When windows 10 boots up, prepare automatic recovery. Restoring the bootloader using the command line

When a serious problem occurs that prevents Windows from booting normally, the built-in wizard usually prompts you to perform a repair. However, if an error occurs during the recovery itself, the process may loop and the system will start the recovery on every new boot. Of course, reinstalling Windows will fix the problem, but you will lose everything. installed programs... It's good if you took care of creating a complete backup system, and if there is no such copy?

However, this is not a verdict yet. You can try to "knock out" the system from the recovery cycle using this instruction. All you need is a Windows installation disc and some attention. By installing in BIOS boot from external media, insert the disc and boot from it. A menu will appear windows installations.

Run the bcdedit command in the console that opens.

This will give you a list of boot options. In the first block "Boot Windows" find the line resumeobject and copy the identifier located opposite it.

Now run the bcdedit / set (GUID) recoveryenabled no command, substituting your ID for (GUID).

Therefore, automatic recovery will be disabled and the cycle will be interrupted. Deactivating the recovery procedure, however, does not correct the errors that caused it. Therefore, it is highly advisable to check file systemby running at the command line chkdsk / r c:.

And if this does not give positive results, you can run the command sfc / scannowaimed at restoring damaged system files.

You can also turn on the boot manager, called, as in Windows 7, by pressing F8 immediately after turning on the computer. To do this, in the running console, you must run the bcdedit / set (default) bootmenupolicy legacy command.

If all this does not help start Windows, most likely you will have to go to radical options - reinstalling or resetting the system to its original state.

Have a great day!

Windows 10, like previous versions of this operating systemcompletely not protected from failures, impact computer viruses, equipment failure and other problems. Therefore, if you have any problems when working or loading the OS, you can use the built-in tools to return the operating system to a working state.

There are several ways to restore Windows 10.

If the computer boots:

1. Using a restore point.
2. File history.

If the computer does not boot:

1. Using a recovery drive.
2. Through installation disk.

Now let's look at these recovery options in more detail.

Method 1 - Using a system restore point

Windows periodically saves information about programs that system settings, drivers, registry and drivers in system restore points. This occurs before significant changes to the OS, such as installing software, drivers, or updating the system. You can also create a restore point manually. You can read how to do this in.

It is worth noting that after recovery, your data will remain intact, and drivers, programs and updates installed after the creation of the recovery point will be deleted.

1. Launch the system properties window (keyboard shortcut Windows + Pause) and open the item "".

2. Press the " Reestablish"And then" Next ". In the list of available restore points, select the desired item and click "Next" again.

3. Check the selected parameters again, press the " Done"And then" Yes "in the warning window. The recovery process starts and the computer restarts.

Method 2 - Reset to Factory Settings

In Windows 10, it is possible to return the system settings to the initial state... In this case, you can do full reset or with saving user files. The advantage of this method is that if you want to reinstall the system, you do not need to install Windows from scratch, you just need to perform a reset.

To use this function, you need to go to the next section: " Computer Settings -\u003e Update & Security -\u003e Recovery -\u003e Reset Computer"And click the" Start "button.

We have covered in more detail the process of resetting to factory settings in this article:

Method 3 - File History

This method is not directly related to system recovery, but in conjunction with other methods can also be useful.

"File History" allows you to make backups of your files in an automatic and manual mode... You just need to activate this function and specify which folders you want to save. The system will automatically back up your documents at a customizable frequency. If necessary, you can easily restore files of the version you need.

You can read how to enable, configure and use this tool in this article:

Method 4 - Using a recovery disc

If Windows 10 won't boot, you can try reanimating your system using a recovery disc, which will allow you to access additional startup options.

If you don't have a recovery disc yet, follow these instructions:

After booting from the USB recovery drive, go to the " Diagnostics -\u003e Advanced Options».

Here you can use several options for reanimating your computer:

1. Restore Windows using a restore point. We have already considered this option above. Its meaning is the same, only the launch is done in a different way.
2. System image recovery. This method has been known since Windows 7. If you have previously created a system image in Windows, you can easily restore it via a recovery disc. How to create a system image in Windows 10 can be read here:
3. With the next step, you can try to fix boot errors automatically.
4. For more advanced users, it is possible to run the command line for system recovery or other purposes.
5. Well, the last option is to return Windows to the previous build.

It should also be noted that if you wrote the system files to the disk when creating the system recovery disk, then you will have the opportunity to reinstall Windows from this disk. But if you bought a computer with Window 8 (8.1) preinstalled with a hidden recovery partition, then the version of the system that originally came with the computer will be restored.

Method 5 - Using the installation disc

If Windows won't boot and you don't have a recovery disc, you can use the installation disc to reanimate your computer.

You can burn the installation disc to USB or DVD using the downloadable media creation tool.

After booting from the installation media, you will see a window in which you need to select the language options and click the "Next" button.

1. Return the computer to its original state. A factory reset will be performed with or without saving user files. We have already considered this tool above (method 2).
2. Extra options. Just like on the system restore disk, a list of tools will open with which you can restore Windows performance using restore points, a system image, etc.

We've covered the main ways windows recovery 10. Usually they are enough to return the system to a working state. Here you could also add clean install Windows, but this is already an extreme measure and is indirectly related to system recovery.

Restoring Windows 10 allows you to return the operating system to a working or original state from an automatically or manually created system rollback point or a complete system image stored on the hard drive.

Also in the toolbox "dozens" there is a tool for performing an OS reset, which will save you from a long reinstall Windows 10, and the creation of a recovery flash drive necessary to resume the functioning of the operating system in critical situations (when Windows 10 does not boot and does not provide an opportunity to get into the recovery environment).

The proposed instruction article tells about all the tools that make up the system recovery environment in Windows 10, the mechanisms of their functioning, how to use a particular function and the effectiveness of recovery methods in certain situations.

Before starting to study the material, it is recommended that you read the instructions on how to restore the operating system bootloader, check its files for integrity and restore damaged registry files.

Safe mode

The first thing to try when you have problems is to boot into Safe Mode. Consider the situation when the "ten" does not load and does not allow a reboot with the appropriate parameters (get into this mode through msconfig or special options download will fail).

1. Launch from the bootable media with the Windows 10 distribution using the Boot Menu.

4. We execute the command "bcdedit / set safeboot minimal" for the subsequent start of the computer in safe mode.

5. Reboot by closing all windows.

After starting the computer, you can start solving the problem that prevents the normal start / operation of the PC.

We return the computer / laptop to its original state

The most notable recovery feature that came with Windows 10 is revert Windows to its original state. You can use it through the "Parameters".

1. Call the menu using Win → I.

2. Go to the "Update / Security" section.

3. Click on the "Recovery" tab.

This opportunity should be used as a last resort, when the options below did not help solve the problem, because in the end you will get a clean, only installed operating system with or without personal data, depending on the specified parameters.

4. Click "Start", after which a dialog will appear asking you to specify the parameters for resetting the operating system.

The first option is to completely clear the system volume of all files and quickly reinstall the "dozen" without using the installation disk with the operating system distribution kit, the second way is to quickly install Windows 10 while saving user files and settings of applications installed on the PC, the programs themselves will not be saved ...

There is one more way to invoke the operating system reset dialog even without authorization in the system. Everything is done on the authorization screen. To access the function, click on the "Restart" icon while holding down the Shift key. After restarting the computer, click on the "Diagnostics" icon, then click on the button to return the system to its original state.

The advantages of this method are the absence of the need to have an installation disk / flash drive and performing all actions in automatic mode without any user intervention.

There is only one drawback - when the user deletes the system image or the location of this file in damaged sectors hard disk you won't be able to perform a quick reinstallation, but here in the dozens' arsenal there are several additional tools: using a system recovery disk if available (a very rare occurrence) and backing up Windows 10 using OS tools on a volume different from the system one.

Windows 10 recovery flash drive

The tool is called a disc windows recovery, but in the top ten it should have been renamed into a recovery flash drive (we will use this very term).

If earlier in the OS from Microsoft there were utilities for performing automatic reanimation of the system, which in most cases only tried to do something, then in the top ten there is an option to create a system image for the subsequent return of the system volume to the state captured in this image by automatically reinstalling the OS , as discussed in the section above.

A similar image is created in the following way:

1. Call the Control Panel applet called "Recovery".

3. We mark the option of backing up system files to a recovery flash drive in order to be able to perform an instant reinstallation of the "tens".

4. Upon completion of all write operations or, if necessary, boot from the created drive using the Boot Menu function.

5. In the action selection window, go to the "Diagnostics" section.

While in it, we will open the opportunity to perform the following operations:

• using a USB flash drive with an image, return Windows 10 to its previous state;
• visit the UEFI / BIOS options;
• to resort to resuscitation of the "ten" through the rollback point;
• run through the command line, for example, to create a copy of the bootloader on the corresponding volume;
• restore Windows 10 from a full OS image.

The presence of such a flash drive in the case of the "ten" is much more useful than even the installation one, although the latter allows you to launch some of the operating system recovery operations on the screen with the "Install" button immediately after choosing the language.

We create a complete image of the system's resuscitation

Training automatic recovery is to create a snapshot of Windows 10 at the time of its current state. It is best to create such an image immediately after installing the operating system with all the drivers and software, until the system volume is littered, like the registry.

It is not necessary to form a snapshot in the first hours of the operation of the new OS, this can be done a couple of days after reinstalling it, so that Windows gets used to it and was brought to a normal functioning state, but did not have time to acquire junk files and registry keys.

1. The process begins by cleaning the C: drive from the debris: system registry and uninstalling programs that were unnecessary.

5. Determine the storage location for the operating system snapshot and the partitions that will be backed up (it is best to specify a removable drive).

Once the system files have been compressed and transferred to the specified digital media, you can use it to quickly revert Windows 10 to an imaged state. In order to start image recovery, you need to boot the computer from the USB flash drive on which the file is stored, or through the Windows 10 installer ("Diagnostics" - "Advanced options" - "OS image recovery").

Windows 10 rollback points

There are no innovations with this function, all its capabilities work as in previous versions OS. It provides a chance to return the system to one of the preserved states through the recovery environment or in a running operating system. To take full advantage of the feature, it must be activated. You can check the status through the Control Panel applet named "Recovery". In the window, click "System Restore Settings".

To change the parameters, click "Configure" and specify the space allocated for storing rollback points on the system disk.

When using a licensed image, this function is activated, but if you installed Windows 10 downloaded from pirate sites, the author of the assembly may have deactivated this function. How do I enable System Restore? We choose system partition, click "Configure" and move the checkbox to the position "Enable system protection".

Usually, rollback points are generated automatically in cases of changes made by the user or any application regarding system files, settings, services and registry settings. The option to manually create restore points is also available. In the "System Properties" window, click "Create" and enter the name of the snapshot to make it easier to identify it.

To operate the system rollback function through one of the restore points, go to the same applet and click "Start System Restore". In the case when Windows 10 does not start, we boot from a recovery disc or installation distribution kit and call "System Restore" through "Advanced options" in the diagnostic window.

File history

Another innovation in Windows 10 that allows you to make and store backup copies of these files (often text documents and various projects) and retrieve the necessary copy of the file from the backup, if necessary.

As you can see, the "top ten" has an extended set of effective functions to return the system to a working state in any cases and without reinstalling the OS. In addition to all the listed tools, the bootloader recovery function should be included windows tools 10.

In automatic mode, it usually starts after an incorrect shutdown or exposure to viruses that cause critical errors. However, quite often you can observe a situation when the message "Preparing automatic recovery" of Windows 10 appears on the screen, and after a reboot, instead of starting the system, only a black screen is visible, or the recovery simply loops (the same window is displayed every time you restart).

The sad thing is that no matter how you try, it can be impossible to complete this process. However, if the system itself, not to mention the backups, was not damaged to the extreme extent, when apart from reinstalling nothing helps, several methods of eliminating such a situation can still be offered.

Preparing Windows 10 automatic recovery: black screen and reasons for the looping process.

Be that as it may, despite all the developers' statements that new system is almost the most stable, alas, and it contains many bugs that are constantly being corrected. And system crashes aren't always fixed with a regular rollback.

If we talk about the possible reasons for this behavior of Windows 10, it is quite difficult to say for sure what exactly is related to such a failure. Nevertheless, with a certain degree of probability, the following can be distinguished:

• damaged backups;
• lack of system files;
• lack of space to save checkpoints with images;
• incorrect settings of the primary system BIOS / UEFI;
• problems with the hard disk and RAM.

Preparing Windows 10 automatic recovery: what to do first?

To begin with, let's look at a standard course of action. In the case when, after the notification that the automatic recovery of Windows 10 is being prepared, nothing happens after the restart, you can try to use safe mode to start.

If the user has activated the assignment to call the start menu of the F8 key, in the standard version, you should select the safe mode with loading network drivers. If the use of this key is not provided, which is most often encountered, it is quite possible that at the boot stage a window will appear with a choice of either system boot or diagnostic tools (if there are Anniversary and Creators.

If the system somehow boots, you can try to rollback manually:

1. To do this, do not use the standard "Recovery Center", it is better to use the command console, in which the line rstrui.exe is entered.
2. In the rollback window, you must select the point that preceded the appearance of such a situation. Please note that it will be impossible to stop this process, as well as undo the changes made during the rollback process.

Sometimes, if the network drivers are loaded and you have an active Internet connection, you can try an online repair using the DISM toolkit. It may very well be that such a solution will be much more effective.

Using installation media

If safe mode does not work, and a message pops up on the screen again stating that automatic recovery is being prepared (Windows 10 does not boot), and this process loops, to start you must use an installation disk or USB drive, having previously put it first in the list of devices boot into BIOS.

• In the initial window with the installation proposal, select the system restore hyperlink in the lower left corner.
• Go to the diagnostics section and then apply rollback.

But you should not use Startup Repair, because in most cases you will receive a message stating that the computer could not be returned to its original state.

After choosing normal recovery, the standard rollback procedure starts. It is possible that such a method will yield results.

Expanding the reserved space

Another moment when the Windows 10 "Preparing automatic recovery" screen appears, but then the system does not show any signs of life, is connected with the fact that you need to increase the disk space allocated for storing backups. Again, this only applies to situations where Windows can boot into Safe Mode.

In this case, the best option would be to use a small and fairly simple partition programs Wizard by MiniTool or similar development with built-in bootloader, which is much preferable for cases when the system does not start at all. In it, you just need to increase the required space to at least 250 MB (it is better to set a slightly higher value), and then try to boot the system in normal mode.

BIOS / UEFI settings

Finally, the looping process "Prepare automatic recovery" Windows 10 can be associated with the settings of the primary system, which is involved in the deactivation of the system of protection against hacker attacks at the hardware level (prohibiting the execution of executable codes). The loop appears for this reason as well.

Thus, in order to rectify the situation, it is necessary:

1. When you turn on your computer or laptop, enter the above parameters.
2. Look for a line like No-Execute Memory Protect or XD-bit and set it to Enabled.
3. After that, you need to save the changes (F10) and restart the computer device.

Hard drives and RAM

If the problem lies in the computer hardware, it may well be that first it is worth checking the disk by booting from removable media using command line, in which the chkdsk / x / f / r command is written, and at the same time use the check of the main system components (sfc / scannow).

If it is possible to make a safe start, the Victoria (for the hard drive) and Memtest + (for random access memory). In some cases, if hDD started, as they say, "pouring in", as it is stated, invaluable help can be provided by the program of remagnetization of the HDD Regenerator. How much this application Actually, it is difficult to assert, but, judging by the reviews, some hard drives can sometimes be restored in this way.

Conclusion

As you can already see, it is sometimes possible to remove the constant cyclic appearance of the message that the automatic recovery of Windows 10 is being prepared. However, in some cases, you shouldn't rely on system tools. But if none of the above helps, the system will have to be reinstalled (and in some cases even changed the hardware).

In general, if we proceed from purely practical reasons, the first thing is to try to boot from a safe start and execute further actions in a somehow working system. But loading from network drivers is required.

In the event that this option turns out to be completely inoperative, you will have to boot from removable media and try to recover in this way.

Windows 10 boot loader recovery must be performed if the operating system cannot be loaded on the computer. After starting the PC, an error message appears on the screen, indicating the impossibility of booting the system for one reason or another.

The causes of problems with the system bootloader can occur due to hardware and software... In this article, we will look at ways to restore the operating system bootloader that is not related to computer hardware problems, for example, a malfunctioning hard drive or RAM.

Some possible reasons Windows bootloader problems:

• unknown system failure;
• exposure to malicious software;
• incorrect user actions;
• shutting down the computer while installing updates;
• installing another operating system on a computer;
• the result of the work of programs for cleaning and tweaking the system.

If the user uninstalled the bootloader by their own wrong actions, or it does not work due to another problem, how can I restore it? It suddenly became impossible to load the operating system on the computer, how to restore windows bootloader?

If the automatic repair does not work, the command line launched from the Windows 10 recovery disc, from the installation disc, or from the. Therefore, I recommend that all users have a bootable disc, which will come in handy in case of problems on the computer.

Simple failures are corrected directly in the running system, and in case of serious problems, the OS may not boot. Booting to a PC from a bootable media (flash drive or disk) will allow you to invoke system recovery tools to solve the problem.

Directly by means of the system, you can create on a USB flash drive or CD / DVD disc. To restore the system, you can use a bootable Windows USB flash drive or an installation DVD with the operating system.

The user can free from the official website and then immediately create. There are a large number of third-party programs for creating bootable USB drives.

Most reliable way system recovery in case of serious problems: for example, using system tools, and then from a backup copy. For creating backup image systems, you can use third-party software:, ( free program) etc.

In this article, we will look at several ways to repair the Windows 10 bootloader without using third-party software. The instruction is suitable for operating systems Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7.

To start boot from boot disk (flash drive or DVD) you need to enter boot menu BIOS or UEFI and then select the boot device. Another launch option: the choice in the BIOS settings of the boot priority from the bootable media. Different keyboard keys are responsible for entering the BIOS on computers, so first find out what to press, focusing on your device model.

Repair Windows 10 boot loader with automatic fixes

Using my example, we will try to restore the UEFI bootloader of Windows 10. The article is suitable for users with computers that have an MBR bootloader in Windows 10.

After downloading on your computer, in the first window of the Windows setup program, click on the "Next" button.

In the next window, click on "System Restore".

In the Select Action window, click on Troubleshooting.

First, I recommend choosing the Startup Repair method. Operating windows system itself will fix problems that prevent the system from booting. This is the simplest solution to the problem, I myself have used it more than once.

The operating system will automatically diagnose the cause of the failure and repair system filesrequired to boot Windows.

In case of a positive outcome, the computer will windows startup 10 in normal mode.

If Startup Repair fails to recover your computer, you will need to use the command line.

Repairing the Windows bootloader via the command line - 1 way

After unsuccessful automatic recovery, in the "Startup Repair" window, click on the "Advanced options" button.

Alternatively, you can reboot from the bootable media (USB flash drive or DVD), and then go to the Advanced Options window.

In the Advanced Options window, click the Command Prompt button.

We will perform a Windows boot loader repair via the command line. The bootloader recovery process will take place in two stages:

• using the Diskpart utility, we find out the name system diskon which Windows is installed;
• then we will create the operating system boot files.

In the command line interpreter window, enter the command to run the Diskpart utility (after entering each command, press the Enter key):

Diskpart list volume

In the list of disks (volumes) on your computer, you need to find the system partition on which the Windows operating system is installed. We need to find out the "Name" (drive letter), when searching for a volume, be guided by the size of the disk with the installed system. The operating system can be installed drive "C", "D", "E", etc.

In my case, the system is installed on the "C" drive.

To exit the Diskpart utility, enter the command:

Now you need to enter the command to create the operating system boot files using the bcdboot utility.

In the command prompt window, enter the command:

Bcdboot X: \\ windows

In this command, "X" is the letter of the volume (drive) on which the system is installed on my computer drive "C", so I entered this drive letter.

After executing the command, you will see a message stating that the download files have been successfully created.

Close the command prompt window.

In the "Select action" window, click on the "Continue" button to exit system recovery and continue using windows 10.

How to Repair Windows 10 Bootloader Using Command Prompt - Method 2

This method will use the command line called from the recovery disk, bootable flash drive, or from the Windows installation DVD. The computer must boot from the boot disk and then run the command prompt.

The Windows 10 boot file creation process goes through three steps:

• using the DiskPart utility, we find out the number of the hidden volume (disk, partition) and the file system, format the disk, and then give a letter to the volume (disk);
• creating files on a hidden volume (disk) to boot the system;
• deleting a letter from a disk (volume) of a hidden partition.

In the command line interpreter window, enter the commands in turn (do not forget to press "Enter" after entering the appropriate command):

Diskpart list volume

A GPT UEFI computer has a hidden partition with the FAT32 file system, it is not labeled with a letter, ranging in size from 99 to 300 MB. On computers with BIOS MBR, there is a hidden volume with a file nTFS system, up to 500 MB.

We need the volume number ("Volume 0", "Volume 1", "Volume 2", etc.) and its file system. Pay attention to the letter of the volume (drive) on which Windows is installed.

Select a hidden volume, it does not have a "Name" (drive letter). In this case it is “Volume 4”, your computer may have a different volume number.

Select volume X

Enter the command to format the volume to the FAT32 or NTFS file system, depending on the UEFI or MBR hard disk partition style respectively. On my computer, the hidden partition has the FAT32 file system, so I chose the option with formatting to this file system.

Format fs \u003d fat32 or format fs \u003d ntfs

Assign letter \u003d Z

Exit the Diskpart utility:

Now you need to run the command to create Windows boot files:

Bcdboot C: \\ Windows / s Z: / f ALL

In this command, "C" is the letter of the partition on which Windows is installed, and "Z" is the letter of the hidden drive.

After the boot files have been successfully created, run the Diskpart utility again:

Diskpart

List the volumes on the computer on the command line:

List volume

Select the hidden volume that you previously assigned the letter "Z" to:

Select volume X

In this command, "X" is the hidden volume number on your computer. You already selected it on the command line when you assigned a name for this volume (partition).

Enter the command to remove the volume name (drive letter) and then exit the Diskpart utility:

Remove letter \u003d Z exit

Close the command prompt.

Remove the DVD or bootable USB drive from your computer, bootable media is no longer needed.

In the Select Action window, click the Disable button.

Turn on the PC, which will boot the Windows 10 operating system again.

Repairing the Windows 10 bootloader in Bootrec

The Bootrec.exe utility can help you troubleshoot system startup problems on computers with MBR (Master Boot Record).

The main commands of the Bootrec.exe utility:

• FixMbr - Windows Compatible Master Boot Partition (MBR) record, existing partition table is not overwritten.
• FixBoot - writing a new boot sector compatible with Windows to the system partition.
• ScanOS - search all drives installed systemscompatible with Windows, outputs entries that are not in the system configuration store.
• RebuildBcd - search all disks of installed systems compatible with Windows, select systems to add to the configuration repository.

In most cases, it is enough to write the master boot partition or a new boot sectorcompatible with the current operating system.

After booting into Windows Recovery Environment. In the Command Prompt window, enter one of the commands:

Bootrec.exe / FixMbr Bootrec.exe / FixBoot

If the problem is not solved by the proposed methods, you can fix the problem using a "clean" system instead of the one installed on the computer.

Conclusions of the article

In case of problems loading the operating system, the user needs to restore the Windows 10 boot loader. To get the job done, you will need to boot on the computer from a bootable USB flash drive or from an installation DVD. Recovery is performed from the recovery environment automatically by means of the system, or manually by the user after entering the appropriate commands in the command line.

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