Had to try and re-install windows, just in case. This didn't help with my problem.
However, there's a new thing I learned. My black screen wasn't in fact a black screen! For some reason, the ouput changed and I have to use a HDMI to DVI adapter to get a signal. This is how I could re-install...
Time to update this thread, I guess.
So, I've been digging a bit, and it seems that everytime I get a windows update, boot order gets changed (on top of the already existing problem). Not only that, but a bunch of new drives are going to appear out of nowhere (I only have 2, as stated on the...
This appears to be systematic. If I don't unplug, then replug the GPU before I turn the power on, my computer won't boot at all.
Another thing is, whenever I do that, the computer will first fail to POST (no beep, power turns off automatically), then turns back on again, POST and boot. This...
Okay, so, the weirdest thing happened. I suspect black magic is at work.
It seems the update installed again (both of the problematic ones) before I had any chance to "hide" them. I opened up the case and unplugged, then replugged the GPU... and it booted perfectly fine again. It does not seem...
Welp, last night I decided to check the option that lets you postpone all updates for 7 days... and when I tried to turn the computer on today, I don't even get the PCSpecialist logo anymore. It simply does nothing... black screen all the way.
I'm tempted to reinstall windows altogether.
I recently bought a PC on PCSpecialist, and I'm encountering some rather peculiar problems. Everything was fine for the first few days, until a windows update came up, after which the PC systematically refuses to boot properly. The PC Specialist logo appears but the colors are very strange...