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
    2014-06-07T01:57:01+00:00

    I have a very similar problem. I have an ASUS Desktop, which came with Windows 8 (OEM), so I don't have the product key. Moreover, I have upgraded to Windows 8.1.

    My issues started when I was trying to create a Recovery Drive. However, the USB Flash Drive was not recognized (see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8\_1-system/windows-81-create-a-usb-recovery-drive-usb-not/59a80c72-eece-4fe2-87b5-760e78c1fc78). As I was trying to troubleshot this problem, I made some BIOS changes (USB Settings), and I couldn't boot afterwards. Now I'm stuck on "Automatic Repair" for hours. Once it finishes... it reboots and starts again.

    I have a recovery partition, which I can't access... my last resource now will be creating a Recovery Drive from my wife's windows 8.1 laptop and seeing if I can do anything from there.

    This is so frustrating... I spent hours this already.

    PS: I can't download the ISO because I don't have the license key as it is OEM.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-06-05T05:39:27+00:00

    Hello Krutesh,

    Thank you for the response.

    There are two modes in BIOS in which Windows can boot. They are:

    a. Legacy boot.

    b. UEFI mode.

    Windows 8.1 supports secure boot. Secure boot is a security standard developed by members of the PC industry to help make sure that your PC boots using only software that is trusted by the PC manufacturer.

    For Reference:

    Secure Boot Overview

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824987.aspx

    You may select UEFI(Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) in BIOS.

    I hope this information helps.

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-05T03:38:30+00:00

    Didn't work for me. I might have done something wrong. how do i do a selective boot up with bios in windows 8.1 ?

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