Windows 10: My HP Laptop is stuck on "preparing to configure"

Please help. My laptop has been stuck on "preparing to configure windows do not switch off" for over 12 HOURS today. I have forced shut down by holding the power button till it goes off. Then I power on again... Still the same thing happens. It did this last night for over 4hours. I tried again today this morning and still no change.I need help in fixing this, please.

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Laptop stuck up at preparing to configure windows

The laptop is stuck up at “preparing to configure windows Don’t turn off your computer “. It’s been more than three hours and it still displays the same. What to do ?

what can i do to make the laptop to turn on ?

 

Computer Stuck on "Preparing to configure Windows

Hi Reegan,

Your concern regarding the stuck on preparing to configure screen in Windows can be due to changes on your device configuration/settings or broken system files. To effectively assist you with your concern, we'd like to ask the following:

• Which Windows build and version is running on your device? Type
  winver in the search box and press Enter to help you identify.
• Have you made any changes on your device prior to your concern?
• What are the troubleshooting steps that you've performed to resolve your concern?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you run a full scan (SFC) and run a check health (DISM) command to rule out any issues related to corrupted system files which may prevent your device from starting properly.
To do this, you can follow the steps on this Forum Article created by
community MVP ZigZag3143.

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

 

My HP laptop is stuck on Preparing Automatic Repair has been for many hours

Hello Sarah,

I'd like to verify if you're computer is still stuck on Preparing Automatic Repair state. If not, I'd suggest to perform the steps below:

1. Force shutdown your laptop, check first if your computer will boot normally. If not, after your computer restarts several times. you'll see the Windows 10 Boot Options menu.

2. Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options.

3. Choose Command Prompt, copy and paste the commands below and press Enter the after each line:

• bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd
• bootrec.exe /fixmbr
• bootrec.exe /fixboot

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.