Why does my Surface Pro say preparing automatic repair?

04/10/202204/10/2022 | Sarah HendricksonSarah Hendrickson | 0 Comment | 12:00 am

Why does my Surface Pro say preparing automatic repair?

There are many reasons why the tool gets stuck in the dreaded automatic repair loop. This could be due to missing or corrupted systems files, including problems with Windows Registry, incompatible hard drives, file corruption in Windows Boot Manager, or even a faulty Windows update.

How do I get out of preparing automatic repair?

You can do this from Command Prompt with the following steps:

  1. Restart the PC and click “Advanced options” on the Automatic Repair blue screen.
  2. Click “Troubleshoot” > “Advanced Options” > “Startup Settings”.
  3. Choose “Disable early launch anti-malware protection”.

How do you bypass automatic repair loop?

But, there is no need to worry as our solutions will work for most causes of a Windows 10 automatic repair loop.

  1. Run Fixboot and Chkdsk Commands.
  2. Perform a System Scan in Safe Mode.
  3. Restore the Windows Registry.
  4. Disable the Automatic Repair Tool.
  5. Disable Early Launch Anti-Malware.
  6. Reset Your Windows 10 Device.

How do I bypass automatic repair on Windows 10?

How to Disable Windows 10 Automatic Repair at Startup

  1. Open the Command Prompt as administrator and run the bcdedit command:
  2. To disable automatic repair at Windows 10 startup, execute this command: bcdedit /set {current} recoveryenabled no.

What do you do when automatic repair doesn’t work?

How do I fix Windows 10 automatic repair couldn’t repair your PC?

  1. Run fixboot and/or chkdsk command.
  2. Run DISM.
  3. Delete the problematic file.
  4. Disable Automatic Startup Repair.
  5. Restore Windows registry.
  6. Check device partition and osdevice partition.
  7. Disable early launch anti-malware protection.
  8. Perform Refresh or Reset.

How long can preparing automatic repair take?

If the Automatic Repair is working as intended, the repair process can take anywhere from 5 minutes to over an hour, depending on your hard drive specs. If it’s stuck in an endless loop, you can just hard-reboot following the steps in our guide and try out some of the fixes.

What do I do if Windows Startup Repair doesn’t work?

If you cannot use Startup Repair, then your option is to disable automatic restart, run chkdsk and rebuild bcd settings.
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Type following command lines and press Enter after each to fix Startup Repair stuck issue:

  1. bootrec /fixmbr.
  2. bootrec /fixboot.
  3. bootrec /rebuildbcd.

What does it mean when automatic repair couldn’t repair your PC?

If you’re getting a ‘Startup Repair Couldn’t Repair Your PC’ error, it means the Windows Recovery tool can’t fix the errors. This happens when there’s a corrupted file or a bad sector in your storage device containing the Operating System.

How do I bypass automatic repair in Windows 11?

Disable Automatic Repair Tool

Select Advanced repair options and choose Troubleshoot. Then click on Advanced options and select the Command Prompt. Check the values for identifier and recoveryenabled. The identifier value should be set to default and recoveryenabled should be Yes.

How do I force Startup Repair?

  1. Hold the Shift key down at the Windows sign-in screen and press the Power button at the same time.
  2. Continue holding the Shift key, then click Restart.
  3. Once the PC restarts, it’ll present a screen with a few options.
  4. From here, click Advanced options.
  5. In the Advanced options menu, choose Startup Repair.

How do I fix Windows 10 automatic repair couldn’t repair my computer?

How do I fix automatic repair couldn’t repair my computer Windows 11?

To bypass automatic repair on Windows 11/10, open Command Prompt, type bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No and press Enter. Then, restart your PC. The Automatic Startup Repair should be disabled and you might be able to access Windows 11/10 again.

How do I fix Windows Startup Repair Cannot repair this computer automatically?

6 Fixes for “Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically” in Windows 10/8/7

  1. Method 1. Remove Peripheral Devices.
  2. Method 2. Run Bootrec.exe.
  3. Method 3. Run CHKDSK.
  4. Method 4. Run Windows System File Checker Tool.
  5. Method 5. Perform System Restore.
  6. Method 6. Repair Startup Error Without System Backup.

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