I see other posts earlier, but thought I'd start again.

My laptop running Win 10 did an update as i closed it down last evening.

This morning it ran through the "updating - do not close down your computer' rigmarole, then gave me the beautiful scenery that came with the last update.

When it finally got to "Welcome" I thought it was about ready for me to get going.

It then went to a blank screen, and then a small white box in the upper left hand corner - "personalised settings'.

That sat there for ever!  [or it seemed like that was what it was going to do!]

Then a message that personalised settings were not responding.  Still on this blank screen.

I see in the posts below that Windows is withdrawing its update.  Fine - but how do I deal with a blank screen that does not allow me to go anywhere, - would love to "restore" to before it updated. But the blank screen is just that BLANK.

Any suggestions?  TIA.

Think I'm OK now.

Tried Ctrl- Alt -Del   - that brought up the normal alternatives box. Chose  'Log out'  - and now I am back to normal!   Whew!