my laptop says preparing automatic repair

#My laptop says preparing automatic repair update#
#My laptop says preparing automatic repair windows 10#
#My laptop says preparing automatic repair password#

NOTE: You will need to get into the 'Advanced Options' in order to get the 'Refresh Option'. From here just follow the screen instructions until the recovery is completed. Here you want to select 'Refresh your PC', if you do not wish to erase data, or 'Reset your PC' to erase all data and restore your system.Ĩ. Click 'Advanced Options' and then select 'Troubleshoot'.ħ. Now you want to let the laptop boot to the 'Automatic Repair' screen.Ħ.

Repeat this process a few times until you see the 'Preparing Automatic Repair' screen.ĥ.

As soon as you see the rotating loading circle, press and hold the Power Button until the computer shuts off.Ĥ.

#My laptop says preparing automatic repair update#

I haven't been able to boot to Windows since.Note: If this problem started after an update (or system reinstall), please make sure the laptop is not connected to the internet in any way before you use the following instructions.ģ.

#My laptop says preparing automatic repair password#

I changed the power setting back to 'never shut off' and disabled the Windows password because I was afraid in the future I wouldn't remember it. It turned off three times and each time, when I turned the computer back on it went through an auto repair but then would eventually let me back into Windows.

#My laptop says preparing automatic repair windows 10#

Windows 10 did an update that changed my power settings so that my hard drive would turn off after 20 minutes. PS: I'm not sure if it matters at this point, but here's what was going on before all this happened. Using the Windows 10 installation USB to access a command prompt, I tried the four boot rec commands I saw in other posts (fixmbr, fixboot, scanos and rebuildbcd) they all completed successfully but didn't help my problem.īefore I do a complete reinstall, can anyone think of anything else I can try to get me into Windows long enough to copy off my back up files or at least some key files I can't do without? Should I try going back to the previous build? Or use System Image Recovery? I don't know what those two things mean and I'm really afraid of losing my data. I have a Windows 10 installation USB and I've tried using it to do a Startup Repair but that seems to be the same as the automatic repair my computer is already trying to do and it just keeps repeating what I typed above. I can't start in Safe Mode by holding down the shift key it just pauses at the Dell logo screen until I let go, then it starts the auto repair sequence.

If I have to delete everything on it I’m fine with that just need my laptop back that’s all. When I press F12 I have the option to run Dell's diagnostics on the hard drive which comes up with no errors or problems. I really don’t know how this happened but one day I tried turning on my laptop and then I see preparing automatic repair I have seen all the repair methods but I’m stuck on a black screen that says preparing automatic repair I don’t know what to do. Then 'Scanning and repairing drive (C:): 0% complete'. Then the Dell logo and F2/F12 prompts again. This might take over an hour to complete.' Then a black screen comes up with the Windows logo and spinning circle of dots and it says, 'Preparing automatic repair'. When the computer turns on, I see the Dell logo and I have the ability to press F2 or F12. My computer, an XPS 8500 originally running Windows 7 but upgraded to Windows 10, is stuck in a diagnose/repair loop.