How to Fix Loop on Preparing Automatic Repair during Startup

Whenever Windows is experiencing a problem during Startup, you will be directed to the Automatic Repair window automatically. But, some Windows users reported that they also got problem when trying to reach this window like looping or stuck. Hence, we will discuss how to fix loop on preparing Automatic Repair during startup in this article. There are 4 easy methods that you can try.

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How to Fix Loop on Preparing Automatic Repair during Startup

Solution 1. Perform a hard reboot

If your Windows stuck on “Preparing Automatic Repair” or “Diagnosing your PC” error, hard boot is the first solution you can do. Follow the instructions below:

Remove the battery and AC adapter.
Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds and see if it will boot up normally.

Does the error persists? Then try the solution 2 below.

Solution 2. Boot into safe mode

The second method you can try is boot into Safe mode.

Shut down your computer.
Insert the Windows bootable installation disk to your PC and boot from it.
When prompted to Press any key to boot from CD or DVD, press any key.
Select the language in the Windows Setup interface, and click on Next button.
Tap on Repair your computer.
Choose Troubleshoot.
Click on Advanced options.
Choose Startup Settings.
Click on Restart. After restart, the computer will show another screen that has different startup options.
On your keyboard, press the 4 or the F4 key to boot into minimal Safe Mode. (If you need to do some online research after booting into the safe mode, press 5 or F5 to boot into “Safe Mode with Networking.”)

Solution 3. Perform a startup repair

Another solution when you face stuck on preparing Automatic Repair is to perform a startup repair.

The steps are:

Insert the Windows bootable drive to your computer and boot from it.
Choose your language preferences, and click on Next.
Click on Repair your computer.
Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Repair.

Solution 4. Disable Automatic Repair at Windows 10 boot

You can also disable Automatic Repair feature in Windows 10. Though this feature is good, but if it causes error to your computer, disabling the feature can be a good solution. The instructions are as follows:

Insert the Windows bootable drive to your PC and boot from it.
Choose the language and click on Next.
Select Repair your computer > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt.
Type bcdedit /set {current} recoveryenabled No in the Command Prompt window and press Enter button.
Type exit and press Enter.

Conclusion

That’s all! If the error persists after you conducted all the methods above, you should try to reinstall the Windows OS. It could be that the startup system is fail or corrupted. Hence, installing a fresh copy of Windows OS can be a good solutions. Check on this article How to Install Windows 10 and Get A Windows 10 License.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us. Thank you for reading, Pals!