Windows 8 - Cannot boot

Issues:
Windows 8 is not booting up
Right after the dell logo, the screen goes grey or black and moves no further
All attempts to switch the bios or boot from the dvd are unsuccessful


Resolution:

• Create a boot USB drive
• Get a 4 gb-ish usb drive
• Format it as Fat32
• Download the Windows 8 ISO from microsoft or wherever you bought it
• Extract the ISO to the USB Drive
• Configure the machine to boot from the usb drive
• Turn on the machine
• Keep pressing F12
• Go to Setup
• Go to boot
• Disable secure boot
• disable legacy option
• Set boot list to UEFI
• Stick the USB drive into the machine
• Reboot the machine
• It should detect Windows 8 on the usb drive, and boot up
• From here you can choose to repair and refresh or reinstall windows 8