Help! My Xbox One gets stuck on when the green loading screen pops up!
"Please help! Do you have any idea on how to solve the problem of when the green screen of death on Xbox One appears? I constantly get stuck when the Xbox One is loading Xbox One. I tried to restart it several times, but nothing worked."
"Do you know how to repair the Xbox One when it fails to start with the green screen of death? Once again, please help me!"
Are you having a similar problem that Xbox One gets stuck on the loading screen? Don't know how to fix it without losing any games on it? Relax! All these problems can be fixed now. Here below, you'll find fixes for solving when the Xbox One freezes up on the loading screen error without losing any game files.
Note: Here are some preparation jobs that you shall do before starting to fix Xbox One freeze error:
- 1. A computer with 1 free USB port;
- 2. An empty USB flash drive (2GB minimum);
- 3. 1-2 Hours of uninterrupted time;
- 4. Internet Connection.
Fix 1. Fix Xbox One stuck at initial green screen error by the system update
Now you can follow the steps below to get your Xbox One start stuck error fixed with ease now:
- Go to support.xbox.com > Select relative game that you are playing (such as Xbox One).
- Click System > Tab System Update.
- Click How to use the Offline System Update Diagnostic Tool on Xbox One > Scroll down and download OSUDT2 in USB drive > Install the update in Xbox One.
- If OSUDT2 fails to install, download Restore Factory Defaults file in USB.
- Press Eject button + Accessory pairing button at the same time, then press Power button by holding the first two buttons.
- Wait for the console to be repaired.
- When "Applying update..." message appears, insert USB drive which contains the OSUDT2 update and let the system install it.
- If the update installing process failed, try to download Restore Factory Defaults file in the USB drive and then connect it with Xbox One console machine to reset it into factory settings.
- You'll be asked whether you want to keep your installed games or not, click Yes.(If not, you'll get all your games on Xbox erased.)
Now the Xbox One fails to start or stuck on loading screen error will be fixed. You can directly run it to play games again.
Fix 2. Quick fix Xbox One stuck on loading screen issue by using factory resetting
- Hold Eject and Sync button, click the Power button.
- Wait for 2 startup tones to sound, a menu with 4 options will appear: Restart, Power off, Factory reset and Update off of Flash Drive.
- Click Factory reset, you'll be asked whether you want to keep your installed games or not.
- Click Keep installed games and let it update for a couple minutes.
- Then Xbox One will be boot normally again. All your games will be still stored on the game drive.
Extra Tip: Restore lost Xbox One games after fixing Xbox One stuck on loading screen error
If you’re trying to fix your Xbox One that’s stuck with the loading screen error and you lost your game files on Xbox One hard drive when implementing a system update don’t even bother to try it alone! Here we have a solution for you to restore lost Xbox One games. All you need is a powerful file recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Download it freely and follow the steps below to get your Xbox One game files restored with ease now:
Step 1: Selecting
- Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and select the drive where you lose your data.
- Select the very hard drive when you open the file recovery software.
Step 2: Scanning
- Click the "Scan" button. The length of the scanning time highly depends on the drive capacity.
- Wait patiently during this process.
Step 3: Recovering
- After the scan, just choose what you need and click "Recover" button to recover lost data.
- The "Filter", "Search" and "Extra Files" options are helpful for you to find the desired data from a hard drive.
Please save found games and files into a safe spot before making sure all lost games are restored. Clean all useless files on the drive, and move all found games back to Xbox One drive. Insert the game drive back to Xbox One console machine, install and play games again.