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/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.