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"Automatic repair couldn't repair your PC"

Anonymous
2021-11-19T12:30:12+00:00

I keep on getting this when i boot up my pc and i can't seem to reset my pc whatsoever. I dont know what to do. Please help

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"Press "Advanced options" to try other options to repair your pc or "shut down" to turn off your PC. Log File: D:\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt"

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Sumit D - IA 167K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-11-19T13:02:10+00:00

    Hi Lance,

    I am Sumit here to assist you with this question.

    From the WinRE, see the steps below::

    1. Use Startup repair: The first option you can try is to use Startup repair, which automatically detects problems and fixes them. Depending on the severity of the problem, it may or may not be successful.

    2.Uninstall Updates

    The second step you can try is to uninstall the latest updates if Windows 10 fails to start after installing updates.

    Choose Uninstall Updates.

    Uninstall the update based on what was installed – a feature update or a quality update. Usually, the former is responsible.

    3.CHKDSK:

    If uninstalling did not help and is unrelated, the next step is to try using a Disk Check.

    Choose Command Prompt in the list of troubleshooting.

    Get the Current Windows Installation drive letter, which is either C, D, or E, Type BCDEDIT, and Press Enter. Note the letter.

    Enter the command given below:

    chkdsk X: /f /r (Replace X with the Current Windows Install Letter)

    When done, you would see the output and restart the PC to check.

    4.Another try you can give to fix is SFC SCANNOW through Offboot switch. For this follow the steps below:

    First, find the Windows Install drive letter using BCDEDIT command.

    Then, try entering the following command:

    sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows

    After the scan completes you would see the results.

    You can also try using DISM: dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

    1. Reset this PC or clean install.

    The last Step is a Reset. The catch with Reset is, all applications would be removed and files would be kept(you would be presented with the option to erase everything). Also, for this step, A healthy Reset Image is required, which maybe would be affected by corruption. If you are using Installation media, you can do a clean install after rescuing your files.

    Rescue Files when Windows won't start

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    The steps are in detail with pictures, here:

    https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2020/08/fix-wi...

    Content on the above blog is written by a Windows MVP so it is safe, however do watch out for ads.

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  2. Kapil Arya 37,686 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-11-20T11:52:49+00:00

    Hello,

    See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/automatic-startup-repair-couldnt-repair-your-pc-windows-10

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

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