"Preparing automatic repair" loop Windows 10

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"Preparing automatic repair" loop Windows 10

Hi all,

After searching for hours on google and here trying to find a solution Im writing here for your help or ideas on how to fix this problem.

I have imac 5K with windows 10 installed. Everything was working just great. Last night windows installed an automatic update and the nightmare began. After restarting my computer Windows 10 went to " Preparing automatic repair" after awhile a blue screen shows with windows options from which none seem to work.

Now the only thing that happens is that every time I restart Windows 10 it goes to "Preparing automatic repair" , after that a black screen and then the blue screen with Windows options ( Troubleshoot, Use a device, Continue to windows and Turn off your PC) Which none seem to do anything.

I dont want to lose important data on my Windows drive. And yes I am open to installing Windows all over again but without losing the data.

Yes I have a usb with Windows installed. I tried booting from it but I can´t seem to get to the Repair Windows option. All it lets me do is install windows again.

All the help is welcomed 🙂

Tina

Posted on Dec 13, 2015 7:56 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Dec 13, 2015 8:21 AM in response to tinasoini

Can you get to a Command Prompt when in Automatic Repair?

For example, please see http://www.howtogeek.com/222532/how-to-repair-corrupted-windows-system-files-wit h-the-sfc-and-dism-commands/ .

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 8:55 AM in response to Loner T

Hello,

yes I can get to command prompt in automatic repair. Okay ill try the dirrections on the link and update what happend.

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Loner T

HI, I tried everything on the link and got this even when booting in Safe Mode :

Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation

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Loner T

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Dec 13, 2015 10:09 AM in response to tinasoini

Can you look at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766465%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSP PError=-2147217396 and check the attributes for the Windows partition?

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 10:48 AM in response to Loner T

HI, this are the information I got :/. Im a newbie when it comes to coding thou so Im not sure if this information is helpful.

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Loner T

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Dec 13, 2015 11:03 AM in response to tinasoini

You seem to have a Fusion drive. Can you select disk1 and list volumes?

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 11:06 AM in response to Loner T

HI, yeah I did that too. You can see the info in the second image I uploaded previously.

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Loner T

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Dec 13, 2015 11:11 AM in response to tinasoini

In your second display, I do not see which disk the Volume is on. The first display is list volume, but do not see which disk they came from.

If BC Assistant was used, and Windows installed on Fusion drive, the Windows volume ends up on disk1. Just need to confirm.

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 12:07 PM in response to Loner T

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 12:10 PM in response to tinasoini

Here is some more information for you:) Yes I did use Bootcamp assistant to install Windows 10 and I checked from Windows setup that Windows was installed in disk 1 as it had the correct size I partinioned with the correct free space. Hope this helps:/

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 13, 2015 12:14 PM in response to Loner T

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Loner T

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Dec 13, 2015 5:33 PM in response to tinasoini

Did you build a USB W10 installer to install Windows? If yes, it would be good to use it and try to Repair this installation.

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tinasoini Author

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Dec 14, 2015 4:08 AM in response to Loner T

Hi, yes I did with bootcamp assistant but It lets me only install new Windows and nothing else?

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Loner T

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Dec 14, 2015 11:45 AM in response to tinasoini

Do you have files in the current installation that you want to save? If yes, can you copy the files you need from the OSX side and re-install. A re-install should provide an option to save the current installation as Windows.old.

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mattdodd

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Feb 9, 2016 2:05 PM in response to tinasoini

I'm having a similar problem.

I have a Late 2015 21.5" Retina 4K iMac, with a Core i7, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB Flash drive.

I had issues with installing Windows 10 on it originally, as a standard installation using Boot Camp Assistant just would not work and I ended up having to partition the drive with Disk Utility, install Windows 10 using an ISO burned to DVD, and then manually install the Boot Camp Windows Support Software.

(detailed here: Boot Camp & Win 10 on a 21.5" Retina 4K iMac? )

I booted into Windows 10 last week, for the first time in maybe a few weeks, to find that there were a selection of updates to install.

I downloaded and installed the updates, but after the system had restarted it then got stuck in a "preparing automatic repair" loop as in the OP.

In the end, I wiped the partition and re-installed Windows 10 the same way that I had successfully done originally (but with a newer ISO burned to DVD).

On the new installation, everything was going OK at first. It installed successfully, it updated successfully, it restarted successfully.

But... when I restarted the system after then finally installing the Windows Support Software after all the Windows updates, I then suffered the same "preparing automatic repair" loop as I had before 😟

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