How to Fix Insignia Fire tv Not Loading Home Screen

If insignia fire tv is not loading home screen then first thing you need to try is unplug power cable and plug it back again after 1 or 2 minutes and power reset insignia fire tv and perform hard reset and update insignia fire tv to latest firmware update (software update) by downloading latest insignia fire tv OS to usb cable and update firmware and reset insignia fire tv to factory default will fix insignia fire tv not loading home screen or showing black screen issue. So, let’s see in detail below.

Insignia Fire Tv Not Loading Home Screen

Below methods will help you fix insignia fire tv is not loading home screen and tv just stays at black screen and insignia fire tv is not booting up problems.

Power Reset

Step 1: Turn on Insignia fire tv and remove power cable from power source (wall socket).

Step 2: Wait for 2 to 3 minutes and plug power cable and then turn on insignia fire tv.

Step 3: Wati for your insignia fire tv to turn on and it will reboot.

Once you power reset insignia fire tv or soft reset it, then if there are any minor technical related bugs or issues will be fixed and your issue of insignia fire tv not loading home screen and getting stuck on black screen on insignia fire tv will be resolved.

Connect to the Internet

Make sure your insignia fire tv is connected to wifi internet connection, sometimes if you have any wifi internet issues, home screen may not load as it requires apps to loads on home screen and due to this issue of wifi it may cause issue and you need to reset router or modem once and connect it.

Reset Router

Step 1: Unplug router cable and power cables connected to insignia fire tv and wait for 2 to 3 minutes

Step 2: After that, go ahead and connect all removed cables and connect router cables back and turn on the router and wait for the router to completely start.

Step 3: Now, go ahead and turn on the insignia fire tv and check.

Update Insignia Fire tv OS

If you have installed older version of Fire tv OS which contains bugs or apps which does not support fire tv OS of Insignia fire tv this can lead to the apps not loading or black screen on insignia fire tv when turning on and it will go through the black screen and load and it will simply get stock on black screen only and it will not reboot and you need to update insignia fire tv OS to latest firmware update.

Step 1: Download latest insignia fire tv OS from official website to your USB or External Hard Drive

Step 2: Copy latest insignia fire tv OS firmware update to USB or External Hard drive and plug back usb or external hard drive to back of insignia fire tv usb slot.

Step 3: Turn on your insignia fire tv and follow on screen instructions and update insignia fire tv to latest firmware update.

Many times, due to software glitches this issue of insignia fire tv will not load home screen and it will show black screen and after updating insignia tv your issue of home screen not loading on insignia tv will be resolved.

Clear Internal Storage Space

If your insignia fire tv is running out of internal storage space is low then your insignia fire tv will not boot up as there is no space available on your insignia fire tv and you need to delete and uninstall unwanted apps from your insignia fire tv and free up space.

Factory Reset Insignia Fire tv

If none of the above solutions works for you then you need to factory reset insignia fire tv and reset insignia fire tv with its default settings.

Step 1: Press home button on insignia fire tv remote

Step 2: Go to Settings on top and select it

Step 3: Press right arrow and select Device and Software

Step 4: Press down arrow and select Reset to Factory default settings and confirm reset in pop up box.

Once you reset insignia fire tv to its factory default settings then you can fix insignia fire tv not showing home screen or black screen issue on insignia tv.

Factory Reset Without Using Remote

Step 1: Remove power source from wall socket and disconnect all power source 

Step 2: Press and hold power button on bottom of insignia fire tv and plug back power cable back to wall socket and don’t release power button.

Step 3: Now, wait for 30 seconds and once you see insignia fire tv edition logo, release the power button and wait for insignia tv to boot up.

Step 4: Press power button and select Wipe data and Factory reset and press and hold power button here.

Step 5: Confirm by selecting Yes here and wait for insignia tv to reset to its default settings.

Once you reset your insignia fire tv with black screen or home screen not loading then your insignia fire tv will be restored by its origin default settings and not loading home screen issue will be fixed.

Why Insignia Fire tv Not Loading Home Screen

This can be due to power failure issues or power supply issue and software related or firmware update issue and it can also be an issue with HDMI  cables getting damaged and not enough power supply receiving by insignia fire tv causing this issue and you need to power reset and update firmware and factory reset insignia fire tv to fix insignia fire tv not loading home screen issue.

Rajeshwari Chiluveru
Rajeshwari Chiluveru
Rajeshwari is Senior Content Writer, Author, and Also Senior Editorial Team Member at A Savvy Web and She has a Degree in Bachelor of Technology (Btech) and (Master of Technology) Mtech from JNTU and is a real time expert. She writes about technology guides and troubleshooting guides (tips and Solutions) and helps users to solve issues easily. She has expertise in this area for more than 5+ years of experience and enthusiastic to provide troubleshooting tips and fixes and how to articles on Tech Related subjects like iPhone, Android, iOS, Smart tv and other tech related solutions and easy methods to fix.

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