An Automatic Repair is a tool in Windows 10, which is designed to launch automatically when the start-up problem arises in your Windows PC. But, there are many Windows users who are reporting about the Windows 10 automatic repair loop issue. It usually happens when your Windows system has not been shut down properly due to a system crash, due to incomplete or corrupted data in the registry and power outage. Then, Windows will get stuck with the automatic repair loop.
Effective Techniques To Fix Windows 10 Automatic Repair Loop Error
No matter what is the cause of getting this error, if you want to resolve it on your own, you can follow any of the methods analyzed below.
Method 1: Restart your Windows PC
When your PC gets stuck at Windows 10 automatic repair loop, there can be some problem in your PC, which you can fix simply by just restarting the machine.
- You have to enter the Windows Boot Manager by restarting your PC and at the same time, by pressing the F8 key.
- Then, highlight Windows 10 and click on Enter key on the keyboard.
This will restart your Windows 10 PC.
Method 2: Use Command Prompt
If you find that you are receiving the Windows 10 preparing automatic repair error, you can use the Command Prompt option to get rid of this error. For that, you have to go through the following steps:
- At first, click on Advanced Options
- Then, choose these options one by one- Troubleshoot> Advanced Options> Command Prompt.
- After that, you have to enter bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd bootrec.exe /fixmbr bootrec.exe/fixboot.
- Then, click on Enter after each line.
- At last, you have to restart your PC to see the changes.
In case the bootrec.exe command fails to fix the repair loop error in Windows 10, it is recommended to try the chkdsk command to get rid of this error.
Method 3: Disable the Anti-malware protection
As the anti-malware protection option is related to the automatic repair loop, if you disable this option, this error will get resolved.
- At first, click on Advanced options. Then, click on Troubleshoot.
- Go to Advanced options and select “Startup Settings”.
- After your Windows PC restarts, you have to choose the “Disable early launch anti-malware protection” option.
- At last, restart your computer again.
Method 4: Deletion of problematic files
If your PC is displaying “Windows 10 preparing automatic repair” error, it might be due to the presence of some corrupted files. So, in order to get rid of this error, at first, you have to check the SrtTrail.txt. After that, you need to delete the corrupted files by applying the following steps:
- Go to the boot menu and select the Troubleshoot option.
- Thereafter, select Advanced options and Command Prompt.
- Then, you have to enter the following line: “C:\cdWindows\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt.”
- Click on Enter key on your keyboard and you will see the link of the file which is corrupted. In this case, it is “Boot Critical file C: Windows\System32\drivers\vsock.sys.”
- The vsock.sys actually belongs to the third-party VMWare and thus, it is safe to delete.
- If you want to delete vsock.sys, enter the following line in it- “cd c:windows\system32\drivers\del\vsock.sys”.
It is not always necessary that vsock.sys file is corrupted. If the screen displays any other corrupted file, then at first, check whether that file is a core system file or not. If you find that it is a core system file, then you cannot delete it.
Method 5: Restore Windows Registry files
If there is a corrupted registry in your computer, then there is a chance that your PC might be preparing automatic repair loop Windows 10. You can simply get your Windows out of this loop by restoring the registry from RegBack directory by following the steps described below:
- At first, click on Advanced options. From there, select Troubleshoot.
- Again, choose Advanced options and then, click on Command Prompt
- Enter the following line in Command Prompt: “copy c:windows\system32\config\RegBack*c:windows\system32\config”
- Then, click on Enter key. If you are asked to overwrite files, type All and then, press Enter
- At last, you have to exit Command Prompt by typing Exit and pressing Enter key on the keyboard.
- Then, restart your PC.
Method 6: System Restore your PC
You can also fix Windows 10 stuck in automatic repair error by performing a system restore. But you can use this method if and only you have previously enabled System Protection and created a restore point. You can follow these steps to do it:
- When you get the screen of Advanced Startup Options, click on Troubleshoot
- Then, choose Advanced Options and from there, select System Restore.
- Select a restore point which has been created earlier.
This will make your Windows to restore to the original status but this will delete the files which were created after the system point.
No matter what method you have chosen, it is recommended to back up your data before you apply any of these methods so that you can avoid data loss risks.
