New map update bootloops watch

As per https://forums.garmin.com/beta-program/forerunner-965/f/community-discussion/411190/bootloop---topoactive-2025-10-super-slow-watch-boot-maps-won-t-open-ui-sluggish-freezing-not-won-t-boot-stuck-on-loading-map-26-reboots-on-load-won-t-boot-fully

I just updated my maps to 2025.10 and after waiting for 20+ minutes to boot loading map 26 the ui was junked, nothing loaded, activities or maps, rebooted and now I'm in a bootloop of maps loading and once they finally do it reboots before loading the main menu. Cannot connect to Windows PC and/or thus Garmin Express. Holding power shows the emergency set up screen then reboots.

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FredGolightly 3 days ago in reply to eliobell +1

It was a typo as on mobile. That's typographical error, and mobile telephone

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0 TpG 4 days ago

it's very strange, I no update the maps because I cannot connect the watch to express, is the first time this happen, about your looping...one day I had this problem and I delect some files no explorer and solve the problem.

0 FredGolightly 4 days ago in reply to TpG

I can't boot the watch to connect to GE or Windows, spoke to Garmin who say if it's bootlooping after loading maps then it needs replacing, I'm 5 days to my warranty so getting a replacement unit

0 eliobell 3 days ago in reply to FredGolightly

But what does ING mean? Why not write the topics with their proper name and not with these boring acronyms?

0 FredGolightly 3 days ago in reply to eliobell

It was a typo as on mobile. That's typographical error, and mobile telephone