Windows 8 is stuck in an automatic repair loop

Anonymous
2012-10-26T21:04:03+00:00

My windows 8 get in a automatic repair loop and it couldn't repair it. And than it says log file d:\windows\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail.txt

What to do?

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Anonymous
2012-10-29T14:14:32+00:00

do a selective boot up with bios

get cmd to open and check

bootrec /fixMBR

bootrec /Fixboot

bootrec /rebuildBCD

and also

chkdsk /r c:

chkdsk /r d:

chkdsk /r e:

chkdsk /r f:

then let repair go thowe again and should be stoped

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Anonymous
2014-12-31T16:33:06+00:00

Hello Coonut,

Thank you for your reply,

I would suggest you to login to any other computer and create a Windows 8 installation disk. Using that disk you can perform the troubleshooting methods given below.

Refer the link to create the installation disk:

How to create installation media for a PC refresh or reset:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

Hope the information helps.

Please reply with the results, in order to help you fix the issue.

Wish u a Happy New Year!

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T21:44:28+00:00

    do a selective boot up with bios

    get cmd to open and check

    bootrec /fixMBR

    bootrec /Fixboot

    bootrec /rebuildBCD

    and also

    chkdsk /r c:

    chkdsk /r d:

    chkdsk /r e:

    chkdsk /r f:

    then let repair go thowe again and should be stoped

    Can you restate this in layman terms for those of us who have this issue but are not computer techies..??  Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-15T17:16:45+00:00

    Hi,

    Try to boot your computer in safe mode and check if that helps.

    Start computer in safe mode

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

    Hope this information helps. Please let us know if you need any other assistance with Windows in future. We will be happy to assist you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-01T05:16:44+00:00

    My Asus laptop that came with windows 8 and I've upgraded to 10 since it was launched is stuck in a "automatic repair loop" It's where the computer has crashed and on boot goes to the home screen and attempts to "automatically repair" the computer then it repeatedly fails giving me other options repair my computer such as: continue and continue to Windows 8, use a USB drive network connection or Windows recovery DVD, troubleshoot which includes refreshing my PC, factory resetting my PC, & Advanced options which includes system restore, and System image Recovery, UEFI firmware settings, command prompt, startup settings, and simply turning off my computer.

    I have attempted the following I have used the device has had an ISO file on it and that you're not successfully go through and gave me an error screen I have a course turned it off continue to Windows 8 and that goes right back to the title screen with the repair Loop. It will not allow me to refresh my PC because the windows Drive is apparently locked. I have tried to separate system restores going about 2 weeks and a month before hand I have tried two separate command prompts I looked up online that are supposed to find any errors and remove the errors in the computer but it found nothing.

    I'm not exactly sure what the cause was but I have three theories. The first theory is a separate hard drive installed by a USB cable my dad got for my birthday was installed and then as I went online on other sites besides YouTube ad started popping up that claim to be powered by an Unblocker. I could also believe the Unblocker just popped up for me having the default app lock that you can get from Google I'm not exactly sure. What I try to do is system restore just 3 days back in and that's when the automatic repair Loop started I'm not sure if it was the I block just allowing a virus to Come Thru or what the external hard drive that caused it. My goal is that with any way possible to just get my computer back to the home screen I can open up Internet Explorer again or get to my files without a factory reset so I don't lose my files. Thanks

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