but to shut it down and restart it. Tap the F11 key as soon as your PC powers on. This will take you to the Advanced Startup options where you can carry out some steps. If it still didn’t work, you have to boot your Windows 10 PC into Safe Mode and then try out the troubleshooting options below.
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What happens when you get this issue is your computer severely slowing down, and when you attempt to open Task Manager via the Alt + Ctrl + Delete combination in order to see which process is slowing down your computer, you will be greeted with the “Preparing Security Options” message and a blue welcome/log off screen. This issue is known to appear after you have updated your computer with a few corrupt updates related to Explorer.exe and the update of Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer 11.
A piece of software is never perfect. And Windows 10 is not an exception. Some of the users often report an issue where their computers are stuck on a screen that says Preparing Security Options. When this is happening, these users will not be able to use their keyboard or mouse in any way and will be stuck on that screen until its processing is done. A similar issue was reported by users running Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. This issue often persists when the operating system is trying to load the lock screen or the log-on screen. And even sometimes when they are trying to load the Task Manager.
Microsoft has been improving upon its operating systems with every version the launch and every update they release. However, it is a known fact the current version is far from perfect. Hanging and freezing are less frequent, but still an issue. At times, we can wait for the system to regain life, and in other situations, we are forced to shut it down and restart it. Once such case is when the system gets stuck on the following screen:
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.