Windows 10: Windows 10 Automatic Repair Loop - No fixes working

Hello,


As of December 30, 2020, my 64-bit Toshiba Satellite running Windows 10 Home found itself stuck in the dreaded automatic repair loop. I've tried so many fixes now, but none seem to work. Last good boot was 12/14/20. No new software installed recently. Had trouble reading and recognizing a [safe, clean, working-in-other-computers] USB flash drive immediately before I restarted and had this start happening. Here's the situation:

• I can access the recovery environment.
• I tried "Startup Repair" but it didn't work.
• I tried to uninstall feature updates and quality updates - couldn't.
• Tried to restore my system to the two previous saves - couldn't.
• Tried to do the chkdsk repairs and it found nothing.
• Tried to do the bcdedit's in command prompt to repair the boot system - didn't help.
• Made a media installation tool on another PC - can access it just fine, and I'm stopping short of reinstalling Windows if I can help it.
• Keep trying to enter Safe Mode - I can access the option, but then when I choose it, it just goes back in to automatic repair loop.
• I've opened up the computer, unplugged the battery, removed the CMOS battery to let the circuit electricity die - to no avail.
• Tried to do a System Reset - wouldn't let me.
• Made sure my boot mode was UEFI mode and Standard not Fast. Only one boot mode is on.
• I cannot access the desktop by any means at this point.
• I've backed up my personal files via the notepad.exe via Command Prompt backdoor.
• When I look at re-installing Windows 10 which was pre-installed on my Toshiba Satellite as Windows 8 way back in 2013 with Microsoft Office - ie. I don't have a product key for anything, I see 6 partitions on my computer, and that includes roughly 10gb on the recovery partition that I sadly cannot access.
• When I look at the SRTTrail.txt file, I get all 0x0 error codes, and the startup repair says that multiple attempts were made, but no solutions could be found.

Please, somebody tell me there is a way to fix this... I read so many forums and tried the solutions to no avail. If I have to go the "try to fully reinstall Windows" I'll go that route, but it's such a pain in the butt if I were to lose my Office credentials and all.


Thanks,

Patrick

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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!

 

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.

 

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.