Windows 10: Stuck on Preparing Automatic Repair - won't boot from usb

Hi there,Exactly as the title says. Laptop was doing a Windows update and I hadn't realised it wasn't plugged in so it died. When I charged it back up it said preparing automatic repairs. I wondered if it was just going to take ages so I left it on overnight and it stayed on there. Then I made a bootable USB, and tried to boot it from there, but it has just stayed on the loading screen for the last hour and a half. Any suggestions?

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Laptop stuck on "Preparing Automatic Repair" and won't boot from USB

My laptop (Asus X555UB) won't boot into Windows. It shows the circle loading, then the screen goes off for a second to show me "Preparing Automatic Repair" and it's stuck in there eternally until I shut it down.

I've tried everything. No matter how many times I reset, it happens again. Removed the battery. Still same. Unplugged RAM to see if it's defective, same.

The last attempt was what drove me crazy. Tried to boot my Win10 USB stick to do some startup repair or boot rebuild and... USB stick got stuck on the loading screen too. I waited a solid 45 minutes and nothing happened. Upon restart, I go into BIOS and
now it won't even recognize the USB.

I'm losing all hope with this laptop already, I don't know what else I can do...

 

Win 10 stuck at preparing automatic repair

Hi,

This issue can be caused by system files corruption.

To better assist you, please answer the following questions:

• On which version of Windows 10 is your device running?
• Are you getting any error messages?
• Do you have an installation media for Windows 10 (DVD or USB)?

In the meantime, try performing the troubleshooting steps provided by
Nyima Yonten on this
thread which was found similar and helpful in resolving the issue.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.

 

Cannot boot laptop from USB, gets stuck in a Preparing Automatic Repair loop

Hello,

I was using my laptop yesterday (an HP Omen) and it suddenly went to a black screen with
no visible cursor. I tried restarting it, and it was fixed until it happened again a couple of hours later. After I had restarted it again, it went into automatic repair mode. It has been stuck like this, alternating between automatic repair and a
black screen, with the white circles rotating for a half second before freezing.

No matter what I do, I cannot progress past this screen.

I've tried the following:

• Using F11 to get into the recovery menu - doesn't work, just takes me back to automatic repair after a "please wait" message
• Waiting - no luck, obviously
• Removing the battery - I can't because there is a screw with a worn down head on the laptop case
• Diagnostics - there are no hardware issues from what I can tell
• Booting from a USB - installed windows ISO on a 16GB Lexar USB using, on two separate occasions, both the Windows Media Creation tool AND Rufus. Neither work. I've changed the boot order, I've used legacy mode, disabled secure booting, etc. No luck at all.

When I boot from USB, it just takes me to a Preparing Automatic Repair screen, which then transitions to a screen with the Omen logo, which then repeats ad nauseum. The light on the USB does
flash, but only for a couple of seconds.

Any help? I'm at a total loss here.

EDIT: Just to clarify, the warranty is expired and this computer is nearing 4 years old.