Skip to playerSkip to main content
Is your Lenovo laptop, PC, or tablet stuck in an endless loop showing the message “The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed.”? This problem usually happens during a Windows reset, clean installation, or system upgrade and prevents Windows from completing the setup process.

When this error appears, clicking OK only restarts the device and brings the same message back again. The issue affects Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7, and is widely reported on Lenovo devices.

Common error message:

“The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install Windows, click OK to restart the computer, and then restart the installation.”

This Windows setup error is common on many Lenovo models, including ThinkPad X1 Carbon, ThinkPad T14, ThinkPad E15, IdeaPad 3, IdeaPad 5, Yoga 7i, Yoga 9i, Legion 5, Legion 7, Flex 5, Flex 3, Lenovo V14, YB1-X91F, and Chromebook Duet.

In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll see how to fix, repair, and bypass the Windows installation loop on Lenovo systems. These solutions work even if your hard drive was completely formatted, Windows was reinstalled from USB, or the system gets stuck on a black screen during setup.

What this video covers:

✔ Fix Lenovo Windows installation restart loop
✔ Repair “Windows installation cannot proceed” error
✔ Complete Windows setup after reset or reinstall
✔ Fix Windows setup stuck restarting Lenovo
✔ Solutions for Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7

Don’t let this Windows installation problem stop you from using your Lenovo device. Follow this guide to exit the reboot loop and successfully finish installing Windows in just a few minutes.

Keywords:

Lenovo Windows install loop, computer restarted unexpectedly error, Windows installation cannot proceed Lenovo fix, Lenovo restart loop Windows setup, Windows reinstall stuck Lenovo, fix Windows setup error Lenovo, Lenovo Windows 11 installation problem, Windows 10 setup loop Lenovo, Lenovo reset stuck restarting

🔖 Hashtags:

#LenovoSupport
#WindowsFix
#WindowsSetup
#RebootLoopFix
#Windows11
#TechTutorial

Category

🤖
Tech
Transcript
00:00hey everyone welcome back to victor explains in today's video i'm going to show you how to fix a
00:15common windows installation error that says the computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered
00:20an unexpected error windows installation cannot proceed if you're stuck on this screen while
00:25installing windows 11 10 8 and windows 7 on a lenovo pc or laptop don't worry this method is
00:32simple and works in most cases let's get started first depending on your keyboard layout press shift
00:39and f10 together on some laptops you may need to press shift plus fn plus f10 this will open the
00:45command prompt window now in the command prompt type regedit and press enter this will open the
00:52windows registry editor next on the left side carefully navigate to this path open hkey local
00:59machine then go to system click on setup
01:11then status and finally select child completion
01:14once you're inside the child completion folder move to the right side look for a file called
01:22setup.exe and double click on it in the value data field change the number to 3 then click ok to save
01:29the changes after that click ok on the error message your computer will now restart and windows should
01:37continue installing normally without any problems and that's it
01:48you
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended