Windows 10: Automatic repair fail loop

My laptop's been stuck on automatic repair failing loop for a week and no solution online seems to work.


When trying the three bootrec.exe commands the third onebootrec.exe /fixboot failed and said "Access is denied"


The first phase of chkdsk /r took 24 hours with a lot of corrupted and unaccessible files only for the second phase to fail and restart the whole thing again.


When trying to open the srttrail.txt from command prompt, can't go further than \System32 since it's "corrupted or unreadable"


Disabling automatic startup repair didn't work as it couldn't locate the OS because a required file was missing or contained errors.

File: \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi

Error code: 0xc0000001


Also resetting the pc option while keeping the files did not work with the error: "There was a problem resetting your PC. No changes were made."

Resetting with the remove everything option yielded the same results.


Checking and changing boot priority in Bios did not work, nor did removing things connected to the laptop.


Unfortunately, I did not get any backups or create any restore points and there are files in there that I need.


There were talks of a January update causing this. But I don't know if my laptop actually received it since it was on auto-update.

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Automatic Repair Loop

Hi Charlene,

Your concern regarding the device going into an Automatic Repair Loop can be caused by change on its settings/configuration or broken system files. To effectively assist you with your concern, can confirm if you've made any changes on your device prior to
your concern?

As an initial step to get back into the normal Windows screen, we suggest that you perform a
Startup repair. The repair will attempt to fix any broken components/files which may prevent your device from booting properly. To do this, follow the steps below:

• On theAutomatic Repair screen, select Advanced options.
• Select Troubleshoot.
• Select Advanced options.
• Select Startup Repair.

We'll appreciate if you can send us an update.

 

Automatic Repair Loop Continued Woes


The automatic repair loop might be caused by the following issues:

• filesystem corruption
• corrupt MBR or BCD
• improper registry settings

This article covers all the possible reasons and solutions:
Fix Automatic Startup Repair Loop in Windows 10, 8 and 7 | Password Recovery

I hope this helps!

 

Windows 10 is stuck in Automatic Repair loop

Hi Robert,

Automatic Repair loop is a feature designed to help you fix some PC issues in Windows. It might fail to work sometimes and stuck in a startup repair loop in Windows 10.

The two most common cases of the Windows Automatic Repair loop issue are:

1. Windows Automatic Repair stuck on a black screen with "Preparing Automatic Repair" error message.

2. Windows Automatic Repair failed and said, "Automatic repair couldn't repair your PC".

We suggest that you try the solutions provided by community experts on this
link and let us know how it goes.

We will wait for your response.