Window IoT Core stuck while booting on Raspberry Pi 3

Question

When I try to boot my Raspberry Pi 3 with Windows IoT Core it remains on this screen forever:

I've tried 2 different builds now, 14322 and 14328. Also I tried via noobs and via the IoT dashboard from Microsoft. The device is connected to the internet via an ethernet cable. The OS is installed on a 32gb class 10 samsung evo micro sd card. Is this a known issue? How do I fix this?

Answer 1

I had this problem too, it never got past that boot screen. It turned out it was a power supply problem. Pi 3 requires 2 A, and I had a 1.5 A micro USB adapter. When I switched to a 2 A adapter it worked as expected.

Answer 2

I had very similar problems - I found the length of time for the first boot increases with the size of the card (so I'd expect that a 32GB card could be 15 minutes or more).

You mention you've got it connected on ethernet - look at the list of devices on your Windows IoT Dashboard. If you can see it there then you know it's working at least. I sometimes find that the first boot finishes with an error - after 15 minutes I got a CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED error, but it automatically rebooted after that, and after a shorter period of time it took me to the Windows IoT set up screen.

I've posted about my experiences at the link below, but hopefully the information above is helpful to you given where you are in the installation process. https://jeremylindsayni.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/windows-10-iot-and-the-raspberry-pi-3-installation-failure-and-eventually-success/

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

In my case it was a USB keyboard (dell keyboard with smart-card reader). Try connecting your peripheral devices after booting Win10 IoT.

Answer 4

I got this problem as well, once. I was unable to open the Device Portal. Found out that faulty USB Power supply was the culprit.