Automatic repair is one of the problems that occurs quite often in Windows 10. Usually this problem appears when your PC / laptop just wants to boot.
Normally, when the PC / laptop boots up, what appears is the operating system display. Well, here instead appears the Windows logo that reads automatic repair.
This problem can occur repeatedly, dan can be really annoying.
So, for those of you whose computer is experiencing automatic repair problems, don't worry. You can find out how to solve it through our discussion here.
Causes of Preparing Automatic Repair
The problem of preparing automatic repair occurs because Windows detects that there is an error or damaged data in it.
So that the process of preparing automatic repair actually functions to repair damaged data in Windows automatically
For the cause of Automatic Repair in Windows, mostly due to the following things:
- The system on the laptop has the usual bugs
- There is a corrupted registry file
- There is a corrupt Windows data file
- Computer infected with virus
- Operating system crash
- There has been damage to the hard disk
There are several ways to solve the problem of preparing automatic repair that you can try based on the cause. Here's the solution:
1. Turn off the PC/Laptop Temporarily
The first step you can try is to turn off the PC or laptop that is experiencing automatic repair problems. The purpose of this is to refresh the system on your computer.
For how to turn it off, it's also not arbitrary, you can follow as follows:
- First, if it boots successfully, you can turn off the computer via the shutdown menu. If you can't boot, please press the physical Shutdown button.
- Then remove all components, such as mouse, keyboard, PC cable for computer or charger cable and battery if in laptop.
- Wait a while, about 3-5 minutes.
- If so, please install all the important components back. For example, PC cables and batteries for laptops.
- Then try restarting the problematic computer or laptop.
- Done.
If the cause is only a minor problem, such as a system bug. This method should be able to immediately solve the problem of automatic repair on your computer or laptop.
2. Using Regback
If the method above doesn't work, you can try to recover the registry file. Because it is very likely that the registry file on your computer is corrupt.
A registry file is a file that appears automatically after Windows successfully boots up. If something is corrupt, it usually makes the computer have problems, one of which is this automatic repair.
Here's how to repair registry files with the regback command:
- Please restart the computer and press the F11 key during the boot process.
- Later the Advanced Options screen will appear, select Command Prompt.
- After that, please enter the command copy c:\windows\system32\config\RegBack* c:\windows\system32\config and press Enter.
- Done.
Then you just have to restart the computer. Then see if automatic repair still appears or not.
3. Disable Automatic Repair Tool
This automatic repair is actually tool-based. Now you can disable this tool, so that later your PC or laptop can immediately boot without having to go through the repair stage of problematic Windows files.
- Here's how to turn off the automatic repair tool feature:
- First, please restart the computer and press F11 to access Advanced Options.
- Then select the Command Prompt menu.
- Enter the command bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No and press Enter.
- Done.
Try restarting again after entering the above command.
4. Rebuild BCD
BCD (Boot Configuration Data) is an important file in every Windows operating system. When this file is corrupted or missing, it will usually cause some problems while booting.
Problems such as automatic repair, no bootable device found and so on. But if the problem is only because of BCD, you can just recreate this file via CMD.
For the steps you can see below:
- Please restart your computer or laptop and press F11 to enter Advanced Options.
- After that, click Command Prompt.
- Then enter the command bootrec /fixmbr and press Enter.
- Enter the command bootrect /fixboot again and press Enter again.
- Next type the command bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup and press Enter.
- Enter the command attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s and press Enter.
- Then type the command ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old and press Enter.
- If so, enter the command bootrec \rebuildbcd and press Enter.
- Finally press Y to confirm the BCD file re-creation.
- Then please type Exit to exit and try restarting the computer.
- Done.
5. Boot Mode Anti Malware
The anti-malware feature is actually very useful as a security system in Windows. One of its main functions is so that it is not easily infected with viruses.
However, many people on well-known computer forums on the internet think that if this anti-malware feature is disabled, it can solve the problem of automatic repair. Therefore, you can also try this method.
Here's how to disable it:
- First, restart the computer first and press the F11 key until it enters Advanced Options.
- Then, click Startup Settings.
- Then press F8 to select the Disable Early Launch Anti-Malware Protection option.
- Restart the computer again to save the configuration.
- Done.
6. Run System Checker
Windows provides a feature for those of you who want to check whether there are corrupted files on your computer or not. The feature we mean here is a system checker that can be used in CMD.
In addition to functioning to check for damaged files, this feature is also able to repair the system automatically.
Here's how to use it:
- Go to Advanced Options first by pressing the F11 key while booting.
- Then select Command Prompt.
- Then enter the command sfc /scannow in CMD.
- Done.
7. Set Default Partition In CMD
Next you can also configure the default partition in CMD. The purpose of configuring here is to make the system partition on the hard disk the default or primary.
So that when it boots up, the device system runs the system partition first. Just run the partition containing the regular data.
Now to configure this partition can be via CMD, the way is as follows:
- Please press F11 while booting to enter Advanced Options.
- Then select Command Prompt.
- Enter the command bcdedit and press Enter.
- Then enter the command bcdedit /set {default} device partition=c: and press Enter.
- If so, please restart.
- Done.
8. Run System Restore
If it still doesn't work, you should try to do a system restore. System restore is a feature in Windows that functions to restore all system files from backup data.
Usually this backup data can be made automatically when you just update the operating system. It can also be obtained manually via a restore point.
In essence, by using this feature, system files on your computer can be restored to a time before this automatic repair problem occurred. Here's how to run it:
- Please enter Advanced Options first by pressing F11.
- Select System Restore.
- Then enter the account password from the computer you are using. If not, you can directly click Continue.
- Later several restore files will appear, please select one and press Next.
- Finally, click the Finish button to start the system restore process.
- Done.
9. Reset Windows
If you don't have a restore point file, then you can try resetting Windows. The purpose of this Windows reset is to repair all system files on your computer.
But if you use this feature, you should first backup all your important data on the hard drive.
For how to do a Windows reset, you can check below:
- First, please press the F9 key and the Power key on the keyboard to enter WinRE.
- After entering WinRE, please select Troubleshoot.
- Then select Reset This PC.
- Click Keep My Files.
- Select Users.
- Please enter the account password first and press the Continue button.
- Select Local Reinstall.
- Start Reset computer.
- Done.
After starting the reset, then you just have to wait until the process is complete.
Reinstall Windows
Reinstalling Windows is the last solution for those of you who want to solve automatic repair problems.
Because there is most likely damage in your previous Windows system file. So that it cannot be repaired, except by replacing it by reinstalling a new Windows.
In conclusion, this automatic repair problem can be easy to solve and also heavy if the Windows system files on your computer are damaged.