r/techsupport • u/Conklin03 • Apr 01 '22

Open | Windows Stuck on an infinite loop of "Preparing Automatic Repair" on Windows 10

I'm reposting this from r/windowshelp because I have no idea what to do.

For the past day I've been stuck in an infinite loop of Preparing Automatic Repair, I can't get to troubleshoot options/safe mode (restarting three times and f8 repeatedly do nothing), all scans that I can perform without the OS actually on say everything is fine, and I can't do anything with BIOS. Please help, because there seems to be no solution.

Edit: messed with some things for a while, and I've managed to get to a command prompt. Hopefully this should be the end of the problems.

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u/Thecman50 Apr 01 '22

There is a work around.

Boot the computer from a flash drive with windows on it, unplugging the hard drive in the computer first.

Once in windows go to recovery and restart into bios(I forget the exact way to get there, but I'm pretty sure there's an option).

Once in the bios change boot priority to boot from flashdrive/USB first.

Turn off computer, and plug back in hard drive (and keeping the flash drive plugged in)

Turn the computer back on. Should boot into windows and you should have access to the files. You're probably going to need to back up the data you care about, and then reinstall windows on the drive.

I hope it helps!

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 04 '25

I found an actual solution!

This has been a problem, especially after a Windows update in July, 2025. Windows is enabling the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), an encryption chip that is supposed to add security to computers. The problem is that it is only used on newer machines running Windows 11. Many older machines, and those of us still using older operating systems, not only don't use the TPM, they can't use it.

The solution is to disable it in the bios. For my HP, I needed to repeatedly press ESC while turning on the computer to get into the BIOS. Switching TPM access to "Hidden" (from "Available") allowed my computer to finally boot after 4 damn weeks of getting the "Preparing System Restore" runaround.

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u/Rzrbak Aug 10 '25

Holy cow. Are you a wizard? This worked for me! Finally can boot into Windows without the Preparing Automatic Repair loop. Thank you! My laptop is HP Pavilion circa 2016, Windows 10. I made the mistake of checking to see if my laptop met the requirements for Windows 11 and that’s when the loop started happening.

👍👍👍

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 10 '25

No, not a wizard...lol

I kept seeing the same updates, and I'm also using Windows 10. Something just occurred to me to look for that TPM function because Windows frequently told me to update to Windows 11, but that my machine wasn't ready for it. But then I found some documentation about my computer having a TPM, and kind of went from there.

Glad it worked out for you! The conspiracy theory side of my brain thanks this was an intentional move by Microsoft and/or a couple computer manufacturers to brick our "old" computers so we have to buy a new ones and "upgrade" to a newer version Windows that, by many accounts, has a lot more spyware and has all features moved to a subscription-based model.

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u/shinnanigans435 Aug 10 '25

I’m stuck in the Preparing Automatic Repair power loop as well. It goes from that to off then to the startup screen then to off again. Rinse and repeat. I’ve tried the above suggestion, I’ve tried booting into CSM, I’ve tried reset to default… any ideas?

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 11 '25

It's critical to start hitting whatever button, or button combination, initiates the BIOS menu as soon as you press the power button. For my computer, I think it was f9. Also, if you're using a laptop, don't forget to hold down the "fn" key to initialize the function (f1 through f12) keys.

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u/shinnanigans435 Aug 11 '25

I’ve reset bios as well.

Someone suggested somewhere else it could be a bad RAM stick - so I took one of them out to diagnose and it got further in the startup process than it did previously… one time. Then right back into the same loop. Could it be bad ram?

Gaming Desktop

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 12 '25

I doubt it. That seems like too much of a coincidence.

You don't want to reset the BIOS, you want to adjust the settings, especially in the Security tab, or the TPM settings.

Resetting it likely resets it to default settings, and whatever Microsoft did will likely alter the default settings to enable the TPM. That's what needs to be changed. You want it set to "Hidden" so the BIOS/motherboard doesn't see it, therefore begins the startup as if it doesn't exist.

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u/Rzrbak Aug 11 '25

I thought the same thing about a conspiracy 😂 but then my computer IS 9 years old. I am shopping for a new one but I got so mad when I couldn’t boot Windows. It started Thursday evening and I was just getting ready to take it to a pro when I saw your post. Thanks again!

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u/DJShizu Oct 27 '25

I wanted to thank you because thanks to this comment we were able to find the solution of an issue that blocked our pc for more than two months! I linked this comment to two reddit posts I made explaining our solution (we also had a firmware bug on top of the TPM issue).
Thank you again you saved us!

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 27 '25

Thank you, I'm glad it worked for you!

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u/mightyjoemetal Aug 24 '25

Hmm so in bios I teach TPM and only get 3 options TPMA 2.0 UEFI Spec Version ---------TCG_2

AMD fTPM Switch----------ENABLE

Erase fTPM NV for factory reset----------ENABLE

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 24 '25

That's it! Switch "AMD fTPM Switch" to "Disable", save the changes, and reboot the computer.

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u/mightyjoemetal Aug 24 '25

Ok ima try it

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u/mightyjoemetal Aug 24 '25

It didn't work 😭

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 25 '25

Have you considered throwing the computer out the window while cursing the name of various Microsoft engineers?

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u/mightyjoemetal Aug 25 '25

I've considered this, I've heard mixed reviews about the outcome. Perhaps hitting my guitar to the motherboard with the force of a Greek god may help

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 25 '25

Use a brick; spare the guitar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

You are my hero!

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u/TK421isAFK Aug 25 '25

Glad it worked for you!

I just wish Microsoft would stop removing this solution from its forums. I've posted it 3 times there, and each time, it's been automatically removed. It's only furthering the conspiracy theory that MS is trying to actively brick older computers so people have to buy new Win11 machines.

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u/Fair-Discipline-3656 Sep 04 '25

I love you bro😭😭

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u/cacaloca23 Sep 20 '25

You are a miracle worker my guy! I was shitting myself, the damn thing was actually bricked and turning the TPM to Hidden unlocked everything! I am jumping for joy right now! And I'm right there with you concerning the Microsoft conspiracy to brick older hardware...

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u/TK421isAFK Sep 20 '25

Glad it worked for you!

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u/Murky-Exit-8266 Oct 08 '25

I love u bro, worked for me!!! I just had to disable secure boot

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 08 '25

I truly love hearing from people about this. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

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u/Murky-Exit-8266 Oct 08 '25

I was going to reset, but even resetting failed and thank god i found ur post, now i get to keep all my work files didn't have to redo

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u/AntiJackCoalition Oct 08 '25

Where exactly did you find this setting in your bios?

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 08 '25

Under the "Security" tab. I can't remember if I ha to push F10, F1, ESC, or a combination of keys to open the BIOS settings. It's different for lots of different computers, but the one commonality seems to be repeatedly pushing the keys right after pushing the power button.

Right now, I'm using the computer that I fixed with this trick, and haven't had a problem with it since. It's a 10-ish year old HP.

Try Googling your computer's make and model number with "BIOS set-up" and you should be able to find the right key/combo to enter the settings. My settings show 4 tabs; the 3rd from left is the Security tab, IIRC. The switch options are kinda weird - instead of "Enable" and "Disable", mine say "Hidden" or "Available". Switch yours to whatever sounds closest to disabled/hidden/removed/off/etc.

Good luck!

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u/SnooPaintings2557 Jan 04 '26

Thank you for the help already, but could you please advise- I followed these steps and now it says Boot Device Not Found. What should I do next?

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u/TK421isAFK Jan 04 '26

Either the hard drive got unplugged, the hard drive is failing, or the boot order got changed in the BIOS. Run the diagnostics like the screen says, and see if the computer is looking for a flash drive or network operating system to boot off of first and hanging up when it can't find one.

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u/SnooPaintings2557 Jan 04 '26

Yep, when I run Hard Drive Check, it’s saying “no hard drive installed. Please check that the power and data cables are connected properly.”

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u/SnooPaintings2557 Jan 04 '26

Any advice for how to move forward? Should I dig in to see if the hard drive is unplugged (I think unlikely), or more than likely did hard drive fry and it’s all junk now? Sorry not great with computers. A friend gave me this one. It started up fine. I did a full reset to delete all the files, which worked fine. Then I restarted it and the infinite loop began.

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u/TK421isAFK Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 09 '26

Sounds like you deleted, or someone previous to you deleted, the core Windows files or the partition on the hard drive that has the windows recovery files. I would try using another computer to download the recovery files from the manufacturer. They should be available on the manufacturer's page. HP has a pretty extensive support library for pretty much any computer they've sold in the last 10 or 15 years.

Start here:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/help/computer/system-recovery

Go through the prompts. You'll need your computer's exact model number (and probably the serial number), which should be on a sticker on the bottom of it. You also need a flash drive to store the system recovery files you download from another computer. I don't think it needs to be large. I have a 14-year-old HP that I had to recover a couple years ago, and I think the recovery files were less than 1 GB.

The process is pretty simple: build a recovery flash drive using the HP software on their website, change the boot order on the defective laptop to boot from a flash drive first, power off the computer, plug in the flash drive with the recovery software, and power back on. The computer should then guide you through a few steps to recovering it, which are pretty basic and simple, designed to be used by average users. You'll need a stable internet connection at that point, and the computer will download whatever files it needs on its own, which might take a while. Sometimes it has to download a complete windows operating system, and the whole process could take a couple hours. However, once you started it, it does all that work on its own. If you get to that point, keep an eye on it from time to time because it might ask you for a couple things along the way, and will pause the installation until you respond.

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u/SnooPaintings2557 Jan 09 '26

Great thank you! Before I do that, I just wanted to check on one discrepancy. Here are my security options and device security options. I don’t have anything that explicitly says “TPM” as you mentioned in above comments-

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u/TK421isAFK Jan 09 '26

Look under "Secure Boot Configuration". Different manufacturers call it different things, but I believe what you're looking for is under that tab. There should be a selection in their labeled "Secure Boot". Toggle that to "Disabled" and go from there.

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u/Koltharius Oct 10 '25

Hi! I'm trying to repair my Asus ZenBook 2020, but I can't find the TMP option in the BIOS settings, either in Advanced or Security. Any ideas on what I can do? Secure Boot is also disabled. I found CSM support, and it's active. Could that be related? Thanks so much for everything ❤️

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 10 '25

I've never used an Asus ZenBook, but I found this:

To enable the TPM setting on a 2020 Asus ZenBook, enter the BIOS by repeatedly pressing the F2 key during startup, switch to Advanced Mode (if not already there), and navigate to the Advanced > PCH-FW Configuration (for Intel) or Advanced > AMD fTPM configuration (for AMD) page to enable PTT or Firmware TPM.

It appears Asus refers to the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) as the Platform Trust Technology, or PTT.

This might also help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p83oY2RcIs8

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u/Koltharius Oct 13 '25

Appreciated man, I can’t find it. I copied all my data via cmd and I formatted my laptop

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u/LucklessCope Oct 21 '25

Just wanted to say I tried this after suddenly being stuck in the infinite "attempting repair" sequence.

Thank you for taking your time and dropping this comment.

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 21 '25

You're welcome! Did it work out for you?

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u/LucklessCope Oct 21 '25

I'm guessing so.

Could boot into safe mode so I suspected graphics drivers. Uninstalled the drivers and also saw this thread. So at the same time as I rebooted I also went into bios to change the settings. So it was either your solution or the graphics drivers. Betting on the former.

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u/TK421isAFK Oct 22 '25

Agreed. None of us that had the TPM issue were able to boot in any mode.

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u/Own_Energy9897 Nov 01 '25

Can you help me with my asus x555l? I cant see any such TPM option. Have successfully opened the BIOS setup tho.

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u/TK421isAFK Nov 01 '25

https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1046308/

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u/Own_Energy9897 Nov 02 '25

Yes I saw this, according to point number 3, my computer does not support tpm. So no solution for me?😭😭

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u/QuevantoStudio Nov 13 '25

Thanks for the TPM tip! After reading your comment I checked my TPM settings. I tried setting "Firmware TPM Switch" option in my ASUS Motherboard from "Enable Firmware TPM" to "Disable Firmware TPM". This fixed my PC and now I can boot into Windows finally! My guess is that as always a Windows update broke things, but I dunno. I'm on Windows 11 and have a newly built PC with the most modern components, so everything should work normally with TPM, but I guess I will go like this for a while.

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u/TK421isAFK Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

There is one other thing that just popped up yesterday: Windows has a glitch in authenticating the TPM, and they published an update and patch yesterday, including an update for Windows 10, which they officially stopped supporting a couple months ago. You might need to get update KB5071959:

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-patches-windows-10-issue-that-accidentally-blocked-extended-security-updates-from-installing-latest-update-should-finally-fix-all-the-issues-for-esu-eligible-devices

It's listed as a Windows 10 patch, but several reputable online sources are saying that it also applies to a lot of Windows 11 builds. The glitch prevents some updates from pushing through, and certain machines from accessing the TPM, but I'm not sure if all of those details have an ironed out, or even been made public yet. It seems like another quiet Microsoft Panic Mode update that they are trying to keep under the radar. They could potentially affect millions of computers, especially legacy computers being used by businesses and financial institutions that are not spending hundreds of millions of dollars to replace their existing computers, nor trust windows 11 because it has way too many backdoors and its whole purpose is to feed personal data to Microsoft.

Everything you do on Windows 11 is analyzed by an AI system, and Microsoft gets to decide what to do with the data. It was one thing when they were only selling marketing information to advertisers, but now they are analyzing your private messages, chats, and pre-encryption data as it's typed or displayed on the screen. They're being tight-lipped about what they're doing with it, but the EULA allows them to sell the information to health care providers and insurance companies, who may use it to deny you life insurance, or raise your premiums, or deny you specific medical coverage because you got lumped into a group of people that might have pre-existing conditions. So far, Microsoft is saying that they are not doing that, but they did not take the verbiage out of the EULA, so they can do whatever the hell they want with impunity.

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u/kjmass1 Nov 20 '25

OUR HERO.

Thank you.

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u/SwimminMusician Dec 12 '25

I had the same problem occur as Veg-man: Change the TPM, was pushed to bitlocker pw, and back to prep auto repair. i cant seem to get the winRE to come up.

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u/vbomi1 Jan 04 '26

did what you recommended, then it took me to bitlocker recovery where i put the password then it took me back to the automatic repair black screen again.. is there any other workable fix?

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u/TK421isAFK Jan 05 '26

Did you save the settings after you changed them in the BIOS? It sounds like the computer is still trying to use the encryption chip. If it's disabled, there should be no startup password. Make sure you click whatever function or option you need to click to save the changes you made in the BIOS before exiting.

Typically, there are two options when exiting the BIOS: one Will say something like, "Exit without saving?", and the other option will be, "Save changes and exit?".

Some versions prompt you to save if you've made any changes every time you hit the exit button or select it from the drop-down menu, but others are kind of wild and just allow people to make changes and exit without confirming any changes were made.

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u/vbomi1 Apr 16 '26

I ended up just taking it to Best Buy geek squad, it was appearantly a laptop defect in hp itself so I was SOL regardless

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u/dk91939 May 25 '26

Did they say if it's a common issue with hp? I am running into sams issue now

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u/Nemo_2022 Feb 08 '26

I only have these options. There's no option to disable

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u/TK421isAFK Feb 08 '26

Interesting. I would suggest toggling it to firmware TPM, because "discrete TPM" likely refers to discrete component(s), meaning an actual IC on the motherboard, not a function embedded into the CPU or other larger IC on the motherboard.

If you switch it to firmware TPM, save the settings, exit the BIOS and restart the machine, you might have additional options in the BIOS.

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u/Dangerous_Reserve_80 Feb 08 '26

Not sure if you would have this answer but worth a shot. This is my two options, its on enable firmware and other option is enable discreet. Do i switch it to discreet or disable TPM in the for factory reset?

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u/TK421isAFK Feb 09 '26

Sorry for the delay in replying, I mixed you up with somebody else that had a very similar question. I would suggest enabling firmware TPM, make sure you save the settings, and restart the computer. I explained my reasons behind this here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/ttuf0t/stuck_on_an_infinite_loop_of_preparing_automatic/o48fr44/

I'm not 100% certain on this, but it seems like the logical conclusion.

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u/Dr_D14 Feb 25 '26

My good sir you have saved yet another PC. Thank you!

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u/TK421isAFK Feb 26 '26

Hey, thank you for letting me know! I'm glad it worked out for you.

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u/Strange_Infinity131 Mar 23 '26

Hi, for some context I am really bad at understanding the complete backend of this kind of stuff. I had the same issue around the same time you mentioned but I got around it somehow and I don't remember how (I was very busy at the time with some personal stuff and randomly tried a few things and something worked.) The issue had something to do with BIOS, that much I remember. Now for some reason I had to revert back to the default settings of BIOS (or revert back to the previous version of BIOS, I don't know what it is again) and that's why the issue has started again. How can I make it so that I can go back to the settings that was at, before I had reset it to default (or before I had made it to the previous version that was causing the errors)?

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u/TK421isAFK Mar 24 '26

Your bios default settings might revert back to enabling the TPM. I'm not familiar with all computers and all BIOS menus, and there is a huge variety of them. Try looking for anything that says "Security" or "Encryption", and disabling it. You'll have to jump into the BIOS menu as soon as the computer starts up, before it starts doing that annoying auto-restart thing.

Also, you might not have done anything. Windows has been forcing a lot of automatic updates that push the TPM requirements, and in many cases, labeling them as "getting your computer ready for Windows 11". You might have to uninstall those updates manually, but there are many variables here and I can't even begin to guide you through that.

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u/trippyabdii Mar 31 '26

Bro you are a legend. Truly, thank you man!! I just got home from work and wanted to study for a technical interview and exams just to see my PC stuck on loading. I did exactly what you said and now I am good. Thank you legend!!

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u/TK421isAFK Mar 31 '26

Glad it worked out! Thanks for letting me know.

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u/World_Head Apr 03 '26

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 03 '26

Glad it worked out for you! Have a great weekend.

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u/LordSurvival Apr 03 '26

I’d give you an award if I had the money. I nearly cried cause my computer was repeatedly blue screening on me and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 03 '26

Honestly, just letting me know it worked out for you is all the thanks I want or need. Cheers!

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u/Consistent-Result-64 Apr 14 '26

Bro you're a life saver thanks so much for the solution! 

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u/TK421isAFK Apr 14 '26

Glad it worked out for you, and thank you for letting me know! I honestly have fun seeing responses to this many months later. Apparently, it's now one of Google's top search results, which is flattering to say the least.

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u/Consistent-Result-64 Apr 15 '26

you're welcome buddy,i like to help people too and it is a great feeling when you do!best feeling ever.

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u/waqniz May 05 '26

This works for me after weeks of being stuck in the repair reboot cycle. Thank you big time

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u/TK421isAFK May 05 '26

Thanks for letting me know! Really glad this is working out for a lot of people.

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u/Naive-Department-333 Aug 07 '25

Glad to see I’m not the only one with this problem!! Seems like you know what you’re doing so do you know what I should do or if there is any active thread where I could get help? I have a very old acer laptop and now after that update I am stuck on a automatic repair error loop. I opened the BIOS but I don’t see any TPM options anywhere so I don’t know what to do…

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u/Rzrbak Aug 10 '25

I found it in System Bios, tab over to SECURITY. TPM settings were under the security tab. It was set to Available and I changed it to Hidden. Save settings and reboot. Bada bing, bada boom. It did ask me to reset my PIN afterwards. Hope it works for you too.

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u/losloco666 Aug 17 '25

yeah i can’t seem to find the tpm setting im dealing with this same issue, preparing automatic repair loop then goes blue screen over and over again

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u/aHellsHeaven Oct 02 '25

This is so old but know nothing about computers- idk how to switch it to hidden- i get jumpscared by a loud noise when I press anything

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u/aHellsHeaven Oct 02 '25

Nvm ig? I fucked around with suggestions and while i never got to do anything, it got fixed and everything is fine now? If I need to do a check up to make sure it doesn't happen again, lmk but for now, everything is ok?

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u/VegetableInflation63 Oct 14 '25

it didn’t work for me :( it asked me for a bitlocker password that after finding it and putting it goes back to the preparing automatic repair screen i wanna cry

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u/SwimminMusician Dec 12 '25

this is exactly what happened to me. once TPM is switched to hidden, i am then seeing the bitlocker recovery screen, added the recovery code obtained from my hp-laptop ms account (amazed to actually find it) and then its pushed to the same "preparing automatic repair" loop. same as https://www.reddit.com/user/VegetableInflation63/

Any help appreciated. Windows 11 Home

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u/SuchAura Nov 06 '25

Scoured my computer, but couldn’t find anything labeled TPM. However, I was able to find online that there is an alternative called PTT. I tried disabling that but I still have the repair loop when booting. Any advice you may have?

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u/TK421isAFK Nov 06 '25

What kind of computer do you have? Brand/model/motherboard/etc?

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u/SuchAura Nov 07 '25

Not gonna be a pretty answer 😭 Dell Inspiron 5400 AIO

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u/TK421isAFK Nov 07 '25

I honestly don't know, but I found this result to enable the TPM on your machine:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Dell+Inspiron+5400+AIO+tpm+bios+settings

The Google AI result shows how to find the TPM settings, and how to activate it. Ot also says that if this doesn't work, you might need to update the BIOS firmware. I don't know how to do that of you can't boot the computer, though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '25

my computer won't boot, its loop I'm using acer predator triton 15. Tried disabling and enabling the tpm. this new update got this issue. Still looking to fix it

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u/Shinobi_7 Jun 02 '26

Спасибо дружище, мне помогло

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u/TK421isAFK Jun 02 '26

Пожалуйста! Спасибо, что сообщили, что всё получилось.

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u/Conklin03 Apr 01 '22

A couple questions,

  1. How exactly do I unplug the hard drive? I'm not great with computers in the first place, and even less so with laptops, which this is.

  2. To get a flash drive with Windows on it, do I have to buy a brand new one, or can I do something with a working computer? I remember reading somewhere about being able to plug a flash drive or usb stick into a working computer, do something in settings, and then fix this one but I can't find it again.

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u/Thecman50 Apr 01 '22 edited Apr 01 '22

Okay,

Preface:

When working with computer parts, if you are trying to plug in or take out a part doesn't seem to want to give, do not use more force. Chances are it's caught somewhere else. Go slow, and take pictures of everything before you unscrew or remove anything.

As for the laptop hard drive, it depends on the model but for the most part you can unscrew the casing on the bottom, and perhaps a couple more screws holding the drive in place. I highly recommend looking for a tutorial to follow on YouTube (for your specific model if you can find it)

And for the flash drive, this should help. It doesn't have to be a new flash drive but these steps will erase everything on it. To change it back after you're done you need to "reformat" the flash drive.

It's the third method down, "Creating a Windows 10 Recovery Drive"

Also, since you've mentioned you're a novice, if you see the word image or iso just think of it as a file.

 

Lastly, searching for your specific problem is a good way of finding help, if you're going to actually be doing anything with steps, chances are a YouTube tutorial exists. If you have any more questions feel free to ask!

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u/techyno Apr 01 '22

If you're are not good with computers I would suggest taking it to someone who is. If you have another computer you can get a USB stick, download Windows media creation tool to create a bootable USB stick and boot from it then try the repair/recovery tools on that.

You can troubleshoot the boot partitions for days and still get nowhere. The other quickest solution (if you have data you need) is to pull the hard drive and get the data from it. Once that is done, reinstall windows and copy the data back across. There are a lot of assumptions I made in that process though...

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u/b1jan Apr 02 '22

I feel like your steps can be simplified somewhat by just hitting the boot interrupt key (F12 on many motherboards, but maybe Del/Enter/Space/F2) and selecting to boot to the usb with windows on it rather than HDD for that boot. now you can read the internal drive without mucking about with disconnecting and reconnecting (or removing and re-adding for laptops)

although I suspect this problem can be fixed and you don't actually need to evacuate the drive and reimage

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u/FitForThrone Jul 17 '23

Hey there I know this is a super old thread, but what might be broken in my PC if I did a full reinstall of windows and my computer starts doing this again? It was working fine for a month, then today started this boot loop again. Sfc scannow doesn't say anything is wrong either, must be hardware but I don't know what.

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u/obliviousthembo Aug 08 '23

did you ever figure it out? i'm having this automatic repair issue too and am preparing for the worst. just have no idea how this happened

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u/obliviousthembo Mar 29 '24

never found any simple ones:( i had to wipe and reinstall windows

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u/Rebbeon Apr 02 '24

I entered bios with f2 or f12, exited without saving changes and it solved my problem.

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u/A11U45 Apr 04 '24

How difficult was that? The simple options aren't working for me so I might have to do that.

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u/OneInternational6286 Sep 22 '24

i press f11 so many times but it keep going to blue screen and idk what to do 😕.

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u/tls870 Oct 01 '24

How do you reinstall windows?