Win 10 automatic recovery. Resolving the error “The computer is not started correctly”

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 full system image stored on a hard drive.

Also included in the “tens” toolkit is an OS reset tool, which will save you from time-consuming reinstallation of Windows 10, and the creation of a recovery flash drive, which is necessary to resume the functioning of the operating system in critical situations (when Windows 10 does not boot and does not provide the opportunity to get into the recovery environment) .

The proposed instructional article talks about all the tools that make up the system recovery environment in Windows 10, the mechanisms of their functioning, how to use this or that function and the effectiveness of recovery methods in certain situations.

Before you begin studying the material, it is recommended that you read the instructions on restoring the operating system bootloader, checking its files for integrity, and restoring damaged registry files.

Safe mode

The first thing you should try if problems occur is to boot into safe mode. Let's consider a situation where "ten" does not load and does not allow you to reboot with the appropriate parameters (you will not be able to get into this mode via msconfig or special boot options).

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

4. Run the command “bcdedit /set safeboot minimal” to then start the computer in safe mode.

5. Reboot, closing all windows.

After starting the computer, you can begin to solve the problem that is preventing the PC from starting/functioning normally.

We return the computer/laptop to its original state

The most notable recovery feature that came with Windows 10 is the ability to restore Windows to its original state. You can use it through “Options”.

1. Call up 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 Ten without using the installation disk with the operating system distribution; the second method 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 another way to call the operating system reset dialog even without authorization in the system. Everything is done on the login screen. To access the function, click on the “Reboot” 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 that there is no need to have an installation disk/flash drive and all actions are performed automatically without any user intervention.

There is only one drawback - if the user deletes the system image or locates this file in damaged sectors of the hard drive, it will not be possible to perform a quick reinstallation, but here the “ten” has several additional tools in its arsenal: using a system recovery disk if available (a very rare occurrence) and backup Windows 10 using OS tools on a volume other than the system volume.

Windows 10 recovery flash drive

The tool is called a Windows recovery disk, but in the “top ten” it should be renamed a recovery flash drive (we will use this term).

If previously the Microsoft OS had utilities for performing automatic system resuscitation, which in most cases only tried to do something, then in the “ten” there is an option to create a system image for the subsequent return of the system volume to the state imprinted 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. Check the option to back up system files to a recovery flash drive in order to be able to instantly reinstall Ten.

4. Upon completion of all recording 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 flash drive with an image, return Windows 10 to its previous state;
• visit UEFI/BIOS settings;
• resort to resuscitation of the “ten” through a rollback point;
• run via 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 selecting the language.

We create a complete image of the system resuscitation

Preparing an automatic recovery involves taking 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, while the system volume is not littered, like the registry.

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

1. The process begins with cleaning drive C: the system registry from garbage and uninstalling programs that turned out to be unnecessary.

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

Once the system files are compressed and transferred to the specified digital media, it can be used to quickly return Windows 10 to its captured state. In order to start recovery from an image, you must boot the computer from the 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 feature; all its features work as in previous versions of the OS. It provides a chance to return the system to one of the preserved states through a 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 called “Recovery”. In the window, click “System Recovery Settings”.

To change the settings, click “Configure” and indicate 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 pirated sites, the author of the assembly may have deactivated this function. How to enable system restore? Select the system partition, click “Configure” and move the checkbox to the “Enable system protection” position.

Typically, rollback points are created automatically when changes are made by the user or any application to 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 a name for the image to make it easier to identify.

To use the system rollback function using one of the restore points, go to the same applet and click “Run system restore.” If Windows 10 does not start, boot from a recovery disk or installation distribution 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 specified files (often text documents and various projects) and retrieve the desired copy of the file from the reserve if necessary.

As you can see, the “ten” has an expanded set of effective functions to return the system to a working state in any case and without reinstalling the OS. In addition to all the listed tools, you should definitely include the bootloader recovery function using Windows 10.

When problems occur in Windows 10, users try to log in to restore the Windows 10 system, but unfortunately, the SrtTrail.txt error message appears on the PC screen. Microsoft has provided its own handy, proprietary tool for repairing your system in case of serious problems, but it still has bugs. Automatic Repair comes with Windows and has the ability to fix startup errors. Thus, when the operating system does not boot properly, the Automatic Repair feature comes to the rescue and makes efforts to repair Windows on its own. However, this tool sometimes does not work and displays the below error. Many times it goes into a cycle of starting and shutting down again. The Windows 10 SrtTrail.txt error can also occur when using a blue screen (BDOS). The full error message is as follows:

Startup Repair failed to restore your computer. Click "advanced options" to try other recovery options or "shut down" to shut down your computer. Log file C:\WINDOWS\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt.

Ways to fix the error when loading recovery SrtTrail.txt

If you have this error, then let's try to fix it for Windows 10.

1 Method. Restore bootloader via CMD

Step 1. If you can get into Extra options When the system boots, then launch the command line by going through the parameters Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > Command Prompt. If you cannot get into the additional parameters, then follow the steps below:

• Press the restart button on the computer itself many times in a row to trigger an error and bring up the process diagnostic menu.
• Turn on the computer, wait until it boots as much as possible before the error occurs. Next, press and hold the power button on your computer to turn it off completely. Repeat the procedure 3 times, by the 4th time you should see a recovery menu.
• When you start the recovery environment, launch the command prompt in it.

On the command line, enter the commands in order by pressing Enter after each one. Alternatively, you can check out the full how-to guide. Keep Command Prompt open after the process is complete and continue to Step 2.

bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

bootrec.exe /fixboot

Step 2. All in the same command line, we will use the command to scan and restore the hard drive. Enter the following command in CMD chkdsk C: /r. You must do this for each drive on your PC, replacing C to another local drive, for example D,F. Restart your computer and check if the error is resolved.

Method 2. Disable automatic start

This is the simplest solution to resolve the SrtTrail.txt error. Launch the command line through additional parameters, as you did in method 1. Enter the command bcdedit /set (default) recoveryenabled No and press Enter, then try to start Windows 10.

3 way. Launch Command Prompt in Safe Mode

The SrtTrail.txt error on Windows 10 can occur due to a bad driver, such as a Logitech wireless mouse. To shorten the writing, you can find out from another article how to get into it, but I will describe briefly below.

1. Restart the PC several times using the button on the system case to bring up the “advanced options” menu. Next go Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > Boot Options > Restart and select an option Enable Safe Mode Using Network.

2. After starting the system in safe mode, go to Device Manager and try to identify the bad driver. Update it or download it from the manufacturer's website. If all else fails. then do not exit safe mode, but follow step 3 below.

3 . In Safe Mode, run Command Prompt as Administrator and enter the command DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH. The process may take a few minutes, after which restart your PC.

4 way. Repairing a damaged Windows registry

If you have a corrupted registry file on your system, it may result in SrtTrail.txt Windows 10 error. In this case, you need to repair your registry. Launch Command Prompt from the Advanced Options menu as described in Method 1 and enter the command copy c:windowssystem32configRegBack* c:windowssystem32config . Next, press Enter, close cmd and restart your PC.

5 way. Disable Early Launch Malware Protection

Early launch and anti-spam protection (ELAM) can also cause the SrtTrail.txt error in Windows 10. As usual, go to the advanced options menu, as described in method 1. Go to settings Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > Boot Options > Restart and select (F8). Restart your computer to check if the error goes away.

6 way. Identify and delete the problematic file

You may receive SrtTrail.txt error on Windows 10 due to problematic files. Let's identify this file and delete it. Launch Command Prompt from the Advanced Options menu as described in Method 1 and issue the following commands:

C:

cd WindowsSystem32LogFilesSrt

SrtTrail.txt

Step 1. It will open a file that shows something similar to this" Boot critical file c: windowssystem32driversvsock.sys corrupted". This means vsock.sys is a corrupted file and that is causing the problem. I am using this as an example only; you may get a different result according to your system.

Step 2. Next we will simply delete this file that is causing the error, but be careful, you must know what kind of file you are deleting. Otherwise, you can do even more damage if it turns out to be a system needed file. Enter the following command in the command line to delete the example vsock.sys file, where vsock.sys may be another file:

cd c:windowssystem32drivers

del vsock.sys

Restart your computer and remove the application causing the problem. In my case it was a VMware virtual machine.

7 way. Check device partition

If your device partition values ​​are incorrect, you may encounter the SrtTrail.txt issue in Windows 10. Launch Command Prompt through the boot menu as described in method 1 and enter the command Bcdedit press Enter. Once the result appears, find device(device) and check the values. If the values ​​are partition=C: then everything is fine. If the values ​​are different, you must set them correctly. To do this, enter the commands below again and press Enter after each one.

bcdedit /set (default) device partition=c:

bcdedit /set (default) osdevice partition=c:

Now restart your computer to save the changes.

8 way. Check boot priority in BIOS

You can solve the SrtTrail.txt error problem in Windows 10 by using Device Boot Priority. When booting the computer, press the button continuously DEL to enter the BIOS. In this guide, you can find out which ones you need to press from different computer and laptop manufacturers. Now find the download section BOOT. Once you find the boot partition, check if the hard drive is set as "First Boot Device". If you are using multiple hard drives, install the drive on which Windows 10 is installed. I recommend that you quickly google and click on pictures so that you understand immediately, because everyone's BIOS is different. Don't forget to save the settings in BIOS and restart your PC.

9 way. Change the disk controller mode in BIOS

You can also get rid of the error by changing some settings in the BIOS. To do this, enter the BIOS and find the disk controller mode parameter SATA Mode and set it to standard IDE, instead of AHCI or RAID. Save the changes and restart your computer. If the error still exists, change the mode back to the way it was.

10th way. Connect the hard drive

A significant number of users have reported that they were able to bypass the SrtTrail.txt Windows 10 error by reconnecting their hard drive. Turn off the computer, disconnect the 220 wire, open the computer case or the back cover of the laptop, and disconnect the wires from the hard drive, then immediately insert them back. Reassemble everything else and check if the problem is resolved.

11th way. Remove the laptop battery

If you are using a laptop, then disconnect the battery for a while. It may seem stupid, but some users have solved the problem with this manipulation. To do this, simply remove the battery from the laptop and insert it back again. Now turn on your laptop to check if the problem is resolved.

12 way. Remove RAM

Removing RAM can also help with this issue. It's as simple as reconnecting the "hard drive". Simply turn off your PC, unplug the power cable and remove RAM modules. After that, reconnect the memory module and reverse the procedure to turn on the computer.

13 way. Disconnect additional USB drives

If you have several USB flash drives connected to your PC, then disconnect them to solve the problem with SrtTrail.txt. Just turn off all external USB and restart your computer. Check if the error is fixed.

Question: Automatic recovery - the computer did not start correctly

Hello, I got a blue screen of death and didn't have time to take a picture of the error. The computer then went into endless automatic recovery and troubleshooting. No amount of manipulation can return the computer to a working state and allow it to boot. What to do in this situation?

My motherboard is p7p55d
Two hard drives, one with Windows on the other and everything else.
I opened notepad via the command line, as advised somewhere here, It seems like the Windows drive changed its letter.
It used to be on drive C, now it has become drive D

Answer: There is no more Windows section.
Hard two
One unhooked
Driver error persists
I downloaded firewood for the sata/raid mother
He installed them, the installer, thought and then nothing happened.
There is no transition to selecting installation paths

I've already installed Windows like this a hundred times
I don't understand what's wrong this time

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So, how do you install Windows?

Added after 3 hours 8 minutes
I solved all the problems using another bootable USB flash drive.

Question: Automatic recovery. The computer does not start correctly

Good time. Yesterday I turned off the power supply to the switched on computer, after turning it on a blue screen appeared with the inscription from the title. I tried all the ways to restore the system, nothing helps. I need your help.
Desktop computer. Hp.

Answer: 32xlevel, if the system capacity is the same, then it will do.

Question: I turn on the computer and it says the computer is not running correctly

I turn on the computer and it says the computer is not running correctly and after that I tried many methods from the Internet and somehow it worked, almost everything was formatted, only windows.old remained. I open my computer there are no hard drives including drive C, then they appear and disappear and with the same thing happened in the control panel, please help me and many icons have disappeared, they appear only when I update

and I would like to restore to its original state, but it says that the recovery environment could not be found

Here is the control panel

Answer: Use the second option (it will take a long time to mess with the first) and download the Windows 8.1 (Single Language) 64 bit image from the link that persen27 gave. Write it to a FAT32 formatted flash drive.
In the current Windows, download and run the RWEverithing program and find out the key hardwired into the BIOS (Google will tell you how to work with the program) and write it down and remember it.
Next, install Windows 8.1 (Single Language) from a flash drive, using a public key to install your system, formatting the 445 GB partition and specifying it for installation.
After installing Windows, replace the key with the one that you recognized through RWEverithing and saved. The command will look like this, where is XXXXX... your key from the BIOS.

Windows Batch file

slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Question: The computer did not start correctly. [After uninstalling Avast / Or using Wise Care 365]

I'm in the army. They let me speed up the laptop, HP;
The first thing I noticed was Avast antivirus, which I immediately went to remove. I used the Avast Uninstall Tool program (or whatever it is called, it’s the only one there) not in safe mode (yeah, yeah..).
So, I rebooted and since then when loading:
1. Automatic recovery starts (its initialization)
2. A blue screen is displayed (not bsod), it says:
AUTOMATIC RECOVERY
The computer does not start correctly
[reboot bla-bla]
Reboot button and Additional button. options

Things don't go any further.
I tried all recovery methods that are acceptable and available, namely:
Restore
Startup Recovery
Recovering from a restore point
Restoring the registry from the RegBack folder
Command line (tried everything I knew and learned about bcdedit / bootrec (the second one doesn't seem to be particularly needed))

That is, I tried to recreate the bcd, fix the bcd
Also formatted the fat32 sector, on which the EFI bootloader
Nothing really helped

I searched bing, yahoo, google, yandex - everywhere at the end they hammered in a bolt and reinstalled Windows. But here this is unacceptable. And it’s somehow unprofessional to reinstall the system because of a loading problem.

Laptop with UEFI

Please help, and soon :-)

Also, I used Wise Care 365 before rebooting. Maybe that's the problem. But this infection did not create any backup... If anyone knows how to roll back Wise Care changes, write too) The restore point did not help

I saw a person on the avast forum with the same problem - he uninstalled avast not in safe mode and now encountered a problem.

Added after 20 minutes
bcdedit tells me that the bootloader is located in volume 2 (its label is winre, i.e. this same winrecovery, it boots from it every time -_-)
And the required fat32 partition is volume 3
I think we should try to somehow change 2 to 3.
I tried using diskpart, assigned a letter to the desired partition and tried to install the bootloader into it, but apparently it didn’t work

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I scoured a bunch of forums, everywhere these top tips for reinstalling Windows.
Basically, I don't know what exactly I did.
I once again reset my password using Lazersoft (since neither I nor the owner knew the password). Plus there were useful programs.
I tormented the bcd partition a bunch of times, then returned it back, tormented it again
Then I tried various parameters for sfc
Then suddenly I wanted to restore again from the restore point, but from the earliest available one. In general, as far as I remember from yesterday (the problem actually arose the day before yesterday), when I already tried to restore with this recovery tool, there were three. Well, I decided to restore again, hoping to restore some registry keys that Avast may have damaged. And I was surprised to discover that the recovery points had disappeared somewhere (precisely after my actions today with the bcd / sam file / sfc experiments). Okay, I think I'll try the Refresh PC tool for luck. And, lo and behold, this time it worked! And now I’m at 50% of the process and I’m sure that everything will now work as it should.

I haven't found a more elegant method yet.

When (and if) I remember and model the exact sequence of actions to solve the problem, I will definitely post it here. :-)

Added after 24 minutes
PS:
The holiday is cancelled, the problem is still relevant
At about 60%, the product decided that it had failed.

Answer:

Message from DeerDoor

Okay, I think I'll try the Refresh PC tool for luck. And lo and behold, this time it worked.

DeerDoor, The above quote makes it possible to assume that - perhaps - with repeated repetition of this manipulation there is a chance to bring the computer to life

Question: The computer does not start correctly

Let me bring you up to speed a little. The situation is as follows: after purchasing a laptop, I tried to install a driver pack using the driverpack solution program. (I’ll leave a small, possibly useful note: sometimes, this laptop, when inactive, froze tightly, only rebooting via the power button helped. I think the fact is that they gave it to me from a rack, where it was clogged with dust). So, a day after installing the drivers, the keyboard stopped working, after which I installed off-fire drivers on it from the Lenovo website. After several reboots, the laptop stopped turning on altogether. At first there was just the eternal “preparation for automatic restoration.” After restoring the system through the BIOS, an error began to appear stating that the computer was not started correctly. I tried all the methods suggested by the system (return the computer to its original state, restore at boot, return to the previous version) in all cases it produced errors.
I ask you for help, Lord. The laptop is new, it's a pity :p.

Answer:

Message from KDME56

First check the operation of the computer with another disk

Unbear, do not do this in any case, otherwise you will lose the warranty.

Message from Unbear

I tried to install the driver pack using driverpack solution

Never use it, only official drivers.
Good thing, reinstall the operating system.
If the problem persists (freezing), then bring the laptop under warranty.

Question: After installing Windows 10 on a new PC, when loading the OS, a message appears: “The computer is not starting correctly”

Hello everyone, I hope you can help!

I purchased a new PC and also decided to use Windows 10 for the first time. So we have:
- New computer, no optical drive;
- 8GB flash drive (installation, with Windows 10);
- 16GB flash drive (image of drivers from the motherboard).

Since I purchased the hardware without an optical drive, and immediately after installing Windows 10, the computer did not see the network adapters, I had to write an image of the motherboard drivers onto a 16GB flash drive. After installing Windows from a flash drive (the one with 8GB), it works fine. The PC reboots without problems. After installing the drivers on the motherboard from a flash drive (the one with 16GB), the computer reboots in normal mode. But as soon as I try to install other programs or additional drivers from the manufacturer’s website, the computer stops booting normally, a message pops up when loading the OS: “The computer is not running correctly,” thereby forcing me to reinstall Windows 10 again. This situation has been repeated three times already, and I don’t know what caused this reaction. In all cases, Kaspersky Total Security was already installed. The second time, the computer completely froze while installing a driver for the chip set, downloaded from the motherboard manufacturer’s website (ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming). After rebooting the OS did not turn on. The third and last time, the situation repeated itself after installing drivers on the video card (GeForce GTX960 4GB Gigabyte). The installer asked to reboot and the OS again treacherously did not start.

Now I have installed Windows 10 for the 4th time. I installed the drivers on the motherboard from a flash drive. I tried rebooting the system - everything is fine. I’m even afraid to install Kaspersky or update drivers for the same video card.

Can you tell me what the problem might be?

Added after 38 minutes
I found this video:

Do you think it's worth deleting the file? oem-drv64.sys as a solution to the problem?

Added after 15 hours 38 minutes
Any opinions guys?

Answer:

Message from All

Did you connect correctly?
Have you tried reconnecting?
Did you install the drivers from the motherboard website, are there 3 of them? That's what they don't write on the website.

I connected it correctly, as evidenced by the fact that in the settings when checking, the speakers play (all except the subwoofer), but when you turn on the music, only the two front ones work. I tried all the drivers from the motherboard manufacturer's website. I think you need to look for drivers on the Realtek website, but I'm not sure.

Question: The computer does not start correctly Stops responding to the keyboard

hello, when you turn on Windows 10, the computer does not start, it gets to the point where the message “computer was started incorrectly” appears on the monitor and I can’t do anything further, the system simply stops responding to the keyboard and mouse. I can’t even get into safe mode, although in the BIOS with the keyboard is ok
help me please

Answer: A problem of this nature arose, I tried to turn on the computer (it was in sleep mode) and when loading it froze and spontaneously rebooted, after it started up again, something like this appeared.
I tried to restore the system using Windows recovery tools, but an error came up that my file system was damaged and it suggested checking my hard drive for errors.
Tell me what could be the problem?

Run automatic recovery

It's very easy to run automatic recovery from a recovery disk. After booting the system from disk, go to Diagnostics | Advanced options" (Troubleshoot | Advanced options). A screen will open with a list of additional options (Figure A), including automatic recovery.

Figure A: The Advanced Options screen presents four Windows recovery tools.

When you select automatic recovery, the screen shown in Fig. B.

Figure B: Automatic Repair is the first thing you should try if Windows 8 won't start.

When Automatic Repair starts, it immediately begins searching for errors (Figure C).

Figure C The first step of the automatic repair tool is to look for errors.

During the diagnostic process, the utility scans the system, analyzing settings, configuration parameters and system files, looking for errors and damage. The following problems are looked for:

Missing/damaged/incompatible drivers;
missing/damaged system files;
missing/damaged bootloader settings;
corrupted registry settings;
damaged disk metadata (master boot record, partition table, boot sector);
Incorrectly installed updates.

If any of the listed problems are detected, the utility tries to automatically fix them (Figure D).

Figure D: When Automatic Repair detects problems, it attempts to fix them.

If the utility can fix errors, it will do so on its own and then reboot the system into a normal working environment.

Serious problems

If the automatic repair tool is unable to resolve the problem, the screen shown in Figure 1 will appear. E. In this case, the utility creates a log where it records detailed information and prompts you to return to the advanced options menu, where you can select another diagnostic and recovery tool.

Figure E If the Automatic Repair tool fails to resolve the problem, this screen appears.

Before using other utilities, you should read the log. The recovery disk has a Notepad that you can use to view. To do this, remember the path to the log file and its name. On the Advanced Options screen, select Command Prompt.

In the Command Prompt window, enter the drive letter where the log file is stored (in my case it is "D"). Then use the CD command to navigate to the folder containing the file. After that, enter the name of the Notepad executable file and the name of the log file.

In my example, the command set looks like this (Figure F).

D: cd \Windows\System32\LogFiles\Srt notepad.exe SrtTrail.txt

Figure F From the command line, you can launch Notepad to view the log file.

In Notepad, you can view the contents of the file “SrtTrail.txt” (Fig. G). At the end of the log you will probably find information about some failed test, which will be useful for further diagnostics.

Figure G. The information in the SrtTrail log may be useful for further diagnostics.

If the recovery disk was created on a flash drive, you can save the Notepad file directly to it, connect the flash drive to another computer, and print the log so that the necessary information is at hand. Then don't forget to return the recovery disk back to the problem computer.

If the recovery disc was created on optical media, the file cannot be printed, so you will have to record the useful information manually.

Looped automatic recovery

Recently, a friend of mine was faced with the fact that his laptop running Windows 8 was stuck on automatic recovery: the system was restored, rebooted, started recovery again, and so on in a circle. Having started the laptop from a USB recovery drive, we decided to try several BootRec commands in the command line, which at one time helped us fix a seriously damaged Windows 7.

In our case, using BootRec in combination with ChkDsk worked. I haven't seen any other Windows 8 computers that suffer from similar problems, so I can't say how reliable this method is. However, I have heard that other users were able to solve their problems with it. So you might want to give it a try before jumping into other recovery tools.

In the Command Prompt window, run the following commands one after the other:

Bootrec /FixMbr bootrec /FixBoot bootrec /RebuildBcd chkdsk /r
Switch /FixMbr writes a new master boot record (MBR) to the system partition, /FixBoot– a new boot sector, and /RebuildBcd scans all drives for Windows installations and offers to add them to the Boot Configuration Data (BCD). Team ChkDsk with switch /r searches for bad sectors on the disk and recovers data that it can read.

After ChkDsk finishes, remove the recovery drive and restart your computer.

What do you think?

Have you ever used the automatic system restore feature in

If serious problems occur that prevent Windows from booting normally, the built-in wizard usually prompts you to perform a recovery. However, if an error occurs during the recovery itself, the process may go into a loop and the system will start the recovery at each new boot. Of course, reinstalling Windows will solve the problem, but you will lose all installed programs. It’s good if you took care of creating a full backup copy of the system in advance, but what if there is no such copy?

However, this is not a verdict yet. You can try to "knock" the system out of the recovery cycle using these instructions. All you need is a Windows installation disk and a little attention. After setting the BIOS to boot from external media, insert the disk and boot from it. The Windows Setup menu appears.

Run the bcdedit command in the console that opens.

As a result, you will receive a list of boot options. In the first block “Loading Windows”, find the line resumeobject and copy the identifier located opposite it.

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

This will disable automatic recovery and interrupt the cycle. Deactivating the recovery procedure, however, does not eliminate the errors that caused it. Therefore, it is highly advisable to check the file system by running on the command line chkdsk /r c:.

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

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