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new laptop stuck on microsoft account

Got a new laptop for xmas, just setting it up, managed to connect to internet then i created a microsoft account and it said please wait, its been like this for an hour now, the screen is blank and all i have is the curser.any ideas??

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  • 50Twuncle
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    Got a new laptop for xmas, just setting it up, managed to connect to internet then i created a microsoft account and it said please wait, its been like this for an hour now, the screen is blank and all i have is the curser.any ideas??

    Can you not get the LOGIN screen ?

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  • Browntoa
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    Make and model ?

    If it has a restore partition I'd reset and start again
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    Also you don't have to set up a Microsoft account.
    There is an option button somewhere on that screen, but it will not be obvious.
    Move along, nothing to see.
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