Ubuntu stuck on installer

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Squiffyk7

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I've just got a new Acer laptop with Windows 8.1, 1TB storage and 4GB RAM. I've downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu and used a USB as the boot option. Before this, I partitioned my HDD into a 800GB drive and a 200GB drive (the latter to be used for Linux). I changed the boot priority order in the BIOS so that it would boot from the USB first, which lead me to a Ubuntu installer screen at which point I selected "Install Ubuntu". I am now left with a loading screen which isn't showing any signs of progress that looks like:



How could I get out of this without corrupting my laptop?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Did you turn Secure Boot off? I suspect that you need to.

As nothing has been installed, from the sound of it, you should just be able to reboot the computer or switch it off. The worst case scenario is that you might need to reinstall Windows; you should have made sure that you know how to do this - and have the means to do so - before starting to reconfigure the hard disk.
 

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Okay thanks I'll look into it. I waited 3-4 hours the first time on this screen. Since your post I've rebooted and tried running Ubuntu before installing, and the same problem occurs.
 
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