Windows 10: How to fix "preparing for automatic repair" after sudden shutdown during "windows is not...

My computer was showing "windows is not responding" at the time and I forgot to plug the charger in so it shutdown suddenly. After trying to turn it on, it keeps showing "preparing for automatic repair" on loop.

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How to fix "preparing for automatic repair" after sudden shutdown during "windows is not responding"?

My computer was showing "windows is not responding" at the time and I forgot to plug the charger in so it shutdown suddenly. After trying to turn it on, it keeps showing "preparing for automatic repair" on loop.

 

HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILED and Preparing Automatic Repair loop


Hello Les,

Have you checked other threads on these forums to see if there are any suggestions you can try.

Here's one to try: Windows 10 preparing automatic repair loop

 

preparing automatic repair

Hi Sanjay,

Preparing automatic repair appears when something goes wrong with your PC and the system attempts to resolve it by itself. Upon checking the Community, we have found a related thread which includes a suggestion that can resolve your issue.
You can refer to this
link and check out the response of Sudharshan M K, one of our forum moderators. From there, you can follow the steps to
perform start up repair from Windows Recovery Environment.

Get back to us should you need additional assistance.