Windows 10: Automatic Repair Loop

Have an existing W-10 Home on a Dell 660 Desktop.
It keeps starting with the Automatic Repair that goes to the "Diagnosing your PC" to the "Pc did not start correctly".
Going to "Advanced" and "Troubleshooting" I first tried to "Reset". Went thru the motions then "Could not be reset"

In Advanced, there's no "System Restore" point. No System Image Recovery".
Can't go back to previous build.
Trying to change the "Start Up Settings" just returns to the "...Repair" loop. Does not give any choices, just goes back to the loop.
The owner gave me the Dell Recovery DVD's so I can go back to 8.1 with a reinstall but I'd like to see if I can fix it.
There's a bunch of installed Programs I'm sure they don't have the originals for.
I've been using W-10 since the original build last year. Insider Program. Have seen the loop before but always managed to resove it.

Pete

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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.

 

Automatic Repair Loop

Hi,

Unsuccessful installation of an update could be a possible cause why you are experiencing the automatic repair loop. To address this concern, we suggest running the Startup Repair tool using your bootable USB. This tool can scan and repair damaged system
files. Follow these steps to run the Startup Repair tool:

• Insert the bootable USB and boot Windows 10 from it.
• In the Windows Setup page, select the language to install, Time and currency format and the keyboard or input method and click on Next.
• Click on Repair your computer and select Troubleshoot.
• Click on Advanced options and select Automatic Repair and select the operating system. You might also require changing the boot priority in BIOS in order to allow the computer to boot from CD/DVD.

Important: While scanning the hard drive if any bad sectors are found, the scanner tries to repair that sector, any data available on that might be lost.

Note: Modifying BIOS settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Modifications
of the settings are at your own risk.

Keep us updated about the result.

 

Here they are just like Microsoft and won't deal with it because they can't fix it either.

 

Hey there, that was a year and a half ago.
Haven't seen this particular problem since.