Generally, automatic repair loop takes place on Windows 10 PC, while this issue on Windows 8 is also reported by a significant amount of users. According to HP Laptop Support team members, when you run into preparing automatic repair loop on HP laptop Windows system then you may see following error messages:

  1. Windows 10 automatic repair is failed. log file c /windows/system32/logfiles/srt/srttrail.txt
  2. Windows 10 that is Your PC did not start properly.
  3. exe /fix boot access is denied.

No matter what error you see, you can easily get rid of Windows 10/8 automatic repair loop by following the steps mentioned in this post.

What Is Automatic Repair Loop and Why Does It Happen?

Automatic Repair is Windows’ own repair tool which is available on Windows 10/8. This tool is specifically designed to launch automatically whenever there is any start-up problem comes up on Windows system.

Usually, by running automatic repair, Windows system diagnoses the start-up issues, fix them and then restart the PC automatically. But whenever Windows didn’t shut down appropriately, it moves into automatic repair loop. For instance, if your system powered off inappropriately due to system crash, power outage, incomplete or corrupt data in the registry that might lead to the automatic repair loop. So, in order to prevent automatic repair loop in the future, you might wish to avoid force quit of Windows.

Now, look at some common measures that you can take to fix Automatic repair loop in Windows operating system.

Restart Your PC

Sometimes, when Windows thinks that there is a problem with your PC, then it starts the automatic repair process and eventually ended up in stuck at automatic repair loop. But, there are times when there is no any problem, so you may just need to restart the PC.

  1. Restart the PC and keep hitting F8 until you reach into Windows Boot Manager.
  2. Highlight or select Windows 10 and then press Enter to restart your PC into Windows 10.

Use Command Prompt

If you see an error messages like “your PC didn’t start correctly”, then you need to move into Boot Options menu and make use of the command prompt to exit from automatic repair loop.

  1. Tap on Advanced Options, choose troubleshoot then go to Advanced Options and then open Command Prompt.
  2. Enter the following commands “bootrec.exe” “rebuildbcd bootrec.exe” “fixmbr bootrec.exe” “fixboot” and then hit the enter button after each command to run them.
  3. Once it all complete restart your PC.

Disable Early Launch Anti-malware Protection system

By disabling early launch of anti-malware protection you can easily close automatic repair loop.

  1. Tap on advanced options, select troubleshoot and then from the advanced options click on startup settings.
  2. When the PC restarts, select the disable early launch anti-malware protection and after that restart your computer.

Restore Windows Registry

When Windows displays “Windows Automatic Repair couldn’t repair your PC”, then it indicates that you have a corrupted registry on your computer system. Thus, you can get your Windows system out from automatic repair loop by restoring the Windows registry directory.

Once you done with repairing, then simply restart your PC to see whether the problem is fixed or not.

Delete the Problematic File

Sometimes, due to few files which gets corrupted and you have to face Windows automatic repair couldn’t complete error. So first of all check the SrtTrail.txt and then rub out the corrupted files.

  1. On the boot menu go for Troubleshoot and from the advanced options click on command prompt.
  2. Enter the following in the CMD and hit Enter: C:\cd Windows\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt.
  3. You should see something like that, the vsock.sys belongs to third-party VMWare so it is secure to delete.
  4. Just need to delete the problematic file and then you are good to go.
System Restore

In order to fix Windows automatic repair loop, you can also perform system restore if you have created a restore point before.

Simply, select a restore point which was created before the automatic repair loop. Now, Windows will automatically restore your computer to the original status. You can also take HP Support team’s associates assistance in doing so, if you have no idea about how it’s done. They will guide you properly to eliminate your issues and fix your problems.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How Do I Fix The Automatic Repair Loop In Windows 10?

  1. To rectify it, you should first remove your laptop battery.
  2. After that, you should also remove RAM, USB drives and then reconnect the hard drive.
  3. Now, you will have to check your boot priority and change disk controller mode in BIOS.
  4. Hereafter, you will have to enable XD, XN and or NX in BIOS and perform a clean reinstallation.

Doing the same will surely fix the automatic repair loop in windows 10, easily and effectively in no time.

How Do I Get Out Of The Automatic Repair Loop?

  1. To disable automatic repair loop, you should go to the ‘Start’ menu on your computer.
  2. Search for ‘Command Prompt’ and then select ‘Run as administrator’ option
  3. In the command prompt, you need to type the bcdedit and press ‘Enter’ button.
  4. Under the ‘Windows Boot Loader’ section, you should come across identifier values.
  5. You can disable automatic repair by typing the following command and then press ‘Enter’ button.
  6. By implementing these steps, you can easily get out the automatic repair loop with optimum ease.

What Do You Do When Your Computer Says Preparing Automatic Repair?

Is your computer system completely unable to boot? It is happening due to the ‘Preparing Automatic Repair’. Alternative, it might also happen due to the ‘Diagnosing your PC’ problems. However, you can easily do a hard reboot to your computer system. For that, you will have to remove the AC adapter and then remove the battery. Reconnect it and then press & hold the ‘Power’ button for around half of a minute. This process will hard boot up your computer system and provide you ease while working on it.

What Is Preparing Automatic Repair On Windows 10?

Automatic Repair is one of the finest features come up with the Windows 10/8. It will surely help the users by fixing a wide variety of computer issues and hurdles. Generally, it starts troubleshooting the computer system when it denies booting up properly. However, due to numerous numbers known and unknown reasons, Windows Automatic Repair doesn’t perform well. As a result, you will come across a black screen or a blue screen of death error. For more information, you can get the live remedy, at the comfort of your home.

How Do I Turn Off Preparing Automatic Repair?

Check out the process:

  1. Open the ‘Start’ menu and find out the command prompt.
  2. Afterwards, you need to right-click on the command prompt to run as an administrator.
  3. Now, you need to type the bcdedit in the command prompt.
  4. It will open the ‘Windows Boot Loader’ and you need to make a note of recovery-enabled and identifier values.

Follow the on-screen directions and you will be able to turn your preparing automatic repair off. You should opt for the expert’ backing, if any problems take place.

How Do I Fix Automatic Repair Couldn’t Repair My Computer?

To fix it out completely from the root, you should move to the ‘Preparing automatic repair’ window. Apart from that, you will have to press & hold the ‘Power’ button for the three times. It will forcefully shut your computer system down. You will find that your computer system will enter into the boot repair page. You can do so after 2-3 times of reboot and then you need to select the ‘Troubleshoot’ option. After that, you will have to opt for the ‘Refresh PC’ option. Alternatively, you can also come across ‘Reset PC’ that you need to click on it.

What Causes Automatic Repair Loop Windows 10?

There are several sorts of problems causing Automatic Repair loop problems. Among them, the main is the damaged or corrupted Windows 10 ISO files. Apart from that, missing registry keys, malfunctioning hard drives and malicious rootkits can also be the reason. However, if you are facing the problems with the automatic repair loop, you should opt for the help. For that, you need to approach the troubleshooting team of adept professionals who will surely assist you out.

Why Does My Computer Keep Saying Preparing Automatic Repair?

It can happen due to several reasons. The main reason can be the damaged IOS file of your computer system. However, you can also hard boot your computer system to fix the problems you have been facing with the same. Preparing Automatic Repair will no doubt fix the computer problems but sometimes it doesn’t work properly. To get rid of the same problems, you should opt for the help and supervision form the professionals.

How Do I Turn Off Automatic Repair?

On your very first step, you will have to press the ‘Start’ button using your keyboard on your computer. It will open a Start menu and you need to find & select the ‘Command Prompt’ option. Here, you will have to right-click on it to choose the option says ‘Run As Administrator’. Now, you will have to type bcdedit in the command prompt and then press ‘Enter’ button. You will come across the ‘Windows Boot Loader’ section where you need to note down the recovery-enabled and identifier values. Type the following command ad you will be successfully able to disable automatic repair.