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Power & startup

Why is my laptop
not turning on?

“Not turning on” can mean no power at all, power lights with no picture, or a device that powers on but cannot boot Windows. Those are different faults.

No lights, no fan, no response

Possible causes include charger, charging-port, battery, internal power or motherboard faults. Test with the correct known-good charger where possible and avoid repeatedly forcing power if there are burning smells or visible damage.

Lights are on but there is no picture

This may be a display path, RAM, BIOS/UEFI or other startup problem. See the black-screen guide if the device appears to be running.

Powers on but Windows does not start

Storage failure, damaged startup files, BIOS/UEFI changes, failed updates or memory problems can stop Windows from booting. A diagnostic should determine whether the problem is software, storage or another component.

After a BIOS update?

Do not keep interrupting firmware recovery attempts. Failed firmware updates can require model-specific recovery or board-level work.