Windows Server 2008 R2 hangs on Welcome screen
Hi people, I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter with Hyper-V role installed. This is production server DELL PowerEdge R710 with 72GB memory. Since few months ago I had problem, from time to time, to RDP to server because it was taking too much time to pass from Welcome screen to desktop. Last week when i restarted it I couldn't login to it at all, it hangs on Welcome screen for hours. Well I'm aware of Microsoft walktrought and i used devnodeclean /r and after 2 hours it cleaned registry from ghost drives created by DPM and after restart i still got a problem. I can't install hotfix from safe mode so i can't really try that solution. Same thing with Welcome screen hanging is happening when i: RDP to it with msft rdp, with visionapp, dell drac kvm console and directly on server. Virtual machines on it is working and i can access Hyper-V from other server console untill i try to login and then RPC service fialed.Nemanja
January 17th, 2012 4:34am

Hello, Start by running msconfig and disable all startup items / services except Microsoft ones. Once done, restart the server and check results. Also, update all possible drivers especially the graphic card one. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Designing and Providing Volume Licensing Solutions to Large Organizations Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Trainer
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January 17th, 2012 3:45pm

I was coming here to post a resolution to a similar incident. Although my server 2008 R2 (vmware VM) started hanging at applying computer settings forever. I could view the logs remotely and didn't see anything obvious, though some services (WINRM) hung at startup. I started disabling individual items that were recorded as hanging during startup but that didn't do it. I finally got by the hang at computer settings screen by disconnecting the network card at startup, but then I ran into a user settings hang when logging in as administrator. I finally fixed all hangs by stopping the Windows Management Instrumentation Service, renaming the C:\Windows\System32\wbem\Repository folder and rebooting. Hope this helps somebody.
January 17th, 2012 5:56pm

Hi ! I have the same problem but i discover that you can fix it only Disabled service "Security Account Manager" from msconfig , then you can log on your server. This is only for discover what is root case.
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July 30th, 2012 4:11pm

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