My aspire r3-131T is in a loop

This actually happened about a year ago and I got so frustrated I just put it away. But now I have need of my Acer aspire r3 so here goes
Shortly after upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 10, my computer started going into this loop. So I've been following the suggestions I've seen- I did the f10 thing but none of the restore options work. It says it can't go back to previous build. There are no restore points. Startup repair says it can't do anything. And when I try all the rest options it gets up to 62% them comes back and says it encountered an error no changes made.
No I did go through the install drivers and I saw my recovery partition IS THERE. what do I do?

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JackE

>>>Shortly after upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 10, my computer started going into this loop. >>>

Many refer to this as a downgrade.

The ALT+F10 cold boot recovery method only works for the original Win8.1 hidden recovery partition which now doesn't work anymore. Can you still at least boot to a sign in screen or better yet to the desktop? Jack E/NJ

jwk0875

That's just it.. it doesn't boot to anything.. I get the Acer screen, it goes black, then starts again.

JackE

You have 3 choices.

(1) Return the machine to the original ACER-flavored Win8.1 version with an ACER recovery USB or DVD if you're in the US or Canada. ~$50.

(2) Install a Microsoft generic Win8.1 version using the USB media creation tool https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8ISO This should be free based on your machine's OEM license but will likely require installing some ACER device driver downloads.

(3) Install a Microsoft generic Win10 version with the USB media creation tool https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 This should also be free but will likely have hard to solve device driver problems.

I suggest that before deciding, you give the ALT+F10 recovery method one last chance. First, try to enter the BIOS menu by tapping the F2 key immediately after turning the machine on...don't wait for the ACER splashscreen logo to appear. Then check to make sure the BIOS Info tab correctly identifies the HDD. Then check that the BIOS Main tab has the F12 and D2D options enabled. Finally, check that the HDD also shows up in the Boot tab. The F10 to save settings and exit. Then shut the machine off again. Turn it back on and immediately press and hold the ALT key while tapping the F10 key. If you're very lucky, a recovery screen similar to that shown in the video below may appear. If not, then decide what you want to do as above.

Jack E/NJ